![]() ![]() There were many children present in the screening I attended and they seemed to genuinely enjoy it. The characters, more than the story, are the fun part of this film. The credits began to roll after 75 minutes and the film only seemed to drag briefly once or twice. The character of RJ does attempt to steal the bear’s winter food in the beginning of the story, but it backfires and he learns his friends would have helped him if he only would have asked. One character named Hammy, a squirrel, does burp the first few letters of his ABC’s, and one of his main purposes is to “get his nuts,” which is done in an innocent fashion. It does have a scene in which one of the creatures tells another one that humans expect them to roll over and to lick their privates, but that is about as risque as it gets. It contains a “dang” and “geez,” and that’s about it as far as the language. There is really not too much to be concerned about in this family-friendly film. This animated film also stars Steve Carell as the voice of Sammy the Squirrel, Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara as Lew the Porcupine and Penny the Porcupine, William Shatner as Ozzie the Possum and Avril Lavigne as Ozzie's daughter Heather. "The Verminator" - on the case, making the animals' mission, and the question of their leadership, even shakier than ever. But when Gladys (Allison Janney), the president of the homeowners' association, gets wind of the incursion, she puts Dwayne (Thomas Haden Church) - a.k.a. ![]() The greedy and desperate RJ, however, has different ideas, and he "recruits" (that is, tricks) the other animals of the forest into accompanying him back to the 'burbs to take advantage of this junk food paradise.ĭespite Verne's opposition, RJ even convinces the other animals to break into a house and raid the pantry there. Verne the Turtle (Garry Shandling), the cautious and overprotective leader of the forest dwellers, nervously ventures into suburbs and comes back to report that none of them should ever go "over the hedge" again. It seems like a near-impossible task until the arrival of a terrifyingly alien new presence: the suburbs. Having been caught rummaging through Vincent the Bear (Nick Nolte)'s huge stockpile of junk food, RJ has been able to bargain for his life only by promising to replenish Vincent's stash in a week. The animals are not prepared for the humans' ferocious desire to protect their stuff, however, and soon the dastardly exterminator ( Thomas Haden Church) arrives, armed with traps and weapons.RJ the Raccoon (Bruce Willis) has a problem. In this new world, "the grass is greener," and the acorn-munching kids discover the great tastes they've been missing: cheese dust, pizza, donuts, and Girl Scout cookies. So it's not long before everyone scampering into the well-appointed abode of Homeowners' Association President Gladys ( Allison Janney). But the raccoon is shrewd, and the scenario he lays out - all food, all the time - is mighty tempting. While Hammy the squirrel (Steve Carell), shy skunk Stella (Wanda Sykes), and Ozzie, a possum (William Shatner), are easily won over by RJ's scheme, timid tortoise Verne (Garry Shandling) frets that RJ is not to be trusted. ![]() RJ hatches a plan to steal convenience foods from recently installed suburban dwellers. Awakened and annoyed, the bear threatens to kill RJ unless he replaces all the missing items (they're smooshed in a traffic accident). This animated animal adventure gets rolling when RJ the raccoon (voiced by Bruce Willis) steals a little red wagon full of treats from a hibernating bear, Vincent ( Nick Nolte). ![]()
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