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Flushed Away
Directed by
  • David Bowers
  • Sam Fell
Produced by
  • Cecil Kramer
  • David Sproxton
  • Peter Lord
Screenplay by
  • Dick Clement
  • Ian La Frenais
  • Chris Lloyd
  • Joe Keenan
  • Will Davies
Story by
  • Sam Fell
  • Peter Lord
  • Dick Clement
  • Ian La Frenais
Starring
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Edited by
  • Erika Dapkewicz
  • John Venzon
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
(United States)[3]
United International Pictures
(United Kingdom)[4]
Release date
  • 22 October 2006 (2006-10-22) (Tokyo)
  • 3 November 2006 (2006-11-03) (United States)
  • 1 December 2006 (2006-12-01) (United Kingdom)
Running time
84 minutes[5]
Country
  • United Kingdom[2]
  • United States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$149 million[4]
Box office$178.3 million[4]

Flushed Away is a 2006 computer-animated adventure comedy movie directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, produced by Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton, and Peter Lord, and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keenan, and Will Davies.

It was released to cinemas by Aardman Animations and produced by DreamWorks Animation. The movie stars the voices of Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, and Shane Richie.

The film was released in the United States on 3 November 2006 and in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2006. Despite receiving positive reviews, Flushed Away marked the final collaboration between Aardman and DreamWorks.

The film received nominations for the BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Feature. It also earned eight nominations at the 34th Annie Awards, winning five, including Writing in a Feature Production and Voice Acting in a Feature Production.

Cast

Soundtrack

The Flushed Away: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack was released by Astralwerks on 31 October 2006.

  1. "Be Seeing You My Friend"
  2. "Dancing with Myself" – Billy Idol
  3. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet
  4. "She's a Lady" – Tom Jones
  5. "Ice Cold Rita" – Hugh Jackman & the Slugs
  6. "Bohemian Like You" – The Dandy Warhols
  7. "Marcel/That's Not Rice You're Eating" – Harry Gregson-Williams & the Slugs
  8. "What's New Pussycat?" – Tom Jones
  9. "Yakety Sax" – Boots Randolph
  10. "Mr. Lonely" – The Slugs
  11. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (with the Slugs intro) – Bobby McFerrin
  12. "Proud Mary" – Tina Turner
  13. "Stone Cold" – Jimmy Barnes
  14. "Life in the Sewer" – Harry Gregson-Williams
  15. "Beware...Beware" – The Slugs
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flushed Away (2006). The Numbers. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Flushed AwayAmerican Film Institute. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Chney, Alexandra (July 29, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation Q2 Earnings Fall Short of Estimates, SEC Investigation Revealed". Variety. https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/dreamworks-animation-q2-earnings-fall-short-of-estimates-1201271262/. Retrieved July 30, 2014. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Flushed AwayBox Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Todd McCarthy (15 October 2006). "Flushed Away". Variety. https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/flushed-away-1200512633/. Retrieved 8 June 2015. 
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