Over The Hedge

Over The Hedge

“I am a crazy, rabid squirrel. I want my cookies!” – Hammy (“Over the Hedge” – 2006)

R.J. (voice of Bruce Willis) is in pretty big trouble. When he’s caught trying to steal Vincent’s (voice of Nick Nolte) food, he makes a promise to the bear to replace everything that’s been destroyed. By chance, R.J. comes across a group of foragers: Verne, Hammy, Ozzie, Heather, Stella and Lou and Penny (voices of Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Avril Lavigne, Wanda Sykes, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara, respectively) with their children. Can you con the animals to venture into nearby suburbia to gather food? Here are a few things to look for when you’re watching the animated “Over the Hedge”.

Drop That Bag!

When R.J. sees that Vincent is holding a can of Spuddies, R.J. is standing next to the red wagon that’s overloaded with food. He proceeds to take off his golf bag, drop it on the ground and walks over to Vincent. Once R.J. grabs the can, he opens it and Vincent wakes up. The next shot of R.J. (who is still next to Vincent) shows the golf bag right behind him on the ground, a considerable distance away from the wagon.

Speaking Of Golf Bags…

Vincent is chasing R.J. down the cliff after the wagon of food is destroyed. R.J. has the golf bag across his back. But when Vincent grabs him, picking him up, the golf bag is gone. (We later see it when R.J. gets it off the ground.)

That’s Going To Leave A Mark

Verne’s first trek into suburbia doesn’t go well. At one point, before returning through the hedge, we see him get hit with by a kid’s bike and a hockey stick. However we don’t see a trace of the tire marks on Verne’s shell until he turns to shows R.J.

Squeaky Toys!

Verne has decided to return all of the food that they have taken. He and R.J. (who’s trying to convince him not to) start talking and R.J. tells him to keep his voice down and to follow him. We can see there is nothing on the ground around Verne. But when Verne says he’s not going to follow him, Nugent’s (the dog) squeaky toys are on the ground next to him.

Playing Possum

The animals break into Gladys’ (voice of Allison Janney) home. At one point Gladys gets out of bed, comes downstairs and gets a cup of coffee. She then proceeds to walk back upstairs with the cup. She still has it in her hand when she sees Heather on the stairs. But when Gladys walks down a few stairs to look at her, the coffee cup is suddenly gone.

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