You really don't know the true story behind Little Red Riding Hood, just so you know! Did you know Red Riding Hood, her Granny, the Wolf, and the Axeman were all detained for questioning by the police? Did you know that a thief was loose in the forest, stealing recipes for sweets? That is what is going on in the cartoon comedy Hoodwinked!
Directed by Cory & Todd Edwards and Tony Leech, the film was #2 in the box office for two weeks and managed to stay in the top ten for a total of five weeks. It features the voice talents of Anne Hathaway as Red Riding Hood, Glenn Close as Granny, and Patrick Warburton as the Wolf.
SUMMARY
Hoping to protect her grandmother's famous recipes, Red Puckett takes the recipe book out the vault and begins a trek up the mountain to give her Granny the recipes for safekeeping. On the way, though, she runs across a wolf, his squirrel assistant, and a crazy goat. One thing leads to another and soon the entire house has been turned into a crime scene.
By the end of the film, the characters begin to unwind the mystery of the "Goodie Bandit" who has been putting stores out of business. The ending is pretty good!
CONTENT
There is some violence, but nothing more than things you would find in Looney Tunes. Some characters are hit with snowballs and it is implied that a man has been beaten up (seeing his bruises, scrapes, etc.). There are kicks and punches in the film but nothing overly violent. There are also some punches and kicks but nothing graphic.
There was no language or inappropriate content, I am glad to say.
Hoodwinked! is one of my family's favorites and it still makes us laugh every time we watch it. The animation is slightly choppy (which can be understood, due to a smaller budget), but the film did amazingly well under the circumstances. Hoodwinked! is one of those movies that has good, clean comedy for the entire family.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Length: 80 minutes
Rating: PG (for some mild violence and thematic elements)
Directors: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech
Producers: Katie Hooten, Maurice Kanbar, David K. Lovegren, Sue Bea Montgomery, Preston Stutzman
Music: John Mark Painter, Kristin Wilkinson
Year of release: 2005
General audience: Kids, family
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