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Over the Hedge chronicles the suburban lives of the critters who lived there first. When urban sprawl encroaches on their wild home, mischievous raccoon RJ and his sensitive best-buddy turtle Verne (aided by frenetic squirrel Sammy and a bevy of wacky rodents and marsupials) choose to take this rude incursion . . . with open arms. They critique suburbia's indulgences while exploiting its Dish TV, dishy lawn furniture, and deep-dish goulash of gar-baaage.
DreamWorks Animation is bringing the vision of Hedge creators Michael Fry and T Lewis to life in a feature film in Spring 2006, starring the voices of Bruce Willis as RJ and Garry Shandling as Verne. Other star voices in the computer-animated movie include Steve Carrell, Eugene Levy, Nick Nolte, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, and singer Avril Lavigne.
About the Author
Michael Fry and T Lewis have known each other since 1992, when they both contributed to the Mickey Mouse comic strip. In addition to writing Hedge, Michael Fry is a screenwriter, producer of the Internet cartoon series Live Nude Geeks, and producer of the syndicated family comic panel Committed. He now lives near Austin, Texas, with his wife, their two daughters, and a bevy of animals.
T Lewis, Hedge's artist, has lived in Africa, Switzerland, and Alaska, among other exotic locales. He won the National Cartoonists Society Award for Book Illustration in 1999. He lives and sort of ranches in rural Washington State with his wife and son and a smattering of dogs, cows, horses.