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Set on and beneath the streets of London, Flushed Away is the story of Roddy (Hugh Jackman), an upper-crust "society mouse," who is rather rudely evicted from his Kensington flat when he is flushed down into Ratropolis, the bustling sewer world found under London's streets. There, he meets Rita (Kate Winslet), an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Together they must navigate their way through a busy city filled with dangers for any mouse, including terrifying rapids, treacherous whirlpools and, most of all, the villainous Toad (Ian McKellen) and his hench-rats Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy). Though completely out of his element at first, the privileged Roddy finds himself an unlikely hero when he learns that Ratropolis is in danger from the world above.
"...exuberant and infectious silliness." A.O. Scott, The New York Times
"...cheeky wit and hilarious musical numbers...eye-popping...winning vocal talent...Well done!" Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
"Delicious slapstick, droll wit and terrific characters...a great success." Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 3, 2006A collaboration between DreamWorks and Aardman Studios, FLUSHED AWAY is an animated tale about a posh rat who has to learn to survive after being flushed down a toilet and into the London sewage system.
| Features | All-New Animated Slug Songs | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurette: Learn To Build A Slug | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/25/2009 |
| Running Time: 84 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 123397 | | UPC: 00097361233970 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Available Audio Tracks: French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Andy Serkis - Voice Of | | Bill Nighy - Voice Of | | Brad Blackbourn - Cinematographer | | Cecil Kramer, et. al. - Producer | | David Bowers - Director | | Dick Clement, et. al. - Screenplay | | Eric Dapkewicz - Editor | | Frank Passingham - Cinematographer | | Harry Gregson-Williams - Original Music By | | Hugh Jackman - Voice Of | | Ian McKellen - Voice Of | | Jean Reno - Voice Of | | John Venzon - Editor | | Kate Winslet - Voice Of | | Nick Park - Voice Of | | Sam Fell - Voice Of | | Sam Fell - Director | | Sam Fell, et. al. - Story By |
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | British Academy Awards, David Bowers, Sam Fell, Best Animated Feature Film |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[With] a sculpty CGI sheen that engagingly mimics, without quite reproducing, the thumb-print tactility of Aardman's clay-figure style....[I]t hits its own sweet spot of demented delight." -- Grade: B 11/10/2006 p.58Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he core values of the Aardman brand are carried over intact....A movie that will leave adults and children alike with big smiles..." 01/01/2007 p.42 Box Office
"[A] very fine addition to the animation art form, with lead characters that have a winning everyman quality..." 12/01/2006 p.78 New York Times
"The picture relentlessly picks up speed, zooming from drollery to anarchy to complete -- albeit brilliantly controlled -- comic chaos." 11/03/2006 p.E8 Sight and Sound
"[W]ith its energetic baddies and toned-up gags, Aardman's film is easily one of the funniest, most enjoyable cartoons of the year..." 01/01/2007 p.59 Ultimate DVD
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he animation is great, with the slugs stealing the show..." 05/01/2007 p.98 ReelViews 8 of 10
In the past few years, CGI animated films have fallen into a depressing rut. The objective has become getting a product out the door rather than taking the time and effort to produce something memorable. The result has been a generic, formulaic market where every new movie looks like all the rest. Flushed Away is a breath of fresh air. Yes, it's about talking animals, but there are no attempts at making these two-legged approximations look like annoyingly cute versions of their real-world four-legged counterparts. The animation eschews detail in favor of something brighter and more cheerful. If the whole thing resembles Wallace and Gromit, it's no coincidence. Flushed Away is the first CGI feature from Aardman, the British animation company behind this year's Oscar winner. - James Berardinelli
Reel.com 8 of 10
A delightfully silly and laugh-out-loud funny animated comedy, Flushed Away bodes happily for future collaborations between DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features. This quickly paced and imaginatively realized tale of a spoiled pet mouse's epic journey into the sewers beneath his posh London home good-naturedly tweaks cultural stereotypes and "oh-so-British" class snobbery with a puckish abandon that's darn near irresistible. Indeed, only the most humor-impaired won't be charmed by this movie, which boasts the vocal talents of such A-listers as Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, and Sir Ian McKellen, the latter having a grand old time as the most diabolical amphibian in screen history. - Tim Knight
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