chicken run is a 2000 stop motion animated movie produced by aardman animations in partnership with dreamworks animation. the film stars timothy spall, phil daniels, mel gibson, julia sawalha, lynn ferguson, imelda staunton, jane horrocks, benjamin whitrow, tony haygarth and miranda richardson. chicken run was the final acting work that madeline kahn completed before her death on december 3, 1999. the film is dedicated to her memory.