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Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge

Get over it.

20066.61h 23m

Overview

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.

Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick
Written by Tom Lewis, Lorne Cameron, Karey Kirkpatrick
Produced by Bonnie Arnold, Christian Kubsch
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $343.4M

Top Cast

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

RJ (voice)

Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling

Verne (voice)

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Hammy (voice)

Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Stella (voice)

William Shatner

William Shatner

Ozzie (voice)

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Vincent (voice)

Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church

Dwayne (voice)

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Gladys (voice)

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Lou (voice)

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

Penny (voice)

Themes & Keywords

suburbian idyllgarbageentrapmentsquirrelgardengrizzly bearvillainturtleforestsuburbanimalsraccoonporcupineplayfulopossumcartoon turtleskunk

About Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge is a family, comedy, animation, adventure film released in 2006 exploring themes of suburbian idyll, garbage, entrapment, squirrel, garden, grizzly bear. Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, it stars Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell. 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.

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