The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984 | 58m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Peter Baldwin |
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| Writer: | Daniel M. Pinkwater, Don Nelson, Arthur Alsberg |
| Staring: |
| Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 19, 1984 |
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| Director: | Peter Baldwin |
| Writer: | Daniel M. Pinkwater, Don Nelson, Arthur Alsberg |
| Genres: | Family, Fantasy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | thanksgiving |
| Production Companies | WETA, WQED, KCET, KTCA, South Carolina Educational Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Benny Baker | Mr. Gluckschen |
| Vivian Bonnell | Pamela Reschner, the Mayor's Secretary |
| Hamilton Camp | Gibbons |
| Keene Curtis | Crandall |
| Richard Deacon | City Councilman |
| Stephanie Edwards | News Anchor |
| John Finnegan | Policeman |
| Alice Ghostley | Narrator - Mrs. Gluckschen |
| Arlene Golonka | Helen Bobowicz |
| Jerry Houser | Policeman |
| Gabe Kaplan | Anthony DePalma |
| Bill McLean | Homeless Man |
| Clive Revill | Prof. Mazzocchi |
| J. Jay Saunders | Fireman |
| Van Snowden | Henrietta the Chicken |
| Bill Sorrells | Carl Bobowicz |
| Dick Van Patten | Mayor Bagley |
| Peter Billingsley | Arthur Bobowicz |
| Lulee Fisher | Screaming Woman |
| Chris Hebert | George |
| Helen Geller | Henrietta the Chicken (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Baldwin | Director |
| Bo Welch | Art Direction |
| Daniel M. Pinkwater | Book |
| Misha Segal | Original Music Composer |
| Paul Bonnette | Editor |
| Ann Remsen Manners | Casting |
| Brent Moore | Set Decoration |
| Nancy Ferguson | Makeup Artist |
| Robert E. Collins | Director of Photography |
| Don Nelson | Writer |
| Arthur Alsberg | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Tahse | Producer |
| Richard John David | Associate Producer |
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