Movies - Over the Hedge
Heading up an all-star voice cast, Bruce Willis (the “Die Hard” franchise, “Sixth Sense”) is the voice of the mischievous con-artist raccoon named RJ, and Emmy winner Garry Shandling (TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show”) voices the overprotective turtle named Verne in the computer-animated comedy OVER THE HEDGE.
Rounding out the voice cast of OVER THE HEDGE are: Steve Carell (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” TV’s “The Office”) as a hyperactive squirrel named Hammy; two-time Emmy winner William Shatner (TV’s “Boston Legal”) as Ozzie, a possum who excels at playing dead with a melodramatic flair; chart-topping recording artist Avril Lavigne as Ozzie’s daughter, Heather; Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy (both “A Mighty Wind,” “Best in Show”), who are paired as the porcupine couple Penny and Lou, with a brood of little porcupine mouths to feed; comedienne Wanda Sykes as a sassy skunk named Stella; two-time Oscar® nominee Nick Nolte (“Affliction,” “The Prince of Tides”) as a bear named Vincent; and Omid Djalili (“Casanova”) as a spoiled housecat named Tiger.
On the human side, four-time Emmy winner Allison Janney (TV’s “The West Wing”) plays Gladys, the president of the local homeowners’ association, who isn’t about to see her neighborhood overrun by wildlife; and Oscar® nominee Thomas Haden Church (“Sideways”) as “the Verminator,” whom Gladys hires to rid the area of our woodland heroes.
Based on the popular comic strip by Michael Fry and T Lewis, “Over the Hedge” is being directed by Tim Johnson (“Antz”) and Karey Kirkpatrick (“Chicken Run” screenwriter), making his directorial debut. Bonnie Arnold (“Toy Story,” “Tarzan”) is producing. The screenplay is by Len Blum and Lorne Cameron & David Hoselton and Karey Kirkpatrick.
