
Over The Hedge: The Movie Novel is a movie novelization written by Louise Gikow in 2006 and based on the movie Over the Hedge, directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2006. The movie features Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Nick Nolte, and others.
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Storyline
RJ the raccoon fails to get a stuck bag of Doritos to fall from a vending machine. He decides to raid the food stash of Vincent, a hibernating bear. However, Vincent awakens and the food is accidentally destroyed during the ensuing chase. RJ promises, on pain of death, to replace it in a week’s time. The bag of chips falls moments later, to RJ’s intense frustration.
Movie vs Book

Year
2006
Minutes
83
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Over the Hedge
Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Length: 1h23m
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Year
2006
Pages
168
Book Rate
6.44
S: Goodreads
Book
Over The Hedge
Subtitle: The Movie Novel
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