A Town Called Panic
2009 · Movie · PG · 77 min · ★ 7.5 · 76% critics
Two well-meaning roommates try to create a special birthday surprise for their friend, but a simple plan spirals into chaos and wrecks their home. To fix the mess, they set off on a wildly unpredictable journey that bounces from one strange place to another, fueled by nonstop, toy-box logic and frantic comedy.
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Details
- Original title
- Panique au village
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-06-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (212 votes)
- Box office
- $505,699
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a hyperactive, surreal animated comedy that feels like kids playing with toys and doesn’t care about logic; Not for you if you need a coherent story or subtle humor, and it may appeal to fans of Rango.
Pros: nonstop absurd humor; inventive toy-world charm; family-friendly fun | Cons: thin, chaotic plot; jokes can grate; pacing feels uneven
Themes
- farm
- birthday
- human animal relationship
- stop motion
- shootout
Cast & crew
Stéphane Aubier
as Coboy / Max Briquenet / Monsieur Ernotte (voice)
Vincent Patar
as Cheval (voice)
Bruce Ellison
as Indien (voice)
Jeanne Balibar
as Madame Longrée (voice)
Bouli Lanners
as Postman / Simon / Cow (voice)
Benoît Poelvoorde
as Steven (voice)
Nicolas Buysse
as Mouton / Jean-Paul (voice)
François De Brigode
as Sports Journalist (voice)
Véronique Dumont
as Janine (voice)
- CG
Christine Grulois
as Cow / Student (voice)
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar