Over the hedge [videorecording] / DreamWorks presents ; directed by Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick ; produced by Bonnie Arnold ; screenplay by Len Blum and Lorne Cameron & David Hoselton and Karey Kirkpatrick.
Based on characters created by Michael Fry and T Lewis. Bruce Willis (RJ), Garry Shandling (Verne), Steve Carell (Hammy), Wanda Sykes (Stella), William Shatner (Ozzie), Nick Nolte (Vincent), Thomas Haden Church (Dwayne), Allison Janney (Gladys), Eugene Levy (Lou), Catherine O'Hara (Penny), Avril Lavigne (Heather), Omid Djalili (Tiger). Originally produced as a feature film in 2006. Special features: Filmmaker commentary [audio feature]; Hammy's boomerang adventure (5 min.); Bee movie [preview] (1 min.); DreamWorks Kids featurettes (15 min.), Games & activities [interactive features, DVD-ROM features require a DVD-ROM drive and Internet access]; In hibernation [web link]; Behind the hedge featurettes (36 min.), previews (7 min.), and galleries [slide shows]; Shrek [preview] (4 min.).
Contents:
Just take what you need -- It's spring! -- Let's call it Steve -- Gateway to the good life -- Welcome to suburbia -- RJ you can stay -- Rabid squirrel -- Sugar rush -- Ozzie's performance -- The food's gone -- Here's the plan -- Animals are in the house -- RJ to the rescue -- Go Hammy -- Welcome to the family -- End credits.
Summary:
Upon waking up after hibernation, a group of forest animals discover that a tall hedge has appeared out of nowhere, half their forest is gone, and they have little to no food left. Their leader Verne, a nervous turtle, suggests they must adapt. Newcomer RJ the raccoon gives them another option: go over the hedge and get food from the humans! The other forest animals quickly give in to RJ's blandishments, sneaking into the human world to get all the food they can grab. What they don't know is that RJ is actually in debt to Vincent, a huge, hungry bear. RJ has stolen all of Vincent's food, and Vincent has warned RJ that unless it's all back before the full moon, RJ will regret having stolen it, because then RJ takes its place!
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