Chicken Run (2000)
Plot summary
Directed by: Nick Park
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Jane Horrocks, Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson
A bunch of chickens, lead by Ginger, try over and over to escape the farm they live in. Their salvation comes in the form of Rocky, an American rooster who can apparently fly, and agrees to show them how.
Continuity mistake: Mrs. Tweedy stretches her gloves out and releases them. The chickens gulp and Mrs. Tweedy walks away. Between these two shots of Mrs. Tweedy, the clouds behind her obviously change.
Trivia: Chickens don't have teeth, even though every chicken in this film is shown to have a full set. This is because of the traditional Aardman animation to have every single character to have a cheesy grin.
Question: Why didn't Rocky simply tell Ginger at the start that he couldn't fly, instead of dragging everyone through that whole charade. I realise that it was crucial to the plot, but was there any other reason?
Gavin JacksonAnswer: The exchange was he would teach them to fly so he could hide out from the circus and he didn't have anything else to offer them.
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Chosen answer: Because he wanted them all to have something to look forward to, he didn't want to let them down. Plus Rocky is very bigheaded, it would no doubt be embarrassing for him to admit that he couldn't fly.
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