Chicken Little

Episode Summary Chicken Little (2005), the modern retelling of the classic folk tale, will make you wish the sky was falling so the movie would end. Erin and Rachel discuss the gender dynamics and fatphobia in this story about a father and son (and also baseball and aliens). Episode Bibliography Åström, B. (2015). The symbolic annihilation of mothers in popular culture: Single Father and the death of the mother. Feminist Media Studies, 15 (4), 593-607. DOIi: Åström, B. (2017). The absent mother in the cultural imagination: Missing, presumed dead. Springer. DOI: Ball, R. (2005, June 28). Chicken Little to Christen Disney Digital 3D. Animation Magazine. Berardinelli, J. (2005). Chicken Little. ReelViews. Burr, T. (2005, November 4). Chicken Little Movie Review. Boston Globe. Carroll, L. (2005, November 2). Zach Braff Calls ‘Chicken Little’ ‘Garden State’ On A Farm. MTV. Chicken Little. (n.d.). Box Office Mojo. Chicken Little (2005 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. Desowitz, B. (2005, November 4). 'Chicken Little' & Beyond: Disney Rediscovers its Legacy Through 3D Animation. Animation World Network. Dindal, M. (Director). (2005). Chicken Little [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios, Henny Penny. (2024, August 15). In Wikipedia . Joe Grant. (n.d.). Wikipedia. McEachern, M. (2005, November). The Sky's the Limit. Computer Graphics World. Mousefiles. (2007, August 10). Chicken Little [Video]. YouTube. Ness, M. (2016, May 12). An Inauspicious Start to Computer Animation: Disney's Chicken Little. Reactor. Randall, L. (2005, November 2). `Chicken Little' a big deal 3D animated film is a milestone for Garry Marshall & Disney. Pilly.com. Richards, O. (2006, January 27). Chicken Little Review. Empire Magazine. Scott, A.O. (2005, November 4). A Chick Flick With Aliens Falling From the Sky. The New York Times. Taylor, D. (2020, November 9). Chicken Little: Inside the History of Disney's First CGI Movie. Collider. WonderLand. (2020, November 8). Chicken Little 2005 Behind The Scenes. YouTube. Young, R. (Host). (2023-present). Weight for it [Audio podcast]. Radiotopia.

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Chicken Little is an episode from Deconstructing Disney by Rachel Casey.

This episode is 01:17:51 long.

This episode was published on Oct 15, 2024.

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