DreamMachine Episode 6: Chicken Run

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about
the 2000 stop motion animated film Chicken Run. The story is
about a group of chickens who are forced to lay eggs on their
farm or else they get killed off. The leader of the chickens,
Ginger, is trying to find ways to help the chickens escape but
with no luck. But things turn out well when an American rooster
named Rocky who escaped from the circus by flying away. His wing
ends up broken and he teaches them on how to fly. Meanwhile, the
Tweedys' egg collecting isn't making enough money so Mrs. Tweedy
decides to make chicken pies and purchases a machine that'll make
them. Will the chickens escape on time? 


When the movie premiered, it was praised by critics and fans and
made $225 million dollars in the box office. It's currently the
highest grossing stop motion animated movie ever and the most
successful Aardman Animations movie ever released critical and
financial wise. How well does the movie hold up almost 20 years
later? Listen and find out.