Barnyard (film)
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Barnyard (also known as Barnyard: The Original Party Animals) is a 2006 animated comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and O Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is produced, written, and directed by Steve Oedekerk, and stars the voices of Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell, Tino Insana, John DiMaggio, and David Koechner. It tells the story of Otis, a carefree cow (actually a male bullock with udders) who learns the value of responsibility when he becomes the leader of his farm home's community after his adoptive father's death from a coyote attack.
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Directed by | Steve Oedekerk |
Written by | Steve Oedekerk |
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Music by | John Debney |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[1][4] |
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Running time | 90 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $51 million[4] |
Box office | $116.5-118.6 million[4][1] |
Barnyard began development in 2002 and was released in the United States on August 4, 2006. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $116.5 million worldwide against a $51 million production budget. It was continued into a television series called Back at the Barnyard, which aired on Nickelodeon and later Nicktoons for two seasons.