Over the Hedge (film)

Over the Hedge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Johnson Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenplay by	Len Blum Lorne Cameron David Hoselton Karey Kirkpatrick
Based on	Characters by Michael Fry T. Lewis
Produced by	Bonnie Arnold
Starring	Bruce Willis Garry Shandling Steve Carell William Shatner Wanda Sykes Nick Nolte
Edited by	John K. Carr
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production company	DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30) (Los Angeles)[1] May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) (United States)
Running time	83 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[3]
Box office	$339.8 million[2]

Over the Hedge is a 2006 American animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.^[4] Based on the comic strip of the same name created by Michael Fry and T. Lewis, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick (in the latter's feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton and Kirkpatrick, and features the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes and Nick Nolte. Set in Indiana, the film centers on a raccoon named RJ, who is forced to deliver food to a bear named Vincent after accidentally destroying his stockpile of food, whereupon he manipulates a family of woodland animals who have recently awakened from hibernation into helping him steal food in order to speed up the process.

Over the Hedge was theatrically released in the United States on May 19, 2006, as the first film by DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by Paramount, and released on home video on October 17, 2006. Upon release, the film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $339.8 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.