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Chicken Run Quotes

"There's nothing more determined than poultry with a plan."

G 2000 · 1h 24m
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Bunk Bed Disputes Among Unlikely Allies
Fowler Absolutely outrageous! Asking a senior officer to share his quarters! And with a non-commissioned Yank, no less! Why, back in my day, I'd never...
Rocky Rhodes Hey, you weren't exactly my first choice either. And scoot over! Your wing's on my side of the bunk.
Fowler Your side of the bunk!? The whole bunk is my side of the bunk!
Rocky Rhodes Just... What's that smell, is that your breath?
[snapping back]
Fowler It's absolutely outrageous.
[grumbling]
Seeking Additional Power in a Crisis
Fowler We need more power!
Mac ]
[[w:Montgomery Scott|I cannae work miracles, Cap'n! We're giving her all she's got!]
Confrontation and Chaos Among the Chickens
Ginger THAT'S for leaving. And THIS is for coming back.
[pulls him close]
Fowler Great Scott! What was that?
Mac A ], Cap'n, and the engines can't take it!
[[w:Klingon|cling-on]
Ginger Oh my goodness. Babs! Scissors!
Babs Bingo!
[knit toothbrush lipstick scissor]
Ginger Lower me down.
Rocky But... Ginger...
Ginger Just do it.
Fowler Increase velocity!
Babs What does that mean?
Bunty It means PEDAL YOUR FLIPPIN GIBLETS OUT!!
Ginger LOWER!
Rocky I'm trying!
Ginger FOWLER! LOOK OUT!
[billboard]
Rocky GINGER!
[She raising her axe. But then Rocky Starts firing eggs at Melisha Tweedy]
Rocky FIRE! FIRE!
Fetcher Oh, me eggs.
[Ginger loses Babs' scissors]
Rocky MORE AMMO, HURRY!
Nick ]
[[The Lego Movie|WE'VE GOT NO MORE EGGS!]
Rocky GINGER! LOOK OUT!
Rocky ]
[[Wreck-It Ralph|'''''NOOOOO!!!'''''; Ginger she ducks and cover looks up at Melisha Tweedy]
Melisha Tweedy HUH?!
[Groans. Ginger reveals the broken Christmas lights in front of Melisha Tweedy]
Ginger Bye-bye!
[Melisha Tweedy screams after her side of the wire is lets go]
Fowler BOMBS AWAY!
Melisha Tweedy MR TWEEDY!!!
[last words; All the chickens cheer for victory]
Rocky Oh, that was good, that was GOOD!
Fowler The Old Bird bought it!
[laughing]
Willard Tweedy Mrs. Tweedy, Mrs. Tweed-- (Oh, no!) (Look out for exploded!)
[Melisha Tweedy shrieking and gasping. Willard Tweedy closed the door slowing down and pie machine explodes]
Rocky and Ginger WHOA!
[Gravy leaks down the door]
Willard Tweedy I told you they was organized.
[last words; Melisha Tweedy she gets angry and willard he pushes the door falls flat on her]
The Origin of the Egg Debate
Nick The egg, obviously. Rollin along happy as Larry, then, crack! Hatches into the first chicken.
Fetcher Yeah, but where'd the egg come from, then?
Nick ], where'd it come from?
[[Tinker Bell (film)|What do you mean]
Fetcher Egg comes rollin along, happy as Larry. It's wonderin', where'd it come from? Without a chicken, you get no egg to come rollin along.
Nick Well, conversely, without an egg to hatch into the chicken, there will be no chicken to lay the other egg that hatches into the chicken that lays the egg I mentioned in the first place.
Fetcher So we got two eggs now?
Nick No, we're still talking about the very first egg.
Fetcher But what happened about the very first chicken?
Nick He's in the very first egg! Aren't you listenin'?
Rocky Uh, guys. Guys? Tryin to enjoy paradise over here.
Nick Oh, sorry, guv.
Fetcher ].
[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Beg your pardon]
Nick Won't happen again.
Rocky Thanks.
Nick Gitface.
Fetcher Pillock.
Nick Thinks he's such a big shot cause he's got his name on a poster. These show biz folk are all the same.
Fetcher Yeah, the rats are the stars, carefully. Yeah, they are. Of course they are.
Nick Yeah, yeah, yeah, they are. Of course they are. We do all the work, he gets all the credits.
Fetcher But he does get all the birds. He gets everything.
Nick Yes, he does. Everything.
Fetcher You said it, mate.
Nick I know.
Secrets of the Circus Revealed
Ginger So that's it. You're from the circus.
Rocky Rhodes Shh!
[alarmed]
Ginger You're on the run, aren't you?
Rocky Rhodes You wanna keep it down?! I'm trying to lay low here!
[pulls Ginger behind Hut 17]
Ginger I should turn you in right now!
Rocky Rhodes You wouldn't… would you?
Ginger Give me one reason why I shouldn't.
Rocky Rhodes Because I'm... cute? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! What kind of crazy chick are you? Do you know what'll happen if he finds me?!
[Ginger stares at him and squawks loudly, he quickly clamps her beak shut]
Ginger It's a cruel world.
Rocky Rhodes I've just decided, I don't like you.
Ginger I've just decided, I don't care. Now show us how to fly.
Rocky Rhodes With this wing?!
Ginger Teach us, then!
Rocky Rhodes No!
Melisha Tweedy (smiles) He's valuable, you say?
Circus Man Sure.
Melisha Tweedy Get the torch.
[to Mr Tweedy]
Rocky Rhodes Now you listen here, sister. I'm not going back to that life! I'm a lone free ranger; emphasis on "free"!
[clamps her beak shut again]
Ginger And that's what we want - freedom! Fancy that, they're coming this way.
[Rocky notices the Tweedys approaching]
Rocky Rhodes Uh, no! Uh, no, they're after me!
Ginger Teach us to fly, and we'll hide you.
Rocky Rhodes And if I don't...? Was your father, by any chance, a vulture?!
[Ginger starts to squawk again when Rocky clamp her beak shut this instant she does]
Ginger Do we have a deal?
[Offers her wing to seal the deal. Rocky reluctantly agrees and Ginger pulls him behind Hut 17]
Rocky Rhodes Time to make good on that deal, doll–
Ginger The name... is Ginger.
[grabs his beak; knocks on the wall of Hut 17. A hidden door opens and two chickens grab her and Rocky and take them inside]
Choices Between Freedom and Safety
Ginger Listen. We'll either die free chickens or die trying.
Babs Are those the only choices?
Humorous Take on Chicken Run's Theme
Taglines This Ain't No Chick Flick!
Pilot Confusion in Chicken Run Scene
Ginger Alright, Fowler! Ready for take-off!
Fowler Behind you all the way!
Ginger But... you're supposed to be up there! You're the pilot!
[points to the cockpit]
Fowler Don't be ridiculous. I can't fly this contraption.
Ginger But... but back in your day. The Royal Air Force.
Fowler ], Poultry Division! We were the mascots.
[[w:No. 644 Squadron RAF|644 Squadron]
Ginger You mean you never actually FLEW the plane!?
Fowler Good heavens, no! I'm a CHICKEN! The Royal Air Force doesn't let chickens behind the controls of complex aircraft!
Hen We're all gonna die!
Ginger You have to fly it. You're always talking about back in your day. Well, today is your day!
Bunty You can do it, you old sausage.
Fowler Wing Commander T.I. Fowler reporting for duty. Come on, what are you waiting for? Let's get this crate off the ground!
[The hens cheer; Fowler impatiently talks over them, heading for the cockpit.]
Understanding the Chicken Farm Situation
Rocky Rhodes Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa! Let's back up and start from the top. Where am I?
Ginger Uh, you're right, how rude of us. We're just very exci– This is a chicken farm.
[clears throat]
Babs And we're the chickens.
[winks]
Rocky Rhodes Ah, I'm with you so far. Chicken farm, chickens...
Fowler I don't like the look of this one. His eyes are too close together.
[about Rocky]
Ginger Fowler, please!
Fowler And he's a yank!
Rocky Rhodes Easy, pops. Cockfighting's illegal where I come from.
Bunty And where is that, exactly?
Rocky Rhodes Ah, just a little place I call The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.
Mac Scotland!
Rocky Rhodes No! America!
Chickens Oooh! America!
Fowler Poppycock! Pushy Americans, always showing up late for every war. Overpaid, oversexed, and over here!
[exits Hut 17]
Rocky Rhodes Hey, what's eatin Grandpa?
Ginger Uh, don't mind him, mister.... Mister...?
Rocky Rhodes The name's Rocky. Rocky the Rhode Island Red. "Rhodes" for short.
Agnes Rocky Rhodes"?
Rocky Rhodes Catchy, ain't it?
Ginger Um, Mr. Rhodes, is this you?
Rocky Rhodes Uh... who wants to know?
Ginger A group of rather desperate chickens. You see, if it IS you, then you just might be the answer to our prayers.
Rocky Rhodes Well, then, call me a miracle, doll face, cause that's me.
Chickens Oooh!
Ginger And what brings you to England, Mr. Rhodes?
[Off-screen]
Rocky Rhodes Why, all the beautiful English chicks, of course.
Escape or Face Consequences
Taglines Escape or Die Frying.
Emergency Instructions in Chicken Run
Nick The exits are located here and here. In the quite likely event of an emergency, put your head between your knees and-
[aboard the flying machine]
Fetcher Kiss your bum goodbye!
Finding Joy in Small Moments
Nick What are you sobbing about, you nancy?
[to Fetcher, sobbing]
Fetcher Little moments like this, mate. It's what makes the job all worthwhile. Wanna dance?
[to Nick, putting a red light in]
Nick Yeah, all right.
A Few Good Hen
Taglines A Few Good Hen.
Communication and sharing among friends
Ginger Edwina. Bunty, why didn't you give her some of yours?
Bunty I would have. She didn't tell me, she didn't tell anyone.
Exploring New Ideas for Escape Plans
Ginger Think everyone, think. What haven't we tried yet?
Babs Uh...
Bunty We haven't tried NOT trying to escape.
Babs Hmm. That might work.
[happily]
Ginger What about Edwina? How many more empty nests will it take?
Bunty Well, perhaps it wouldn't be empty if she'd spent more time laying and less time escaping!
Ginger So laying eggs all your life and then getting plucked, stuffed and roasted is good enough for you, it is guilty?
Babs It's a living.
Ginger Do you know what the problem is? The fences aren't just around the farm, they're up here . There is a better place out there, beyond on the hill, outdoors, trees and grass. You imagine it. Cool grass green.
[Points to head]
Agnes And who feeds us?
Ginger We feed ourselves.
Hen Where is the farm?
Ginger There is no farm.
Babs Then where does the farmer live?
Ginger There is no farmer, Babs.
Babs Is he on holiday?
Ginger He isn't anywhere! Don't you get it? There's no morning head count no farmers, no dogs, no coups and locks and keys, and no fences!
Bunty In all my life, I've never heard such a fantastic... LOAD OF TRIPE. Let's face the facts, ducks. The chances of US getting out of HERE are 1,000,000 to 1.
[The chickens start murmuring]
Ginger Then there's still a chance.
Chickens Spark Unexpected Agreement Between Tweedys
Willard Tweedy MRS TWEEDY, THE CHICKENS ARE REVOLTING!?
[being attacked by the chickens]
Melisha Tweedy Finally, something we agree on.
[sarcastically, with her back turned she not paying attention]
Learning to Fly in Unconventional Ways
Ginger I thought you were going to teach us how to fly.
Rocky That's what I'm doing.
Ginger Isn't there usually some flapping involved?
[chuckles]
Rocky Hey, do I tell you how to lay eggs? Relax. We're making progress.
Ginger Really? I can't help feeling we're going round in circles.
[points to the chickens, who are indeed, spinning around in circles]
Rocky What the...? Hey! Cut it out! You're making me dizzy! Yeah. I think they're ready to fly now.
[The chickens stop, and start wobble around uneasily and toppling over]
Ginger Good, cause they certainly can't WALK anymore.
Panic Amidst Chicken Coop Chaos
Bunty Shush!
[loud whispering]
Bunty I'm stuck!
Ginger Get back!
Melisha Tweedy Mr. Tweedy.
[her first words]
Melisha Tweedy What is that chicken doing outside the fence?
Willard Tweedy Oh, I don't know love.
[his first words; giggles]
Melisha Tweedy Just deal with it. Now!
Willard Tweedy I'll teach you to make a fool out of me. Now let that be a lesson to the lot of you! No chicken escapes from Tweedy's FARM!
[to Ginger; He's throws in the coals. Close the bin. and Turns he goes to the other chickens; clenches his fist up; points at them; He go back to the farmhouse and get ready for bed]
Poultry in Motion: A Playful Tagline
Taglines She's Poultry In Motion.
Feathers Will Fly in Chicken Run
Taglines Feathers Will Fly!
Unexpected Comparisons in a Stealthy Situation
Nick We slipped into the farmer's room, all quiet, like...
Fetcher Like a fish!
[interrupting]
Nick Yeah, and we- Like a FISH? You stupid Norbert.
[pauses]
Invention of the Pie Machine Explained
Willard Tweedy Ooh! That's champion, that is. What is it?
Melisha Tweedy It's a pie machine, you idiot. Chickens go in, pies come out.
Willard Tweedy Oh! What kind of pies?
Melisha Tweedy Apple.
[sarcastically]
Willard Tweedy (excited) My favorite!
Melisha Tweedy Chicken pies, you great lummox! Imagine it! In less than a fortnight, every grocer's in the county will be stocked with box upon box of "Mrs Tweedy's Homemade Chicken Pies".
[forcefully; calmly]
Willard Tweedy Just "Missus"?
Melisha Tweedy Woman's touch. Makes the public feel more comfortable.
Willard Tweedy Uh, right. How does it work?
[about to pull the gearshift]
Melisha Tweedy Get me a chicken and I'll show you.
[slaps Mr Tweedy on the hand]
Willard Tweedy I know just the 1. ?
[He walks out to get Ginger]
The Egg or the Chicken Debate
Nick Ey, ey, here's a thought. Why don't we get an egg and start our own chicken farm? That way we'll have all the eggs we could eat.
Fetcher Right. We'll need a chicken then.
Nick No. No, we'll need an egg. You have the egg first. That's where you get the chicken from.
Fetcher No, that's cobblers. If you don't have a chicken, where you gonna get an egg?
Nick From the chicken that comes from the egg.
Fetcher Yeah, but you have to have an egg to have a chicken.
Nick Yeah, but you gotta get the chicken first to get the egg, and then the egg, you get the chicken out.
Fetcher Hang on. Let's go over this again.
[The screen puts up, "The End", then the credits scene]
Discipline and Order in Leadership
Ginger Order! Order! Quiet, everyone! Settle down! I would like to order... Please, if you could just settle--
[on microphone]
Fowler Quiet here! Let's have some discipline in the ranks! What, what!
[banging on the table]
Ginger Thank you, Fowler.
Fowler In my R.A.F days, we were never allowed to waste time unnecessary chitchat.
Ginger Yes, thank you, Fowler.
Fowler I... Right! Carry on.
[pause; chuckling, clears throat, and saluting]
Belief in Possibility and Answers
Ginger I knew it was possible.
Rocky Rhodes Oh, it's possible alright.
Ginger I knew the answer would come.
Rocky Rhodes Amen!
Ginger We're all going to FLY over that fence, and Mr Rhodes is going to show us how, right?
Rocky Rhodes That's r... W-w-what, did you say "fly"?
Ginger You can teach us.
Rocky Rhodes No, I can't. Listen. Shh! You hear that? That's the open road calling my name and I was born to answer that call. Bye!
[The other hens sigh in despair; silence; dashes out the coop]
Babs He must have very good hearing.
The Challenge of Chicken Escape
Taglines It's Chicken Impossible.
Determined Poultry and Their Strategic Plans
Taglines There's Nothing More Determined Than Poultry With A Plan.
The Challenge of Learning to Fly
Rocky So, you wanna fly? Well, it ain't gonna be easy, and it ain't gonna happen overnight either. You see, flying takes three things - hard work, perseverance and... hard work.
Fowler You said "hard work" twice!
Rocky That's because it takes twice as much work as perseverance.
[licks a feather and shows it to the hens, making all of them except Ginger laugh]
Fowler Codswallop! Cocky Yanks think that they know it all...
[muttering; goes back into Hut 1]
The Lone Free Ranger's Journey
Taglines The Lone Free Ranger.
Character Introductions and Responses
Babs Ohh!
Nick You called? Nick and--
Fetcher Fetcher.
Nick At your service.
Ginger Over here!
Ginger We need some more things.
Nick Right you are, Miss! How about this quality, hand-crafted tea set?
[opens a lunchbox and holds up a couple thimbles]
Ginger Um, no...
Fetcher Or this lovely necklace and pendant?
[holds up a drain plug on a chain]
Ginger Well, it's lovely...
Nick Or how about this little number that's all the rage in the most fashionable coops in Paris. Simply pop it on like so... And as the French hens say, "Voila!
[holds up a badminton birdie; pops it on Ginger's head, feathers side up so that she looks like an Indian]
Fetcher That IS French.
Nick And that's two hats in one, Miss. For parties... ...For weddings! Uh, madame! This makes you look like a vision, like a dream.
[turns the birdie over, making it look like a wedding veil]
Fetcher Like a duck!
Ginger No, thank you. We're making this. We need these things. Can you get them?
[takes off the birdie and shows a diagram of a catapult]
Nick Ooh-hoo-hoo, ooh, this is a big job, Miss. Uh, bigger than the other ones. No, no, this is gonna cost.
Ginger Same as always: one bag of seed.
[hands Nick a bag of chicken feed]
Nick You call this pay?!
Fetcher It's chicken feed!
Ginger What else could we give you?
Nick Eggs.
Ginger Eggs?!
Fetcher Eggs.
[holds up an egg cup and licks his lips]
Ginger We can't give you our eggs. They're too valuable.
Nick And so are we. After you, Fetcher.
[packs up to leave]
Fetcher After I what?
[pausely]
Nick Move!
Escape Plan Involves Unconventional Thinking
Mac Oh, a cannon. Aye, that would give you thrust.
Bunty I knew he was fake all along. In fact, I'm not even certain he was American.
Mac So, what's the next plan, hen?
Ginger Let's face it. The only way out of here is wrapped in pastry.
[sighs]
Babs Perhaps, he just went on holiday.
Bunty Perhaps, he just wanted to get away from your infernal knitting!
[angrily snatches Babs' knitting and stamps it in the mud]
Mac You were always the one that was always hitting him. See how you like it!
[pushes Bunty]
Fowler Quiet there! Quiet, I say! Dissension in the ranks. Precisely what Jerry would have wanted. The old divide and conquer. A proper squadron work together, like we did in my R.A.F. days. Jocko at the stick, Flappy at the map, and old Whizzbang at the tail-end Charlie. WingCo would give the call, hop in the old crate, chocks away! Wizard show it was. That's how you get medals.
[shows Bunty his air-force medal]
Bunty Oh. Will you shut up about your STUPID, BLOOMING MEDALS?!?!
[enraged]
Fowler HOW DARE YOU! Madam, forgive me. A-As an officer, I offer my most--
[angrily hits Bunty with his cane]
Ginger Fowler. Everyone! SHUT UP!
[turns to the chickens fighting in the mud]
Ginger Fowler, what exactly is the R.A.F.?
[clears throat]
Fowler What do you mean, what is it? The Royal Air Force is what!
[pulls his face out of the mud; salutes; chuckles]
Ginger Then what's the "old crate"?