For those of you who do not know Avril was in the Movie "Over the Hedge" she was the voice of the over dramatic female possum.
Over the Hedge
Theatrical poster for Over the Hedge
Directed by:
Tim Johnson,
Karey Kirkpatrick
Produced by:
Bonnie Arnold
Written by:
Michael Fry
T. Lewis
Len Blum
Starring:
Bruce Willis
Garry Shandling
Thomas Haden Church
Steve Carell
*Avril Lavigne*
William Shatner
Wanda Sykes
Eugene Levy
Distributed by:
DreamWorks SKG (USA)
Paramount Pictures
UIP (non-USA, theatrical)
Columbia Pictures (Philippines, theatrical)
Warner Bros. (Mexico, theatrical)
Release date(s)
May 19, 2006 (USA)
Running time: 87 min.
Language: English
RJ the Raccoon, after unsuccessfully trying to get a snack item from a vending machine, ventures into the cave of a hibernating bear named Vincent. While attempting to steal Vincent's cache of goods, RJ accidentally wakes Vincent, who after realizing what RJ is doing, attempts to scare him into giving his stuff back. While RJ tries to talk his way out of trouble, Vincent's cache rolls out of the cave, down to a street, and is destroyed by a passing truck. The furious Vincent gives RJ an ultimatum; replace everything within a week or get eaten.
RJ finds the new suburban development El Rancho Camelot Estates in western Indiana where he can steal all the replacement items he needs. There, a community of foragers led by the practical turtle Verne, awakens from hibernation. Verne immediately directs his charges — Hammy (RJ during the film calls him "Hamilton") the hyperactive squirrel; Stella the skunk; Ozzie the opossum and his daughter Heather and porcupines Lou, his wife Penny, and their young offsprings Spike, Bucky, and Quillo — to start their yearly search for food to store.
They discover a hedge, which they had never seen before. Verne, while looking around the other side, is mauled and retreats explaining the dangers over the hedge. RJ, coming onto the scene, prompts them to scavenge for food and treasures he promises they'll find beyond the hedge, while Verne fears for what traps or predators also await. Yet a determined and desperate RJ convinces the woodland creatures to explore. Using a combination of con artistry and caper movie antics, they successfully snatch the goods RJ needs to appease Vincent, unaware of RJs debt.
All this prompts the ire of home-owner association president Gladys Sharp, who hires a pest-control specialist Dwayne LaFontant, who calls himself The Verminator. Seeing this, and realizing that they might be in danger, Verne tries to return everything they've stolen as a bargain to the humans to spare their lives. However, this fails as RJ tries to stop Verne and the hoard is destroyed in the resulting chaos.
Afterwards, the foragers present RJ with a makeshift place to sleep,and RJ can't resist but having a growing affection for all of them. He slowly realizes that he shouldn't be using them for his own needs, and wonders if he should expose his secret and break their hearts. While speaking alone with Verne, RJ tries to show him a list of what he needs, so he can explain the true situation; but at the last moment he lies, and they devise a raid on a nearby party using RJ's list.
While collecting food from the party, the foragers are caught when RJ argues with Verne about the importance of some chips (a can of Spuddies, Vincent's favorite snack), and RJ blurts out the truth. RJ retreats with the loot while the foragers are captured and caged. After giving Vincent the stolen food, RJ watches the Verminator's van drive past, and decides to save his friends. RJ shoves the wagon over the hill into the path of the Verminator's van, preventing him from driving any further as the impact from the collision knocked him out cold. As they drive back to the development, Vincent is trying to kill RJ until he floats away with a set of balloons. After they make a crash landing at Gladys's house, the foragers run back to their home through the hedge. Much to their disbelief, Vincent managed to float back down, and now they must try to avoid getting killed by their enemies.
Trapped in the hedge between Vincent, Dwayne, and Gladys Sharp; RJ gives Hammy a caffeinated energy drink, giving him supernatural speed which he uses to set the Verminator's traps against their assailants. Vincent, The Verminator and Gladys are trapped, being arrested for the use of inhumane traps, with Vincent being shipped to a preserve, and RJ is welcomed to the foragers as part of the family.
Over the Hedge
Theatrical poster for Over the Hedge
Directed by:
Tim Johnson,
Karey Kirkpatrick
Produced by:
Bonnie Arnold
Written by:
Michael Fry
T. Lewis
Len Blum
Starring:
Bruce Willis
Garry Shandling
Thomas Haden Church
Steve Carell
*Avril Lavigne*
William Shatner
Wanda Sykes
Eugene Levy
Distributed by:
DreamWorks SKG (USA)
Paramount Pictures
UIP (non-USA, theatrical)
Columbia Pictures (Philippines, theatrical)
Warner Bros. (Mexico, theatrical)
Release date(s)
May 19, 2006 (USA)
Running time: 87 min.
Language: English
RJ the Raccoon, after unsuccessfully trying to get a snack item from a vending machine, ventures into the cave of a hibernating bear named Vincent. While attempting to steal Vincent's cache of goods, RJ accidentally wakes Vincent, who after realizing what RJ is doing, attempts to scare him into giving his stuff back. While RJ tries to talk his way out of trouble, Vincent's cache rolls out of the cave, down to a street, and is destroyed by a passing truck. The furious Vincent gives RJ an ultimatum; replace everything within a week or get eaten.
RJ finds the new suburban development El Rancho Camelot Estates in western Indiana where he can steal all the replacement items he needs. There, a community of foragers led by the practical turtle Verne, awakens from hibernation. Verne immediately directs his charges — Hammy (RJ during the film calls him "Hamilton") the hyperactive squirrel; Stella the skunk; Ozzie the opossum and his daughter Heather and porcupines Lou, his wife Penny, and their young offsprings Spike, Bucky, and Quillo — to start their yearly search for food to store.
They discover a hedge, which they had never seen before. Verne, while looking around the other side, is mauled and retreats explaining the dangers over the hedge. RJ, coming onto the scene, prompts them to scavenge for food and treasures he promises they'll find beyond the hedge, while Verne fears for what traps or predators also await. Yet a determined and desperate RJ convinces the woodland creatures to explore. Using a combination of con artistry and caper movie antics, they successfully snatch the goods RJ needs to appease Vincent, unaware of RJs debt.
All this prompts the ire of home-owner association president Gladys Sharp, who hires a pest-control specialist Dwayne LaFontant, who calls himself The Verminator. Seeing this, and realizing that they might be in danger, Verne tries to return everything they've stolen as a bargain to the humans to spare their lives. However, this fails as RJ tries to stop Verne and the hoard is destroyed in the resulting chaos.
Afterwards, the foragers present RJ with a makeshift place to sleep,and RJ can't resist but having a growing affection for all of them. He slowly realizes that he shouldn't be using them for his own needs, and wonders if he should expose his secret and break their hearts. While speaking alone with Verne, RJ tries to show him a list of what he needs, so he can explain the true situation; but at the last moment he lies, and they devise a raid on a nearby party using RJ's list.
While collecting food from the party, the foragers are caught when RJ argues with Verne about the importance of some chips (a can of Spuddies, Vincent's favorite snack), and RJ blurts out the truth. RJ retreats with the loot while the foragers are captured and caged. After giving Vincent the stolen food, RJ watches the Verminator's van drive past, and decides to save his friends. RJ shoves the wagon over the hill into the path of the Verminator's van, preventing him from driving any further as the impact from the collision knocked him out cold. As they drive back to the development, Vincent is trying to kill RJ until he floats away with a set of balloons. After they make a crash landing at Gladys's house, the foragers run back to their home through the hedge. Much to their disbelief, Vincent managed to float back down, and now they must try to avoid getting killed by their enemies.
Trapped in the hedge between Vincent, Dwayne, and Gladys Sharp; RJ gives Hammy a caffeinated energy drink, giving him supernatural speed which he uses to set the Verminator's traps against their assailants. Vincent, The Verminator and Gladys are trapped, being arrested for the use of inhumane traps, with Vincent being shipped to a preserve, and RJ is welcomed to the foragers as part of the family.
