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Souris City

Original title: Flushed Away
  • 2006
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
146K
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Souris City (2006)
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Animal AdventureBuddy ComedyComputer AnimationSlapstickActionAdventureAnimationComedyDramaFamily

The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

  • Directors
    • David Bowers
    • Sam Fell
  • Writers
    • Dick Clement
    • Ian La Frenais
    • Christopher Lloyd
  • Stars
    • Hugh Jackman
    • Kate Winslet
    • Ian McKellen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    146K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,559
    484
    • Directors
      • David Bowers
      • Sam Fell
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
      • Christopher Lloyd
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Kate Winslet
      • Ian McKellen
    • 173User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman
    • Roddy
    • (voice)
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Rita
    • (voice)
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • The Toad
    • (voice)
    Jean Reno
    Jean Reno
    • Le Frog
    • (voice)
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Whitey
    • (voice)
    Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis
    • Spike
    • (voice)
    Shane Richie
    Shane Richie
    • Sid
    • (voice)
    Kathy Burke
    Kathy Burke
    • Rita's Mum
    • (voice)
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Rita's Dad
    • (voice)
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Rita's Grandma
    • (voice)
    Rachel Rawlinson
    • Tabitha
    • (voice)
    Susan Duerden
    Susan Duerden
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    Miles Richardson
    Miles Richardson
    • Father
    • (voice)
    John Motson
    John Motson
    • Football Commentator
    • (voice)
    Douglas Weston
    Douglas Weston
    • Newspaper Seller
    • (voice)
    Roger Blake
    • Policeman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Thimblenose Ted
    • (voice)
    • …
    Paul Shardlow
    • Pegleg
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • David Bowers
      • Sam Fell
    • Writers
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
      • Christopher Lloyd
    • All cast & crew
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    8bostonlatin

    Just call me an English Fool

    The fact that I could be entertained by another one of these animated talking animal movies is a miracle. Is this number 1000 over the past 2 years? I just love English sarcasm, wit, dryness that strikes a chord in these old bones. The great news, nobody was in drag.

    During the movie, there are inside English jokes that Americans may not understand such as "England loses on penalty kicks" which is a modern football tradition in the UK and the English love of knick knacks. The singing slugs don't do it for me but the kids liked them.

    I highly recommend this movie even if you are sick of computer animated talking animals.
    8Joejoesan

    A sure knock out!

    Being the creators and producers of both Chicken Run and the Wallace & Gromit series, people should expect a lot from the talents of the Aardman company. Luckily, again they succeed in making a great movie with their first computer animated flick Flushed Away.

    The story is about a spoiled rat named Roddy (Hugh Jackman). He leads a save life as the pet of an upper class English girl. When the family is away on holiday Roddy gets flushed in the toilet and suddenly finds himself in the sewer. There he discovers a giant city filled with rats and a cruel frog boss called Toad. In an attempt to get back home Roddy enlists the help from the female shipper Rita. But she gets him into more trouble when she accidentally steals an import item from Toad. It doesn't take long before both Roddy and Rita are wanted by the whole frog mob…

    When movies like Cars or Over the Hedge get more and more photo realistic, Flushed Away puts an emphasis on fun and visual comedy. From the first screen second you know that you're looking at a different kind of movie. This is England, not America. Here they play soccer and not football. The movie starts at a fast pace and never lets go. The opening scene, in which Roddy plays with the toys in the house, is so funny that you get scared that the makers will not run out of bright ideas too soon. But one shouldn't worry. Most of the visual ideas are absolutely brilliant. Just take a look at rat city, which is made of microwaves, phone boots and washing machines. You should watch the movie at least twice to see it all. Of course there are a lot of reverences to other movies (James Bond, Finding Nemo and even Terminator 2) but those moments don't play a mayor part in the movie. The story is fresh and funny and leads to a nice finale involving an important soccer match.

    What makes Flushed Away succeed for sure are all the great characters. Toad (Ian McKellen) is a great and funny villain, the always likable Kate Winslet is a strong heroin, Bill Nighy has great moments as Toad's bodyguard Whitey and Jean Reno plays a very laughable French hit-man. But Flushed Away really is carried by Hugh Jackman, who's great performance makes you both laugh and cry. He is both the spoiled nerd as well as the over polite butler. He gets heroic if he must and even carries a great tune singing Tom Jones songs. Actually there are a lot of songs in this movie. Usually that's a thing that I don't like in CGI movies, but in Flushed Away it just works out fine. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that most of the singing was done by maggots…

    Because of all the scenes with water Flushed Away couldn't have been done with clay animation alone. So don't be fooled by the combination Aardman and computers. Flushed Away is a sure knock out!
    7El-Cid-84

    Fun movie, just leave the Ritalin at home.

    I have to admit that I went into this movie with the mixed expectations. I'm haven't been especially impressed with Dreamworks animations, minus "Over the Hedge" which I think is their first film that stands on its own two feet without relying on the popularity of previous animations or pop-culture references.

    But enough on that, Flush Away was an enjoyable romp of animation. My only real complaint, is the pacing. The entire thing feels a roller coaster that you ride upside down -- with rotating seats. (Perhaps a contraption Aardman would come up with). The gags are amusing and some are very funny, but I need some breathing/laughing time between them.

    Yet if your brain can handle the onslaught of information, you will be able to appreciate the extraordinary amount of creativity in terms of visuals and attention to detail. There's also plenty of adult innuendo and witty jabs at Europeans and Americans alike. Katzenburg's philosophy of making movies "for adults, and the adult in every child." is very evident here. The kids were rolling in the theater with all the slapstick, and the savvy adults had their own laugh track.

    In this sense, the film is a success minus the ridiculous pacing. It's worth a look, just leave the Ritalin at home.
    9LennonBlake

    Absolutely outstanding

    Flushed Away carries a weight of intellect with it not often found these days in American cinema and television. It's sharp-witted yet poignant and fresh at the same time.

    I went in with the expectations of it being another animated film in an ocean of animated films, but I was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly entertained.

    The message of the film is an ever-fading idea that isolation from each other is how we will become destroyed. The idea that one must go far, far beyond their comfort zone and any form of complacency to find what truly matters in life. The films treatment of this ideology, again, is brilliant in my opinion.

    It has excellent writing, the animation is absolutely top notch, and the voice talent live up to their high dollar reputations. Everyone is outstanding in this film and it is a must see during the holidays.

    Go see Flushed Away!!! Go now!!
    Simonster

    Hugely funny, technically brilliant

    I saw Flushed Away at a press screening in Berlin where it was shown in English to an overwhelmingly German audience. Leaving aside the clichés (Germans DO have a sense of humour - it's just different, okay?!), coming as yet another in a long line of CGI films and with (let's be honest here) a less than gripping concept, Flushed Away had only a certain amount of goodwill from this professional crowd. So when an audience like this, yours truly included, laughs aloud and often then there's something special up on the screen!

    The humour is overwhelmingly English and there is none of the morality messaging that makes family films from certain other studios such a cringe-inducing experience. The characters are very well drawn (literally as well as figuratively) and the voice casting is universally excellent. The standard of animation is fantastic but you never once get the sense that anyone is showing off what they can do. This is a story- and character-driven film, with the technology there to serve. Anyone writing it off because it is not claymation is doing themselves a great disservice.

    Lovers of Wallace & Gromit and Aardman's work in general will have a ball spotting the oh so many references. The level of detail is amazing and it's going to take many viewings and many hours with the DVD on pause to spot them all. There are the bunnies from Curse of the Wererabbit, for example. I spotted the Lion King on the little girl's windowsill, and so on. And on.

    When a film credits several writers, plus comedy consultants, it's usually a sign that the script has gone horribly and tragically wrong. Maybe it did, to begin with, and the start is just a tad slow, but it soon picks up speed and the jokes, verbal and visual, just keep coming.

    Like the best family films, Flushed Away appeals to audiences of all ages, but the very young might find it a bit long. Not that it lags at any time, merely that the wee tots might get fidgety, you understand.

    The cast do a great job and I'm not going to single out anyone for special mention. The performances are spot on and everyone is obviously having a tongue in cheek good time. For professional reasons, I get to watch some 300 or more films a year. Flushed Away belongs to the very, very few that I wanted to see again right after it had finished. And before you ask, no, I am not being paid, induced or threatened at gunpoint to write this. I had a cracking good time, as did my girlfriend (Julia, German, with sense of humour) and you will too.

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    • Trivia
      Aardman Animations's first fully-CGI feature film. The reason for using computer animation, instead of the studio's trademark clay animation, was the numerous scenes involving water, which is nearly impossible to do convincingly in stop-motion.
    • Goofs
      As the movie opens, the little girl pours a whole box of rat food (and its box) into the dish at the front of Roddy's cage. When Roddy slides down to the front of the cage minutes later, neither the food, nor the upturned box is anywhere to be seen.
    • Quotes

      Toad: You find my pain amusing?

      Le Frog: I find everyone's pain amusing, except my own... I'm French!

    • Crazy credits
      There is a statement in the closing credits: "No slugs were a-salted in the making of this film." The joke is that salt is deadly to slugs.
    • Alternate versions
      Distributors choose to remove mild language from the film after an advice viewing from the BBFC suggested that it would not be acceptable for a U rating. As a result, words such as "bloody" and "bugger" were replaced with "blinkin'" and "bother". After the changes had been made, the BBFC passed the film with a U rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Down the Loo... The Making of 'Flushed Away' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Dancing with Myself
      Written by Billy Idol & Tony James

      Performed by Billy Idol with Generation X

      Courtesy of Chrysalis Records

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 2006 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • DreamWorks (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lo que el agua se llevó
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Aardman Animations
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    • Budget
      • $149,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $64,665,672
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,814,323
      • Nov 5, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $178,281,554
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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