Shaun the Sheep Movie

Overview

In this delightful family film, a sheep takes the day off to have some fun and gets more than he anticipated when a mix up with a farmer, a caravan and a steep hill leads to a big city adventure. It becomes the whole flock's responsibility to embark on a whimsical mission and bring everyone home.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2015
UPC:	0031398229568
Original Release:	2015
Rating:	PG
Source:	LIONS GATE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00

Special Features

Making The Shaun Movie; Meet The Characters; Join Shaun The Behind The Scenes; Meet The Crew; Parody Poster Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Justin Fletcher	Shaun/Timmy
John Sparkes	The Farmer/Bitzer
Omid Djalili	Trumper
Richard Webber	Shirley
Kate Harbour	Timmy's Mum/Meryl
Tim Hands	Slip
Andy Nyman	Nuts
Simon Greenall	Twins
Emma Tate	Hazel
Jack Paulson	Celebrity With Hair Trouble
Sean Connolly	Maitre'D/Golfer/Stylists/Angry Panto Horse/Hospital Characte
Henry Burton	Junior Doctor/Animal Containment Visitor,Voices
Dhimant Vyas	Hospital Consultant
Sophie Laughton	Animal Containment Visitor
Nia Medi James	Operatic Sheep
Stanley Unwin	Bus Station Announcer/Hospital Announcer
Nick Park	Himself
Paul Kewley	Actor
Richard Starzak	Actor
Ilan Eshkeri	Composer

Technical Credits

Mark Burton

Richard Starzak

Nick Park

Mark Burton	Director,Screenwriter
Richard Starzak	Director,Screenwriter
Paul Kewley	Producer
Julie Lockhart	Producer
Olivier Courson	Executive Producer,Producer
Ron Halpern	Executive Producer,Producer
Peter Lord	Executive Producer,Producer
David Sproxton	Executive Producer,Producer
Mark Appleby	Sound Effects
Antony Bayman	Sound Effects
Nick Park	Producer,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Adrian Rhodes	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Shaun is a sheep who resides, along with the rest of his flock, on a tract of country land run by The Farmer. It's strictly a wool enterprise -- not mutton -- and Shaun should thank his lucky stars for that, but the grind is still getting to him: Wake up to the showboating crows of a rooster, comb his fluff, trundle out to the grazing lands, get bossed around by The Farmer's dog Bitzer, and submit to a radical haircut every once in a while. There doesn't seem to be any way out of his humdrum schedule, until one day Shaun is inspired by a vacation advertisement on a passing bus. That's when he and his flock conspire to lock The Farmer in a trailer so they can enjoy an afternoon watching TV in the farmhouse living room. But when the trailer rolls down a hill, the flock must give chase all the way to The Big City, where an overzealous animal-control agent yearns to lock up anything walking on four legs. The whole adventure is told predominantly in visual gags, and while the street signs are in English, all of the characters speak in meepy, grunty utterances like Mr. Bean. Shaun the Sheep is the latest effort from the British studio Aardman Animations, who first established their reputation for wry, carefully observed stop-motion tales with the Academy Award-winning short Creature Comforts (1991); they later earned a cult following thanks to the Wallace and Gromit stories (four shorts to date, as well as the 2005 feature The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) and the poultry escapade Chicken Run (2000). Judging from the smattering of computer technicians in the closing credits, the stop-motion animation here must have had some digital sweetening (especially for tricky effects like splashing water or items floating in midair). But for the most part, there's a refreshing, weighty realness to the look of this film, from the knitted, quilted, and leather-crafted clothing worn by the human characters to the individual stones in The Farmer's slate cottage. Even the occasional faint fingerprint on the clay of the characters' skin gives the whole endeavor an honest, human touch. The most charming part of Shaun the Sheep, however, is its laid-back pace. Family movies as of late have erred on the side of explosive and frenetic spectacle, and while that's certainly one way to keep the kiddies entertained, it's encouraging to realize that there's still room for sly visual puns and understated silliness as a means to coax giggles out of young ones. While it earns its PG rating for "rude humor" on the basis of a few poo-poo jokes, no parent could otherwise object to Shaun the Sheep's gentle and innocent charms, and they will appreciate the gags that are aimed at adult intelligence without being covertly smutty. This endearing piece of animated handicraft is the rare movie that's legitimately "fun for the whole family."