Chicken Little (2005 film)

Chicken Little
Chicken Little
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark Dindal
Screenplay by	Steve Bencich; Ron J. Friedman; Ron Anderson;
Story by	Mark Dindal; Mark Kennedy;
Based on	"Henny Penny"
Produced by	Randy Fullmer
Starring	Zach Braff; Joan Cusack; Dan Molina; Steve Zahn; Garry Marshall; Amy Sedaris; Mark Walton; Don Knotts;
Edited by	Dan Molina
Music by	John Debney
Production; companies	Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Feature Animation;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	October 30, 2005 (El Capitan Theatre); November 4, 2005 (United States);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150 million
Box office	$314.4 million

Chicken Little is a 2005 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal from a screenplay by Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, and Ron Anderson, based on a story by Dindal and Mark Kennedy, loosely inspired on the European folk tale "Henny Penny", known in the United States as "Chicken Little". In this version, the title character is ridiculed by his town for causing a panic, thinking that the sky was "falling". A year later he attempts to fix his reputation, followed by an unexpected truth regarding his past being revealed. The film is dedicated to Disney artist and writer Joe Grant, who died before the film's release. This also marked the final film appearance of Don Knotts during his lifetime, as his next and final film, Air Buddies (another Disney-produced film that was released just over a year later), would be released posthumously.

Chicken Little was animated in-house at Walt Disney Feature Animation's main headquarters in Burbank, California. It is Disney Animation's first fully computer-animated feature film, as Dinosaur (2000) was a combination of live-action and computer animation which in turn was provided by Disney's The Secret Lab.

Chicken Little was Disney's second adaptation of the fable after a propaganda cartoon made during World War II, serving as a loose remake to the cartoon.^[5] The film is also the last Disney animated film produced under the name Walt Disney Feature Animation before the studio was renamed Walt Disney Animation Studios.^[6] Chicken Little premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on October 30, 2005, and had its wide release on November 4, in Disney Digital 3-D (the first film to be released in this format) and 2D. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $314 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2005 (behind Madagascar).^[7]

^ "Chicken Little". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
^ "2005 Annual Report" (PDF). The Walt Disney Company. 2006. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016. In November 2005, Walt Disney Feature Animation (WDFA) marked a major milestone in its fabled history with the highly successful release of Chicken Little, the Studio's first fully computer-animated motion picture.
^ ""CHICKEN LITTLE" (U)". British Board of Film Classification. November 4, 2005. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Chicken Little (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
^ Willman, Chris (March 17, 2006). "Chicken Little". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015. This Chicken Little feature wasn't Disney's first stab at animating the enduring fable of animal alarmism. In 1943, the studio released a short,...
^ O'Hehir, Andrew (July 13, 2011). "Can "Winnie the Pooh" save Disney from Pixar?". Salon. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015. The last release under the aegis of Walt Disney Feature Animation was "Chicken Little" in 2005,...
^ "Chicken Little". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[AFIChickenLittle-1] "Chicken Little". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

[2] "2005 Annual Report" (PDF). The Walt Disney Company. 2006. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016. In November 2005, Walt Disney Feature Animation (WDFA) marked a major milestone in its fabled history with the highly successful release of Chicken Little, the Studio's first fully computer-animated motion picture.

[3] ""CHICKEN LITTLE" (U)". British Board of Film Classification. November 4, 2005. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

[mojo-4] "Chicken Little (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2009.

[5] Willman, Chris (March 17, 2006). "Chicken Little". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015. This Chicken Little feature wasn't Disney's first stab at animating the enduring fable of animal alarmism. In 1943, the studio released a short,...

[6] O'Hehir, Andrew (July 13, 2011). "Can "Winnie the Pooh" save Disney from Pixar?". Salon. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015. The last release under the aegis of Walt Disney Feature Animation was "Chicken Little" in 2005,...

[Chicken_Little-7] "Chicken Little". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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