The film was a commercial success, earning over thirteen times its less-than-$8 million budget. This was in part based on Cory Edwards' concerns over exposing children to the high level of cynicism often found in the genre.Ĭritical reception to the film was varied although its script and cast were praised by many reviews, its animation quality was heavily criticized. Hoodwinked! however, intentionally deviated from the Shrek series in its style of humor and in certain plot elements.

It was released shortly after the first two installments in the successful Shrek series, which accentuated the fairy tale parody genre of which Hoodwinked! is a part.

Structurally, the film was inspired by non-linear crime dramas, such as Rashomon and Pulp Fiction. The Weinstein Company did not sign on as the film's distributor until near the end of production, and while the company had many roles recast, it otherwise made few changes to the film. Due to the film's small budget, its animation was produced in the Philippines, with a less-realistic design inspired by stop motion films. Working apart from a major studio allowed the filmmakers greater creative control, but also restrained them economically. Hoodwinked! was among the earliest computer-animated films to be completely independently funded. The film features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri and Andy Dick. The film was released by The Weinstein Company in Los Angeles, California, on December 16, 2005, for a one-week engagement before expanding nationwide on January 13, 2006. Lovegren, Sue Bea Montgomery, and Preston Stutzman. It was produced independently by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment, directed and written by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech, and produced by Katie Hooten, Maurice Kanbar, David K. It retells the folktale Little Red Riding Hood as a police investigation, using backstories to show multiple characters' points of view. Hoodwinked! (alternatively styled Hoodwinked) is a 2005 American computer-animated musical comedy thriller film.

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