Flushed Away

A madcap comedy set on and beneath the streets of London. Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society rat" who makes his home in a posh Kensington flat, complete with two hamster butlers named Gilbert and Sullivan. When a common sewer rat named Syd comes spewing out of the sink and decides he's hit the jackpot, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the "whirlpool." Syd may be an ignorant slob, but he's no fool, so it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Roddy immediately wants out, or rather, up; Rita wants to be paid for her trouble; and, speaking of trouble, the villainous Toad- who royally despises all rodents- wants them iced.literally. The Toad dispatches his two hapless hench-rats, Spike and Whitey, to get the job done. When they fail, the Toad has no choice but to send to France for his cousin- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog.

Roddy, Rita, Toad, Spike, Whitey, Syd, Gilbert, Sullivan, Le Frog

Aardman's first foray into computer animation.

Release date is that of world premiere in New York; general release date was November 3, 2006. Stars Kate Winslet and Hugh Jackman arrived at the premiere by swooping down a 30-foot inflatable toilet slide.

Soundtrack: "Dancing with Myself," Written by Billy Idol and Tony James, Performed by Billy Idol with Generation X, Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, Under license from EMI Film & Television Music; "Yakety Sax," Written by Boots Randolph and James Rich, Performed by Boots Randolph, Courtesy of Tree Productions; "Land of Hope and Glory," Written by Sir Edward Elgar and Arthur C. Benson; "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," Written by Nic Cester and Cameron Muncey, Performed by Jet, Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group, By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing; "She's a Lady," Written by Paul Anka; "Batman Theme," Written and Performed by Neal Hefti, Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; "Rule Britannia," Composed by Thomas Augustine Arne from the poem by James Thomson, Performed by John Venzon; "Don't Worry, Be Happy," Written by Bobby McFerrin; "Bohemian Like You," Written by Courtney Taylor, Performed by Dandy Warhols, Courtesy of Capitol Records, Under license from EMI Film & Television Music; "Ice Cold Rita," Written by Joe Keenan and Keith Baxter; "Wedding March," Written by Richard Wagner; "Sailing," Written and Performed by Christopher Cross, Courtesy of Christopher Cross Records; "That's Not Rice You're Eating," Written by Keith Baxter; "Accordian & Kawala," Written and Performed by Badawi & Chamoun; "La Marseillaise," Performed by Eric Dapkewicz; "M/F Noröna," Written and Performed by Knut Ivar Boe, Courtesy of The Orchard; "Proud Mary," Written by John Fogerty, Performed by Tina Turner, Courtesy of EMI Records, Under license from EMI Film & Television Music; "Mr. Lonely," Written by Bobby Vinton and Gene Allan; "What's New Pussycat?", Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Performed by Tom Jones, Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited, Under license from Universal Music Enterprises; "Wonderful Night," Written by Norman Cook and Lateef Daumont, Performed by Fatboy Slim, Courtesy of Astralwerks, Under license from EMI Film & Television Music.

Annie Award, Animated Effects, Scott Cegielski, 2007.
Annie Award, Character Animation in a Feature Production, Gabe Hordos, 2007.
Annie Award, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production, Pierre-Olivier Vincent, 2007.
Annie Award, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production, Ian McKellen, Voice of the Toad, 2007.
Annie Award, Writing in an Animated Feature Production, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keenan and Will Davies, 2007.
Nominee, Annie Award, Character Animation in a Feature Production, Line Andersen, 2007.
Nominee, Annie Award, Directing in an Animated Feature Production, David Bowers and Sam Fell, 2007.
Nominee, Annie Award, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production, Simon Wells, 2007.
Nominee, Best Animated Film, Producers Guild of America, 2007.
Nominee, Critics' Choice Award, Best Animated Feature, 2007.
Nominee, BAFTA Award, Animated Feature Film, 2007