Barnyard (film)

Barnyard
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Oedekerk
Written by	Steve Oedekerk
Produced by	Paul Marshal Steve Oedekerk
Starring	Kevin James Courteney Cox Sam Elliott Danny Glover Wanda Sykes Andie MacDowell David Koechner
Edited by	Paul D. Calder Billy Weber
Music by	John Debney
Production companies	Nickelodeon Movies[1] O Entertainment[2][3]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures[1][4]
Release date	August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04)
Running time	90 minutes[2]
Countries	United States[2][3] Germany[2][3]
Language	English
Budget	$51 million[4]
Box office	$116.5-118.6 million[4][1]

Barnyard (also known as Barnyard: The Original Party Animals) is a 2006 animated comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and O Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is produced, written, and directed by Steve Oedekerk, and stars the voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell, Tino Insana, John DiMaggio, and David Koechner. It tells the story of Otis, a carefree cow (actually a male bullock with udders) who learns the value of responsibility when he becomes the leader of his farm home's community after his adoptive father's death from a coyote attack.

Barnyard began development in 2002 and was released in the United States on August 4, 2006. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $116.5 million worldwide against a $51 million production budget. It was continued into a television series called Back at the Barnyard, which aired on Nickelodeon and later Nicktoons for two seasons.