Hoodwinked!

***Hoodwinked!*** is a 2005 computer-animated musical comedy mystery film. It retells the folktale *Little Red Riding Hood* as a police procedural, using backstories to show multiple characters' points of view. It was produced independently by Blue Yonder Films with Kanbar Entertainment and released by The Weinstein Company, directed and written by Cory Edwards along with the Serbian director Mihailo Vukobratović, Siniša Pavić, Todd Edwards, Liljana Pavić, and Tony Leech, and produced by Katie Hooten, Maurice Kanbar, Željko Mitrović, David K. Lovegren, Sue Bea Montgomery, and Preston Stutzman. 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.

*Hoodwinked!* was among the earliest computer-animated films to be completely independently funded. Working apart from a major studio allowed the filmmakers greater creative control, but also restrained them economically. Due to the film's low budget, its animation was produced in the Philippines, with a less realistic design inspired by stop-motion films. The Weinstein Company did not sign on as the film's distributor until near the end of production, and while the company had several roles recast with higher-profile actors, it otherwise made few changes to the film. Structurally, the film was inspired by non-linear crime dramas, such as *Rashomon* and *Pulp Fiction*. 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. *Hoodwinked!*, however, intentionally deviated from the *Shrek* series in its style of humor and in certain plot elements. This was in part based on Cory Edwards' concerns over exposing children to the high level of cynicism often found in the genre.

The film was released on DVD in the United States on May 2, 2006 by Genius Entertainment and The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 29, 2007 by Momentum Pictures. It was later released on Blu-Ray in the United States on February 15, 2011 by Vivendi Entertainment and The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment. A sequel, *Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil*, directed by Mike Disa. It was created by an entirely different team, even though the original draft of the screenplay was written by the Edwards brothers and Leech, was released in 2011.

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## Storyline

### Plot

The candy recipes of the goody shops have been stolen by the Goody Bandit, and many animals are out of business. While the police are chasing the criminal, there is a mess at Granny's house involving Little Red Hiding Hood, The Wolf, The Woodsman and Granny, disturbing the peace in the forest. They are all arrested by the impatient Chief Grizzly. Detective Nicky Flipper is in charge of the investigation, and each accused gives his/her own version of the incident. Flipper uses the information to disclose the identity of the evil Goody Bandit

### Genres

* Animation
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Crime
* Fantasy
* Family
* Musical
* Mystery

### Home Media Rating

* **G** (Ireland)
* **U** (UK)
* **PG** (US)

## Details

### Countries of origin

* United States
* Serbia and Montenegro

### Home Media Release Dates

* May 2, 2006 (US) (DVD)
* January 29, 2007 (UK) (DVD)
* January 29, 2007 (Ireland) (DVD)
* February 15, 2011 (US) (Blu-Ray)

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* The Weinstein Company
* Kanbar Entertainment
* Kanbar Animation
* Blue Yonder Films
* Kosutnjak Film
* PFI Studios
* RTV Pink

### Distributors

* The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (2006) (US) (DVD) (through Genius Entertainment)
* Genius Entertainment (2006) (US) (DVD) (through)
* Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (DVD)
* Momentum Pictures (2007) (Ireland) (DVD)
* The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (2011) (US) (Blu-Ray) (through Vivendi Entertainment)
* Vivendi Entertainment (2011) (US) (Blu-Ray) (through)