Chicken Little in Macy's Day Parade

[Sarangel]

From PR Newswire:

Debuting in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be a chicken of not so little stature as CHICKEN LITTLE, flies high in the sky as a giant helium balloon on Thursday, November 25th. Macy's and Walt Disney Picture's have big plans for a little chicken on Thanksgiving Day, as the star of the upcoming animated comedy CHICKEN LITTLE will make his maiden flight in the world-famous Parade before
debuting in movie screens in July '05.

In preparation for his upcoming heroics, CHICKEN LITTLE will take a trip down Broadway leaving his pint-sized proportions for the movies as he towers over New York City as a 60.5 ft. tall, 26 ft. wide and 68.5 ft. long giant helium balloon. Filled with 12,700 cubic ft. of helium and weighing in at 493 pounds CHICKEN LITTLE, will block a huge portion of that darn sky when he
flies in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Flown with the help of 50 handling lines, CHICKEN LITTLE will be just the right "saving the day" proportions that will really show the towns folk this little chicken's giant-sized tenacity.

"Everyone at Macy's Parade is excited to welcome Disney's CHICKEN LITTLE to our line-up of giant helium balloons," says Robin Hall, Executive Producer of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Disney is one of our oldest and most cherished creative partners, and our collaborations have made for some truly
memorable moments in Parade history. I'm convinced that this debut appearance of the CHICKEN LITTLE balloon will keep with that tradition."

Commenting on the announcement, Dick Cook, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, said, "When it came time to introduce the world to the star of our next animated feature film, CHICKEN LITTLE, we decided to think big by participating in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We're excited to be part of this spectacular holiday tradition and thrilled to continue our
long-standing relationship with Macy's."

What follows constitutes a spoiler, so for those who prefer to wait until the film comes out, stop reading.

The sky's the limit in Walt Disney's new computer animated comedy, CHICKEN LITTLE. The movie picks up where the classic fable ends, namely after our pint-sized hero has caused big-time havoc when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky.

In the wake of the "unfortunate acorn incident" Chicken Little's name is mud in his hometown of Oakey Oaks. Down but not out, he struggles mightily to restore his reputation and make his Dad, Buck Cluck, proud. Chicken Little joins the local baseball team and, despite the fact that he is barely bigger than a baseball himself, he manages to smack a championship-winning homerun. With one crack of the bat, the town laughingstock becomes the toast of Oakey Oaks.

But no sooner has Chicken Little redeemed himself then he is conked on the head one more time. And this time the sky really is falling! Fearful of once again being labeled crazy, Chicken Little tells no one but his best friends, Runt of the Litter, Ugly Duckling and Fish out of Water, about the threat that hangs over Oakey Oaks.

Together this misfit crew tries to save the day. Chicken Little eventually discovers that he needs to risk his newfound popularity and alert his father and the town. When Buck realizes Chicken Little actually has it right this time, he unites with his son and his friends as they set out to save the world.

Featuring the vocal talents of Zach Braff, Garry Marshall, Joan
Cusack, Don Knotts, Amy Sedaris, Steve Zahn, Wallace Shawn and Harry Shearer; CHICKEN LITTLE is directed by Mark Dindal.

 

[mrsR123]

Thanks, Sara. I hadn't read a synopsis yet, assuming that the movie would have a stupid premise, but this actually sounds reasonably creative.