Talk:Chicken Run

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Is it just me, or is the kazoo-theme a bit based on the theme of The Great Escape? I think that it is exactly like the theme the great escape.

I don't believe that the kazoo theme is *exactly* that in the great escape, but it is reminiscent of it (intentionally, I'm sure). --Umrguy42 07:10, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

The page says: "The plot of Chicken Run is quite similar to George Orwell's Animal Farm" but other than the fact that it's on a farm, I don't see a great deal of similarity. 144.32.128.113 14:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I have to agree. The chickens aren't trying to take over the farm and there aren't any power struggles among the animals. Elipongo 16:51, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Unless you include Mrs.Tweedy as an animal....... IncrediVi

Contents 1 Synopsis Rewrite 2 Is it mrs tweedy or miss tweedy? 3 Pop Culture References 4 Trivia?

[edit] Synopsis Rewrite

It's a tad confusing and seems to be missing important bits. I think it needs a re-werite, but I'm not very good at it. Could I get some help on it? --Gerkinman TNG 09:08, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is it mrs tweedy or miss tweedy?

Is it Mrs Tweedy or Miss Tweedy? Is this Mr Tweedys sister or husband? The article has one section refering to Miss Tweedy being the sister and another as Mrs Tweedy, being the wife. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 61.88.39.42 (talk) 06:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

I'm pretty sure that it's Mrs. Tweedy, with the assumption that she's the wife of Mr. Tweedy (although that *is* an assumption that I would say is never made explicit in the film). --Umrguy42 07:10, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

It's more than an assumption; there's a wedding photo in the house, Mr Tweedy calls her "love", which would be rather odd if she was his sister, and in any case he also calls her "Mrs Tweedy" (e.g. when he is being mobbed by the chickens near the end).Riedquat 21:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I think it's Mrs. too. Actually I know it is-I have this Chicken Run book from the good old days, and it did say Mrs. IncrediVi

[edit] Pop Culture References

I'm adding in the nod to "Stalag 17" made by the fact that one of the huts prominently shown in the movie is #17. --Umrguy42 07:10, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia?

The 'references to popular culture' section of this article has had a "trivia" tag added by RobJ1981. However, I do not believe this is a "trivia" section at all. Cultural references are an integral and essential part of this film and one of the sources of its humour. Identifying and explaining those references is a useful encyclopedic role. I therefore propose removing the "trivia" tag, but also restructuring this section slightly, combining it with the 'historical references' section and moving it up the document. The new section would begin with an explanation of the role cultural references play in the film, and would then have subsections:

* Film references (I think the many movie references are important enough to deal with separately)
* World War II references (including the current contents of the 'historical references' section
* Music references (identifying some of the music references that are mentioned, but not detailed, elsewhere in the article)
* Other cultural references (people, places, etc)

Comments/suggestions on this would be welcome. Mooncow 12:27, 26 September 2007 (UTC)