Le Frog and his subordinates intercept Roddy and Rita and retrieve the cable, sinking the Jammy Dodger in the process, but the duo use a plastic bag to lift themselves out of the sewer and back to Roddy's home. I don't want to say the Englishmen were corrupted, but I think they allowed their strongest, quirkiest instincts to be tethered. [5] Lord described the pitch as "The African Queen with the gender roles reversed". Retired toy from 2006. [11] It was released in the UK on 2 April 2007,[12] where it was also packaged with a plasticine 'Slug Farm' kit. Roddy Flushed Away (2006) Shane Richie as Sid. : It is revealed that the Toad was Prince Charles' favorite childhood pet until he was abruptly replaced by a pet rat and subsequently flushed down a toilet, resulting in his hatred of rodents. [5] Comic writing duo Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais were contracted to write the script,[5] which had the working title Ratropolis. "[22], Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a negative review, saying "Deficient in the comedy of reticence discouragement that is Aardman's (or maybe just Nick Park's) unique strength. Talking to Sid about half-time, Roddy pieces together the Toad's plan: to open the gates during halftime of the World Cup, when all the humans will most likely be using their toilets. Despite receiving positive reviews on Metacritic, Flushed Away underperformed at the box office, prompting DreamWorks to end their partnership with Aardman. Flushed Away has a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an average rating of 6.71/10 based on 137 reviews. Outraged, Rita tries to attack Roddy, but eventually calms down and explains that she is only angry because her father (quite literally) broke every bone in his body trying to obtain it just for her to find that it was just a worthless fake. They will certainly, however, be delighted by the unrelenting whimsy and fast-paced gags of a story that never slows down to think about where it's going next. Roddy! [8], On Halloween (31 October) 2006, the Flushed Away: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack was released by Astralwerks. I'll be seeing you my friend. "[21] Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars, saying "The short attention spans of directors David Bowers and Sam Fell are mostly forgivable because the movie is filled with so many entertaining characters. Watch. [Flushing Roddy down the drain]  Customers also viewed these products. The film was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on 3 November 2006, and in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2006. "[15] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 74, indicating "generally favorable reviews. "[27], Flushed Away collected $64.5 million in the United States, which was below the average of other CGI films from DreamWorks Animation, and $111.8 million from international markets for a worldwide total of $176.3 million. Roddy discovers a city resembling London, Ratropolis, made out of various bits of junk, and meets Rita Malone, an enterprising scavenger rat who works the drains in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Aah! You can't do this! "[24] Ty Burr of The Boston Globe gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying "Kids will probably be in stinky-sewage heaven with the new computer-animated critter comedy Flushed Away, but even they may realize they're up the proverbial creek in a boat with a faulty motor. It's a big jacuzzi, the deluxe model! As a result, a great sewage flood will form and drown Ratropolis in sewage, allowing the Toad to use the city as a home for his tadpole offspring. | No, no, no! You think I don't know a toilet when I see one? Flushed Away is a 2006 computer-animated adventure comedy film 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 William Davies. Filming & Production | Flushed Away (2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Bon voyage, me old cream cracker. Flushed Away is a 2006 computer-animated adventure comedy film 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 William Davies. The film received nominations for the BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Feature. I brought you a new friend! It included behind the scenes, deleted info, Jammy Dodger videos and all new slug songs. : No! During Roddy's stay, he overhears a conversation that causes him to think that Rita is selling him to the Toad, so he reneges on the deal and steals the Jammy Dodger. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. "[23] Ted Fry of The Seattle Times gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "Fans of Wallace and Gromit may be puzzled by a visual disconnect in Flushed Away. Company Credits [10], Flushed Away was released on DVD 20 February 2007. Roddy offers Rita a real ruby if she takes him back to Kensington, to which she agrees, and the pair first stop to visit her family before setting off. The idea for a film about rats which fall in love in a sewer was proposed by animator Sam Fell during the production of Aardman Animation's Chicken Run (2000). Aardman's experience with DreamWorks during the making of the film led to a split between the two studios. This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 00:31. [9], Coinciding with the film's release, a video game adaptation was released on the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and on the Nintendo DS. 2006 McDonald's Happy Meal TOY FLUSHED AWAY SID #4. Tabitha It also got 8 nominations at the 34th Annie Awards, winning a leading 5, including Writing in a Feature Production. Roddy later joins Rita as a first mate on her new boat. Ending Oct 22 at 8:02AM PDT 6d 12h. : $7.99. Hold your nose. In Flushed Away, a pet rat named Roddy St. James is flushed down the toilet by a sewer rat, and befriends a scavenger named Rita in order to return home while evading a toad and his rat henchmen. It would have been expensive to composite CGI into shots that include water, of which there are many in the movie, so they chose to make Flushed Away their first all-CGI production. Although having heavily negative reviews from critics, the game received an Annie Award for best animated video game. Sid Sid Her archenemy the Toad sends his rat henchmen, Spike and Whitey, after her for stealing back her father's prized ruby. Roddy St. James is an upper class pet rat who makes his home in a posh Kensington flat. It's refreshing not to have to qualify the movie's appeal by appending the words, 'for the kids'. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space, The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flushed_Away&oldid=983225727, American children's animated comedy films, Pages using infobox film with unknown empty parameters, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. When Rita catches up to him, she is able to clear up the misunderstanding. Roddy discovers that the ruby is a fake and breaks it in front of Rita. [6], Traditionally, Aardman have used stop-motion for their animated features, but it is complex to render water with this technique, and using real water can damage plasticine models. : : Directed by David Bowers, Sam Fell. 0 bids. 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"[25] Jack Mathews of the New York Daily News gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Though Flushed Away duplicates the stop-motion, clay animation look of Aardman's earlier Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, it was made using computer software and its liberated action sequences are truly dazzling. McDonald's FLUSHED AWAY - Le Frog Figure #5 and The Toad #3 - NEW, - Flushed Away “Sid” Collectible 2006 McDonalds Happy Meal Toy, - Flushed Away RODDY THE RAT 5" Figure w/Compass- McDonalds Toy '06Dreamworks Used, - 2006 McDONALDS RODDY RAT & RITA GIRLY FLUSHED AWAY Lot of 2, - 2006 McDonalds Happy Meal Toy Flushed Away Souris City #2 Rita Mouse DreamWorks, - 2006 McDonalds Happy Meal Toy Flushed Away Souris City Rita Figurine Doll, - McDonalds Flushed Away Souris City Le Frog Happy Meal Toy, - NEW Vtg. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. or Best Offer. As they set off in the Jammy Dodger II, Le frog and his hench-frogs are seen hitchhiking back to france. She departs, but is soon captured by the Toad.