Open Season

Forest critters get payback for Bambi’s mom in this mildly diverting but ultimately rather aggravating cartoon from the Sony stable. Basically it’s Madagascar again, with Martin Lawrence’s domesticated grizzly forced to reawaken dormant natural instincts to survive the great outdoors and trigger-happy hunters. As a wise-cracking deer, Ashton Kutcher plays Donkey to Lawrence’s Shrek, while Billy Connolly voices the obligatory squirrel (see Ice Age , Over The Hedge and Hoodwinked).

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- Open Season: Clip - What was that?
- Open Season: Clip - I come in peace
- Open Season: Clip - Go outside
- Open Season Trailer
- Open Season - Teaser

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UK Theatrical Release Date: Oct 13th 2006
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