 Spring
has sprung and Verne (voiced by Garry Shandling) and his woodland
friends awaken from their long winter’s nap to discover that a tall
green “thing” has mysteriously cropped up right through the middle
of their home. Enter RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic raccoon, who
explains that the world beyond the hedge is the “gateway to the good
life” where peculiar creatures called humans live to eat, rather than
eat to live.
Suspicious and even a little jealous of RJ, the ever-cautious turtle,
Verne wants to keep his blended family safely on their side of the
hedge. But, proving the adage that one man’s garbage is another
man’s – or rather, animal’s – treasure, the manipulative RJ
tries to convince the woodland band that there is little to fear and
everything to gain from their over-indulgent neighbours. Eventually, RJ
and Verne form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with –
and even exploit – this strange new world called suburbia.
Rounding out the voice cast are Steve Carrel as a hyperactive squirrel
named Hammy; William Shatner as Ozzie, a possum who excels at playing
dead with a melodramatic flair; Avril Lavigne as Ozzie’s daughter,
Heather; Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy, who are paired as the
porcupine couple, Penny and Lou, with a brood of little porcupine mouths
to feed; Wanda Sykes as a sassy skunk named Stella; Nick Nolte as a bear
named Vincent and Omid Djalili as a spoiled housecat named Tiger. On the
human side, Allison Janney plays Gladys, the president of the local
homeowners’ association, who isn’t about to see her neighbourhood
overrun by wildlife and Thomas Haden Chruch as “The Verminator”,
whom Gladys hires to rid the area of our woodland heroes.
Rating: G
cast
Voices of: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carrel, William Shatner,
Avril Lavigne, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Wanda Sykes, Nick Nolte,
Allison Janney, Thomas Haden Church Director Tim Johnson, Karey
Kirkpatrick Distributor United International Pictures
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