Free Jimmy (2006)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Christopher Nielsen

Writers:

Christopher Nielsen (writer)
Simon Pegg (English screenplay)

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (Norway)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.

Plot Keywords:

Circus | Animal Rights | Computer Animation | Drunkenness | Chase

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Woody Harrelson	...	Roy Arnie (voice: English version)
Simon Pegg	...	Odd (voice: English version)
Phil Daniels	...	Gaz (voice: English version)
Jay Simpson	...	Flea (voice: English version)
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Marius (voice: English version)
Samantha Morton	...	Sonia (voice: English version)
Jim Broadbent	...	Stromowskij (voice: English version)
Emilia Fox	...	Bettina (voice: English version)
Kris Marshall	...	Erik (voice: English version)
Lisa Maxwell	...	Lise (voice: English version)
James Cosmo	...	HudMaSpecs (voice: English version)
Douglas Henshall	...	Eddie (voice: English version)
David Tennant	...	Hamish (voice: English version)
Russell Barr	...	George (voice: English version)
Steve Pemberton	...	Mattis (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Slipp Jimmy fri (Norway)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

Norway | UK

Language:

English | Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Company:

AnimagicNet A/S

Trivia:

This is the first computer animated feature film in Norway's history. By January 2004 it was apparent that the total budget would be three times as originally planned, and the premiere was pushed back a year.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Up in Smoke (1978)

Soundtrack:

Nellie The Elephant

Free Jimmy is not for kids

I got to see the British version of this film and yes it was very funny. Be warned though, due to the stereotype that obviously we London Cockney's have got is used to the full in this. The Facking (use a u instead of the a and you get what i mean, if you are a Londoner you will Definitely know what i mean) word gets used quite a lot in this film, nearly all the time. The cream of British talent is in this which was what stood out to me in watching it. Phil "Quadrophenia" Daniels plays a funny foul mouthed cockney junkie in this that really has to be seen to be believed. Simon "Hot Fuzz/Shaun of the Dead" Pegg is the other main characters in this and at times is virtually unrecognisable in this as he is doing a voice and you can only just get that it's him. The one who played the little guy of the group made me laugh the most as he was always doing things wrong. David "The Doctor" Tennant is also in this and made me laugh quite a few times as he uses his original Scottish accent to the full here. Woody Harrelson Plays the American junkie who dreams of having his own circus, Kris "My family" Marshall plays a animal rights crusader, so does Samantha "Band of Gold/Minority Report" Morton plays a emotional and clumsy animal rights crusader. Even Kyle "Twin peaks" Mclachlan turns up in this as the leader of the animal rights crusaders. This movie is a riot from beginning to end but also there is a message in it too. It may be hard to find under the language and the laughs but when the film is finished, it will hit you. There are some very touching scenes in it too. Free Jimmy is a film for Older kids because of the language but if you can by pass that then kids will love it and laugh with you at all the jokes.

The story is a bit slow but the acting and the performances push it through and make it an entertaining movie to watch. Like i said Parents: It's up to you if you want to show this to your kids, mind you kids already know that kind of language nowadays so i don't see why not. It's the kind of cartoon Disney would make if they had the balls.