Over the Hedge

Over the Hedge
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced byBonnie Arnold
Starring
Edited byJohn K. Carr
Music byRupert Gregson-Williams
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30) (Los Angeles)
  • May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million
Box office$339.8 million

Over the Hedge is a 2006 American animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG. Based on the comic strip of the same name, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick from a screenplay by Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton and Kirkpatrick, and features the voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes and Nick Nolte. Set in Indiana, the plot follows RJ, a raccoon who is forced to deliver food to a bear named Vincent after accidentally destroying his stockpile of food, whereupon he manipulates a family of woodland animals who have recently awakened from hibernation into helping him steal food in order to speed up the process.

Over the Hedge was theatrically released in the United States on May 19, 2006 and released on home video on October 17, 2006. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $339.8 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.