s’s story chicken, Walt Disney Animation’s first fully computer-animated adventure, follows a tiny rooster high school boy and his flock of stray animals as they must save their small town from an invasion. alien strategy. One of the main characters is Abby Mallard, Chick’s trusted confidant, who later falls in love with her.
Abby mainly reasoned for Chick and his friends, while also helping Chick’s relationship with his father, Buck Clark. This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of her cute qualities, not just her “ugly duckling” look.
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other actresses are considered
Abby Mallard is voiced by comedian Joan Cusack. However, she was not the only actress considered for the role. Other names named include Jodie Foster, Laura Dern, Sigourney Weaver, Geena Davis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, and just kidding Madonna.
However, in the video game version of the film, Pamela Adlon voices Abby. In recognition of their merits, they did a great job of giving a voice to a high school student who is clearly an adult character on the team but is obsessed with chicks.
Joan Cusack’s Second Voice Role
chicken This isn’t the only animated project that Cusack has provided sound for. She is best known for voicing the cowgirl jessie in the movie Toy Story Franchise.Her acting cute in the play toy story 2 In fact, she won the Anne Award for voicing a female in a feature film.
Her other notable voice acting roles include the evil sorceress Verushka Also blind! hood and evilmission control sprite in Arthur Christmasbelligerent mrs crumb Santa Claus, and record the movements of Milo’s loving mother Mars needs mom.
originally thought to be male
Not all animated films are finished in the original way. Originally, the character was a straight-up ugly duckling, and Sean Hayes was said to have been cast for the role. However, the character was quickly rewritten as a female, though she retained her ugly duckling arc.
Abby isn’t the only character getting sex change treatment. Chicken Little was originally conceived as a woman and Holly Hunter was invited to voice it. However, after eight months, it was decided to change the sex of the chicks.
speech barrier
Abby’s character is said to have a bit of a speech impediment which, combined with her asymmetrical face, earned her the nickname “The Ugly Duckling”. She is livid in all communication, but that does not prevent her natural and positive interest in her classmates.
The way she speaks seems to be reminiscent of other Disney characters who share the same style, such as Donald Duck, Huey, Louie, and Dewey—a pattern that quickly applies. Like Abby, however, obstacles don’t stop them from rising to the top and taking on challenges.
Chick’s only female ally
Throughout the film, Chick is considered a nuisance by the townspeople of Okeoaks (including his father) ever since the events of “The Fall of the Sky” devastated his small town. So he is very dependent on his friends, most importantly his best friend Abby.
This makes Abby his only female ally until the very end. While there are other female characters like bully Foxy Loxy, her soulmate Goosey Loosey, and her alien mother Tina, they don’t quite fit in with Chick’s hapless friend.
similar to another disney character
Abby’s design and personality closely resemble Gosalyn Mallard black-winged duck. First, physically, both have braids. Then, they wear the same purple t-shirt. In the end, they are all small compared to the people around them.
However, in terms of personality, they are almost the same, as both have a sarcastic appearance. They are also tomboys, confident in themselves, but lovable and courageous. As if that wasn’t enough, Abby’s middle name is “Ducktail”, pun intended duck story.
one of many disney ducks
More like a character, Abby is just one of many duck characters Disney has. In fact, there are over 200 duck characters in Disney’s animation inventory, most of which come from duck story And black-winged duck The universe – they’re as vibrant as Abby Mallard.
Some of the duck characters include the aforementioned Donald Duck, Gosalyn Mallard, Huey, Louie, Dewey, Scrooge McDuck, etc. With so many duck characters, it wouldn’t be surprising if Abby was part of the McDonald family.
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According to the original plan, Chicken Little will have a live sequel on video titled Chicks 2: The Ugly Duckling StoryThe proposed film would revolve around Chick falling into a love triangle between Abby and a new student named Rafaela, a French sheep.
The plot of the movie will have Abby forced to put on makeup to win the chicks. There was even an animated reel to help convince Disney to approve the movie. However, DisneyToon Studios closed before production — and that’s probably a good thing.
Recommended by a friend
Aside from Gosalyn, Abby shares some similarities with Rachel Green in all people FriendIn the film, there is a recurring scene where Abby convinces Chick to open up to her father and try to end the relationship with him. With Abby’s help, the two eventually reconcile.
The “closed” element refers to Friend In the two-part episode “The Episode Where Ross Finds Out”, a drunk Rachel is informed by her date that she needs the end of Ross to move on. Ross and Rachel eventually reconciled.
Isn’t it a mallard?
Finally, here’s an important fact about Abby Mallard: She’s not a mallard. It is implied that Abby is a swan with gray plumage. It is a fact that mallard has green feathers on its head and a black stripe at the tip of its long bill.
Unlike the mallard’s white-brown fluff, Abby’s entire body is dark brown. Besides the illogical, her ballet dance’s delicate swan-likeness also makes sense Swan Lakefocuses on the transformation of a black swan into a white swan.