When a restless young chicken escapes from a protected poultry complex and discovers the horrifying fate awaiting his kind, he must unite with a band of free-ranging chickens to overcome their differences and fight the enemy threatening them all.

SYNOPSIS:

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SKID, a fun loving, energetic and very inquisitive young cock shakes up their impressive, ultra-modern poultry complex with a lively Rhythm and Blues boogie, and then he goes back to his private quest to escape from the pretty poultry house in order to taste life at the outer world where the Free Ranger chickens dwell in absolute freedom.

KANE, a tough cock and co-leader with ROOKY of the Free Rangers, leads a hunting gang of over a hundred chickens as they venture to a thicket’s outskirt where grains and millets flourish wildly to harvest some for the hood. But luck runs out on them when SPIKE and SPOOKY, two opportunist Wolves lay siege and prey on some of the native fowls for lunch. Kane and about two third of the gang returns empty handed and with various degree of injuries. This causes panic in the hood as many become afraid that they might starve to death before dawn.

SHAGGY, BOB and SCUBA; three young, restless and adventurous Free Ranger cocks, with LUCY, a pretty hen always in their company, are onto one of their many adventures when they encounter Skid escaping from his beloved home and almost gets himself eaten by a predator HAWK save for the timely acts of Bob and his fellows. They pally and Skid joins them home. Moved by the imminent starvation looming in the hood, Skid helps the Free Rangers invade the Inner Chickens’ pretty poultry house and cart away huge amount of food items that will last them several months. Afterward Skid finds a poster of a beautifully barbecued whole chicken in Bob’s space, which causes him deep upset and of the realization that the image points to the ‘glorious beyond of no return’ they were told about from chick, and for which they should be proud of.

Bent on informing his hood of the oblivious doom that has been their fate contrary to what they believed, Skid ventures back home, only to realize he has been banished on suspicion of being a traitor, and he is thrown out. Not discouraged by the banishment, Skid together with Bob, Shaggy, Scuba and Lucy embark on a dangerous adventure down into the city of Las Vegas to unravel the mystery of the ‘glorious place of no return’. And indeed they found the place – the automated slaughter room of the Wiley’s Chicken Restaurant, an impressive three storey-building restaurant – and they encounter big troubles too when ABDUL the ruthless butcher, four other slaughter attendants and the harpy CHIEF CHEF finds the chickens out and unleash every weapon at their disposal determined to capture and slaughter the chicken gang as well. Will the chicken gang survive it in order to return and save the entire hood?

Karate Chickens is…

A high-energy animated action-adventure feature that combines comedy, friendship, courage and suspense with a distinctive world in which chickens live in two contrasting societies: the protected but confined world of the modern poultry complex and the dangerous yet seemingly free world of the Free Rangers. At the heart of the story is Skid, a curious young cock whose desire to discover the truth about the world beyond his home sets him and his friends on an extraordinary adventure.

Why Karate Chickens?

Karate Chickens offers a visually engaging and entertaining concept with strong family and commercial appeal. Beneath its humorous premise and action-driven adventure is a story about freedom, curiosity, friendship and the courage to question what we have been taught. The contrast between the Inner Chickens and the Free Rangers creates opportunities for comedy, action, memorable characters and a larger story world that can appeal across cultures and age groups.

Themes

· Freedom and the desire for independence

· Courage and overcoming fear

· Friendship and loyalty

· Curiosity and the pursuit of truth

· Questioning authority and accepted beliefs

· Survival and resilience

· Sacrifice and selflessness

· Identity and belonging

· Community and collective responsibility

Setting

Nevada, USA — primarily the Wiley Chicken Farm and its ultra-modern poultry complex, the Free Rangers’ Savannah haven and surrounding wilderness, and the city of Las Vegas, including Wiley’s Chicken Restaurant and its automated slaughter facility.

Audience

General audience, with strong family, children’s and animation appeal. The project is designed to combine accessible humor, action, adventure, suspense and emotional themes in a story that can be enjoyed by both younger and adult audiences.

INTERESTED?

If you are a producer, director, production company, investor, distributor, animation professional, or other industry professional interested in acquiring the rights to KARATE CHICKENS, please get in touch. The screenplay is available for option to a qualified party interested in developing and producing the project as an animated feature film.

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