Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/03/06 Home Video 02/20/07 MPAA Rating Rated PG for crude humor and some language Running Time 1 hour 26 minutes Genre Family, Comedy Director Henry Anderson, David Bowers, Sam Fell Writer Dick Clement, Ian LaFrenais Cast Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Bill Nighy, Simon Callow, Geoffrey Palmer, Shane Richie Studio Dreamworks |
FLUSHED AWAY
SYNOPSIS
From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman
Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits
"Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the
Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated
comedy "Flushed Away." Blending Aardman's
trademark style and characterizations with
DreamWorks' state-of-the-art computer animation,
the film marks a unique new look for the artform.
In this new comedy set on and beneath the streets
of London, Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is a
pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made.
But when a sewer rat named Sid (Shane Richie) –
the definition of "low life" -- comes spewing out of
the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of
luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by
luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool."
Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds
up being the one flushed away into the bustling
world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a
vast metropolis, where he meets Rita (Kate Winslet),
a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If
Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to
escape the clutches of the villainous Toad (Sir Ian
McKellen), who royally despises all rodents and has
dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike (Andy
Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy), as well as his cousin
-- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog (Jean Reno) – to
see that Roddy and Rita are iced ... literally.
From DreamWorks Animation and Aardman
Features, the teams behind the Oscar®-winning hits
"Shrek" and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the
Were-Rabbit," comes the computer-animated
comedy "Flushed Away." Blending Aardman's
trademark style and characterizations with
DreamWorks' state-of-the-art computer animation,
the film marks a unique new look for the artform.
In this new comedy set on and beneath the streets
of London, Roddy St. James (Hugh Jackman) is a
pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made.
But when a sewer rat named Sid (Shane Richie) –
the definition of "low life" -- comes spewing out of
the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of
luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by
luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool."
Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds
up being the one flushed away into the bustling
world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a
vast metropolis, where he meets Rita (Kate Winslet),
a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If
Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to
escape the clutches of the villainous Toad (Sir Ian
McKellen), who royally despises all rodents and has
dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike (Andy
Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nighy), as well as his cousin
-- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog (Jean Reno) – to
see that Roddy and Rita are iced ... literally.
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"Flushed Away" stars the voices of Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman (Broadway's "The Boy From Oz,"
the "X-Men" film franchise) as Roddy; four-time Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind," "Iris," "Titanic," "Sense and Sensibility") as Rita; two-time Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen
("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Gods and Monsters") as the Toad; Andy Serkis
("King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") and Bill Nighy ("Love Actually") as Spike
and Whitey; Shane Richie ("Shoreditch") as Sid; and Jean Reno ("The Tiger and the Snow") as Le Frog.
"Flushed Away" is being directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, and produced by Peter Lord, David
Sproxton and Cecil Kramer. -- © DreamWorks
the "X-Men" film franchise) as Roddy; four-time Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet ("Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind," "Iris," "Titanic," "Sense and Sensibility") as Rita; two-time Oscar® nominee Ian McKellen
("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Gods and Monsters") as the Toad; Andy Serkis
("King Kong," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King") and Bill Nighy ("Love Actually") as Spike
and Whitey; Shane Richie ("Shoreditch") as Sid; and Jean Reno ("The Tiger and the Snow") as Le Frog.
"Flushed Away" is being directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, and produced by Peter Lord, David
Sproxton and Cecil Kramer. -- © DreamWorks