Open Season (2006 film) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Open Season |
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| Directed by | Roger Allers Jill Culton |
| Produced by | Michelle Murdocca |
| Screenplay by | Steve Bencich Ron J. Friedman Nat Mauldin |
| Story by | Jill Culton Anthony Stacchi |
| Starring | Martin Lawrence Ashton Kutcher Gary Sinise Debra Messing Billy Connolly Jon Favreau Georgia Engel Jane Krakowski Gordon Tootoosis Patrick Warburton |
| Music by | Paul Westerberg (songs) Ramin Djawadi (score) |
| Editing by | Pamela Ziegenhagen-Shefland |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Releasing) |
| Release date(s) | September 29, 2006 (United States) October 13, 2006 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85 million |
| Money made | $200.8 million |
Open Season is a fun computer-animated comedy film from 2006. It was directed by Roger Allers and Jill Culton. The movie features the voices of famous actors like Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher.
This film was the very first movie made by Sony Pictures Animation. It was released in theaters by Columbia Pictures on September 29, 2006. You could even watch it in IMAX 3D! A video game based on the movie was also released.
Even though some movie critics had mixed feelings, audiences really liked Open Season. It was a big success, earning over $200 million worldwide. The movie was so popular that it led to three more movies: Open Season 2 (2008), Open Season 3 (2010), and Open Season: Scared Silly (2015).
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Story of the Film
In a town called Timberline, there lives a huge grizzly bear named Boog. He weighs 900 pounds! Boog is a pampered bear who is the star of the town's nature show. At night, he sleeps in the garage of Beth, a park ranger who raised him since he was a tiny cub.
One day, a hunter named Shaw drives into town. He has a deer named Elliot tied to his truck. Elliot has only one antler because Shaw hit him. Boog feels bad for Elliot and secretly frees him.
Elliot then follows Boog home and finds him sleeping in his cozy garage. Elliot wants Boog to be "free" from his tame life. He shows Boog how fun it is to eat human snacks. But things get out of control when they raid a convenience store for candy. Elliot escapes, but Boog gets caught by Sheriff Gordy, Beth's friend.
Later, at the nature show, Elliot is being chased by Shaw. Elliot runs to Boog for help. Boog tries to get rid of Elliot because he's annoyed with him. But the audience thinks Boog is attacking Elliot and they panic!
Shaw tries to shoot Boog and Elliot. Luckily, Beth uses a tranquilizer gun to sedate both animals just in time. Shaw runs away before the sheriff can arrest him. Beth realizes Boog is too wild for town life. So, she moves Boog and Elliot to the Timberline National Forest. They are placed above the waterfalls, where hunters won't find them.
Boog has no idea how to survive in the wild. He reluctantly lets Elliot, who is a bit clumsy, guide him back to Timberline. Boog wants to reunite with Beth. But in the forest, they discover that other animals can be quite unfriendly. Boog meets many forest creatures who think he's a loser. These include skunks named Maria and Rosie, ducks Serge and Deni, and many nervous rabbits. There's also McSquizzy, a Scottish-accented squirrel, and his gang. Reilly, a beaver, and his construction crew are there too. Buddy, a porcupine, is always looking for a friend. Finally, there's a herd of deer led by Ian and Giselle, who Elliot has a crush on.
Slowly, Boog learns to take care of himself, and Elliot becomes more confident. They start to become good friends. The next day, Boog finds out that Elliot has been leading them in circles! Elliot had no idea where Timberline was.
They accidentally cause a flood at Reilly's dam. Then, they are confronted by Shaw again. Boog saves his favorite toy bear, Dinkleman, but the current washes it away. They all fall down a waterfall into the hunting grounds.
At first, the animals are mad at Boog, thinking Shaw is dead. But then Boog gets angry at Elliot for lying about knowing the way. Boog storms off and ends up in Shaw's cabin. Shaw is alive! He chases Boog to the city road, where Boog sees the lights of Timberline.
Instead of leaving his new friends, Boog makes up with Elliot. He decides to help the animals fight back against the hunters. They use supplies from an RV owned by Bob and Bobbie, a kind couple looking for Bigfoot. Their pet dachshund, Mr. Weenie, even joins the forest animals!
The next day, Boog leads the animals in a big fight against the hunters. The hunters run away after McSquizzy blows up their trucks with a propane tank. Shaw comes back for one last fight. He shoots Elliot, but Elliot survives, though his remaining antler breaks off. Boog gets super angry and ties Shaw up with his own gun.
The forest animals thank Boog. Then they get their revenge on Shaw by covering him in honey and feathers! Shaw runs away into the woods. Beth arrives in a helicopter to take Boog home. But Boog realizes he has changed. He decides to stay in the forest with his new friends, and Beth agrees.
In a short scene after the credits, Shaw is hit by Bob and Bobbie's RV. They humorously mistake him for Bigfoot and tie him to the top of their trailer!
Characters and Voice Actors
- Martin Lawrence is the voice of Boog, a very large and spoiled grizzly bear.
- Ashton Kutcher is the voice of Elliot, a funny and talkative mule deer. He lost an antler when Shaw hit him. Elliot is Boog's best friend.
- Gary Sinise is the voice of Shaw, the meanest hunter in Timberline.
- Debra Messing is the voice of Beth, the park ranger who raised Boog.
- Billy Connolly is the voice of McSquizzy, a grumpy old eastern gray squirrel with a Scottish accent.
- Jon Favreau is the voice of Reilly, a hardworking beaver.
- Georgia Engel is the voice of Bobbie, a friendly but a bit silly woman who owns Mr. Weenie.
- Bobbie's husband, Bob, does not speak in the movie.
- Jane Krakowski is the voice of Giselle, a beautiful mule deer doe. She is Elliot's crush.
- Gordon Tootoosis is the voice of Gordy, the sheriff of Timberline and Beth's friend.
- Patrick Warburton is the voice of Ian, a big mule deer stag who leads his herd.
- Cody Cameron is the voice of Mr. Weenie, Bob and Bobbie's pet dachshund with a German accent.
- Danny Mann is the voice of Serge, a mallard duck with a French accent.
- Maddie Taylor is the voice of Deni, a quiet but brave mallard duck and Serge's brother. Maddie also voices Buddy, a blue North American porcupine who wants friends.
- Nika Futterman is the voice of Rosie, a striped skunk with a Mexican accent.
- Michelle Murdocca is the voice of Maria, a striped skunk who is Rosie's twin sister.
- Fergal Reilly is the voice of O'Toole, a beaver who works with Reilly.
Video Game Fun
A video game based on the Open Season movie came out on September 18, 2006. You could play it on many different game systems like PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Gamecube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft Windows. It was also released for the Wii on November 19, 2006, when that console first launched.
Movie Music
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| Soundtrack album by
Paul Westerberg
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| Released | September 26, 2006 | |||
| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | Lost Highway | |||
| Producer | Lou Giordano Dana Gumbiner |
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The music for Open Season includes a special film score by Ramin Djawadi. It also has several original songs written by Paul Westerberg, who used to be in the band The Replacements. Both Rolling Stone magazine and Allmusic gave the film's soundtrack three out of five stars.
More Adventures: The Sequels
Open Season was followed by three more movies that were released directly to video:
- Open Season 2 (2008)
- Open Season 3 (2010)
- Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
Images for kids
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Roger Allers and Jill Culton, the directors of the film, at the 34th Annie Awards
See also
In Spanish: Open Season para niños
