Over the Hedge

Name: Over the Hedge
Genre: Family, Comedy, Animation, Adventure
Released: 2006-05-17
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner

Taking back the neighborhood... One snack at a time.

Over the Hedge (2006)

Timing: 1:23 (83 min)

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Release date

2006-05-17

Country

United States

Production

Paramount, DreamWorks Animation

Genre

Family, Comedy, Animation, Adventure

Budget

$80 000 000

Box office

$335 206 062

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Director

Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson

Actors

Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, Thomas Haden Church, Allison Janney, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara
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Scenario

Chris Poche

Producer

Bonnie Arnold, Christian Kubsch, Bill Damaschke

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Composer

Rupert Gregson-Williams

Artist

Kathy Altieri, Chris Bancroft, Serguei Kouchnerov

Audition

Leslee Feldman

Editing

John K. Carr, Marny Nahrwold, Jennifer Dahlman
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Short description

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.

What's left behind the scenes

Bill Murray (Erghey) and Harold Ramis (Vern) were also among the candidates for these roles.
Gene Wilder was offered one of the central roles (Vern). Ultimately, the producers chose Harry Shandling.
A squirrel named Hammy suggests naming the hedge, previously unseen by wild animals, Steve. Interestingly, the squirrel is voiced by actor Steve Carell.
The role of Erjey (or rather, his voice acting) was initially planned for Jim Carrey. He was later replaced by Bruce Willis.
The plot of the cartoon is based on the eponymous comic book series by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. The raccoon Erghey and the turtle Vern face a serious problem – the native forests of the animals are being actively developed by humans, forcing the animals to make considerable efforts to survive in this urbanized world. A total of four cycles of comics have been released.