| | | Walt Disney Pictures Presents...
Experience a fantastic world of action and adventure in Disney's hilarious egg-stravaganza, Chicken Little on Blu-ray Disc. Bursting with laughs, this "perfect family film" (Access Hollywood) soars higher than ever in this breathtaking new format! When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Be part of the excitement as Chicken Little and his hysterical band of misfit friends hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion. Marvel at the sights and sounds of this outrageous tale, presented in astonishing 1080p and spectacular 5.1 48 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio. The sky's the limit with Blu-ray High Definition!
"...should delight younger children with its bright colors and constant chaos, while adults are likely to be charmed by the witty banter, subtle one-liners..." Angel Cohn, TV Guide
"A consistently amusing, often inspired family romp." Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
"...irrepressibly witty...morphs from the classic fable into a spoof on "War of the Worlds." I prefer this version to Spielberg's." Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
"One of the funniest and most exhilarating movies in years." Richard Corliss, Time
"...the perfect family film..." Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 4, 2005Mark Dindal riffs on the traditional folk tale of Chicken Little--of "the sky is falling!" fame--with the help of fun computer animation and the voices of Zach Braff, Amy Sedaris, Joan Cusack, and others.
| Features | One Little Slip Karaoke & Sing Along | | All-New Deleted Scenes | | Audio Commentary With Director Mark Dindal, Producer Randy Fullmer & Visual Effects Supervisor Steve Goldberg | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, PCM 5.1 Stereo | | Featurette: Hatching Chicken Little - The Making Of The Movie | | Interactive Menus | | Music Videos: Shake Your Tail Feather By The Cheetah Girls, & One Little Slip By Barenaked Ladies | | Original Deleted Scenes With Intros | | Scene Selection | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 1/10/2010 |
| Running Time: 81 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 5344903 | | UPC: 00786936724721 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Amy Sedaris - Voice Of | | Dan Cooper - Art Director | | Dan Molina - Editor | | Don Knotts - Voice Of | | Fred Willard - Voice Of | | Garry Marshall - Voice Of | | Ian Gooding - Art Director | | Joan Cusack - Voice Of | | John Debney - Original Music By | | Mark Dindal - Director | | Mark Dindal, et. al. - Story By | | Patrick Stewart - Voice Of | | Peter Del Vecho - Producer | | Randy Fullmer - Producer | | Steve Bencich, et. al. - Screenplay | | Steve Zahn - Voice Of | | Zach Braff - Voice Of |
| Awards |
Nominee (2006) | | | People's Choice, Chicken Little, Favorite Family Movie |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"Lusciously pigmented, child-friendly CHICKEN LITTLE is no HOWARD THE DUCK..." 11/23/2005 p.7DSight and Sound
"CHICKEN LITTLE turns out to be good-hearted fun....With snappy cartoon comedy, amusing characters and a pleasingly fresh approach." 03/01/2006 p.54 Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "Movie references abound....The real selling-point is the startling picture quality..." 07/01/2006 p.117 Reel.com 9 of 10
Disney unveils its post-Pixar strategy with its new computer-animated comedy Chicken Little. It is not a hugely ambitious work in line with The Incredibles or Monsters Inc., but that's not necessarily anything to cluck about. It might be small-scale in stature, but just like the bantam bird that holds down its center, its heart is in the right place and so are most of the laughs...Its embrace of the satirical is where Chicken Little most resembles the Looney Tunes style. It is going to be very hard to take Peter Jackson's epic take on King Kong very seriously after seeing Fish Out of Water re-create the ape legend in the span of about 30 seconds. And where was this feature-length cartoon's platoon of writers when Steven Spielberg was putting together War of the Worlds? Their take on the H.G. Wells' alien invasion saga is smarter and tighter, not to mention hilarious. - Pam Grady
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
As the hero of a story, "Chicken Little" is the poultry equivalent of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". Once you understand their mistakes, their stories are over, and attention passes to the results of their errors. In "Chicken Little"'s case, the sky was not falling. In the case of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", I cannot remember if he was eaten by one, but he was asking for it...Yes, it's funny how they involve animal traits in the daily affairs of the town, and yes, the voice talent (especially Garry Marshall and such verbal originals as Wallace Shawn, Fred Willard and Don Knotts) is sometimes funny just because of the performers...The movie did make me smile. It didn't make me laugh, and it didn't involve my emotions, or the higher regions of my intellect, for that matter. It's a perfectly acceptable feature cartoon for kids up to a certain age, but it doesn't have the universal appeal of some of the best recent animation. - Roger Ebert
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