Hoodwinked! (2005)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Cory Edwards
Todd Edwards (co-director)

Writers:

Cory Edwards (screenplay) &
Todd Edwards (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Crime | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

Trouble In The Hood

Plot:

The recipes of candies of the goody shops have been stolen by the Goody Bandit, and many animals are out of business...

Plot Keywords:

Wolf | Axe | Red Riding Hood | Animal | Woodsman

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Anne Hathaway	...	Red (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Granny (voice)
James Belushi	...	The Woodsman (voice) (as Jim Belushi)
Patrick Warburton	...	The Wolf (voice)
Anthony Anderson	...	Detective Bill Stork (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Nicky Flippers (voice)
Xzibit	...	Chief Grizzly (voice)
Chazz Palminteri	...	Woolworth (voice)
Andy Dick	...	Boingo (voice)
Cory Edwards	...	Twitchy (voice)
Benjy Gaither	...	Japeth the Goat (voice)
Ken Marino	...	Raccoon Jerry (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Tommy (voice)
Preston Stutzman	...	Timmy (voice)
Tony Leech	...	Glen (voice)

Also Known As:

Hoodwinked! The True Story of Red Riding Hood (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild action and thematic elements.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Czech Republic:U | France:U | Finland:K-7 | Australia:G | Netherlands:AL | UK:U | Ireland:G | Singapore:G | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | USA:PG (certificate #42224) | Canada:G (Ontario) | Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

In the scene where Nicky Flippers, played by David Ogden Stiers, recognizes the wolf as the reporter who was snooping into the Rumpelstiltzkin's real name the wolf says his guess was Greg Stillson. Greg Stillson is the name of a recurring creature played by Sean Patrick Flanery in the TV show "The Dead Zone" (2002) that also stars David Ogden Stiers as Rev. Gene Purdy.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Although many differences in the four main characters' retelling of the story exist (object positions, lighting and even dialog,) they are not continuity errors, but the film's actual representation of differences in their stories, just as real-life eyewitness accounts do indeed differ.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Nicky Flippers: [narrating] Red Riding Hood, you probably know the story.
[girl screaming]
Nicky Flippers: But there's more to every tale than meets the eye. It's just like they always say, you can't judge a book by its cover. If you want to know the truth, you've gotta flip through the pages.

Movie Connections:

References Song of the South (1946)

Soundtrack:

Red is Blue

It's the inside that counts!

Lots of people bitch about the animation being pretty stone age in this film, and for a reason. Technically, "Hoodwinked" is far behind "Finding Nemo" or "Incredibles". However, if you look past the unpretty exterior, there is plenty of goodies to found inside. Hilarious punchlines and a clever script by far makes up for the lack of jaw-dropping animation. Actually, I found the outdated CGI to add another layer of quirkiness to this little flick! When comparing "Hoodwinked" to other recent releases in the genre, it comes out with flying colors. Where "Chicken Little" and "Valiant" fail, this one really excels! Dialogues are well written and full of treats that makes this one a movie to see more than once. And for once, I even enjoyed the musical numbers, catchy and well performed. It doesn't have any scenes that - like "Shark Tale" - fell plastic or numb, instead it's an 80 minute, twisting and turning roller-coaster that doesn't stop until the credits start rolling. All you have to to is buckle up, and enjoy the ride