Open Season Details

Open Season

OPEN SEASON, an animated action-adventure, follows the fortunes of two forest-animal misfits. Boog (Martin Lawrence) is a gentle and domesticated bear; Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) is an absentminded and accident-prone deer who has been shunned by his herd. Together, they struggle to adapt to the ways of life in the wild and on their own. Boog longs to return to the cushy conditions he had with Beth (Debra Messing), an animal-loving park ranger who rescued him and raised him as a pet from the time he was a cub. Desperate to please his new friend, who spared him from an overzealous hunter (Gary Sinise), Elliot tries to help lead Boog back to the mountainside town, but instead they are met with hostility by their fellow forest creatures, including a combative squirrel, McSquizzy (Billy Connelly); a perfectionist beaver, Reilly (Jon Favreau); and a machismo-fuelled deer, Ian (Patrick Warburton), who is Elliot's nemesis. Now, with hunting season upon them, they must all align to defend themselves against the hunters that annually plague their domain. While obviously geared toward kids, OPEN SEASON covers quite a few adult themes, including the comparison of man and beast. By pitting animals against hunters, the film operates from a pro-animal and pro-environment stance. It also conveys the importance of getting along with those different from ourselves, and encourages teamwork and acceptance of others.

Starring	Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Fergal Reilly, Debra Messing, Billy Connolly, Jon Favreau, Jane Krakowski, Gary Sinise, Gordon Tootoosis, Patrick Warburton
Director	Roger Allers, Jill Culton
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 23 mins
Certificate
Genres	Animated, Audio Descriptive, Children, Comedy
Language	English, English Audio Description
Dubbed	Dutch
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	Dutch, Hindi
Released	DVD: 12 Feb 2007 Production year: 2006
Format	DVD