Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Year: 2006

Runtime: 84 mins

Language: English

Director: Randal Kleiser

FamilyFantasy

Teenager Claire would rather spend the day at the mall with friends than stay home while her brother Matt is babysat by Grandma. Determined not to let her leave, Grandma forces the siblings to endure her humorous, modern retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s “Little Red Riding Hood.” Claire imagines herself as Red, with her brother, parents and Grandma filling the other roles.

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Timeline & Setting – Red Riding Hood (2006)

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Time period

The narrative hops between present-day moments and past timelines via a time machine. Past selves collide with the present in escalating pranks and revisions, creating a loop of increasingly ridiculous outcomes. The film uses this multitemporal structure to fuel its playful pace and buoyant tone.

Location

Grandma's House, Fairy Tale Village

The story unfolds largely around Grandma's house, a cozy cottage at the heart of a whimsical village. It doubles as a launchpad for time-travel capers, with rooms and doors serving as portals to past and present mischief. The setting blends familiar fairy-tale charm with zany slapstick as timelines collide.

🏰 Fairy Tale Setting ⏳ Time Travel 😂 Comedy

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Main Characters – Red Riding Hood (2006)

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Hunter (Henry Cavill)

A determined hunter who becomes a central figure in the Wolf's timeline-tinkering scheme. His role triggers shifts across past and present, and he ends up on the receiving end of the Wolf's antics when he’s knocked out. He embodies the reluctant ally who propels the time-travel caper forward.

🗡️ Hero ⏳ Time traveler

Red Riding Hood (Morgan Thompson)

The target protagonist whose scream sets off a frantic chain of events, including triggering a fire alarm. She experiences the chaos of multiple timelines as the Wolf’s plans loop around her. Her resilient, loud presence anchors the story's fairy-tale heart.

👧 Protagonist 🧭 Journey 🌀 Multiverse

Grandma (Lainie Kazan)

A surprising force who becomes an unlikely obstacle in the Wolf's schemes, ending up locked in an armory closet and improvising action with unexpected bite. Her improvisational energy adds punch to the farce and complicates the timeline shenanigans. She remains a quirky, memorable part of the chaos.

👵 Grandmother 🧰 Armory scene

Jack De Wolf / Big Bad Wolf (Joey Fatone)

The Wolf-narrator figure who builds the time machine to rewrite missteps and schemes. He masterminds the chaotic plans and clashes with past selves in a running gag about who remembers what happened first.

🐺 Villain 🌀 Time traveler

Doris

The Wolf’s sheep wife who grows weary of endless scheming and ultimately takes control of the time machine to pursue a calmer life with Leonard the fox. Her decision reframes the pursuit of perfection as a question of personal happiness.

🐑 Spouse 💡 Agency

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Major Themes – Red Riding Hood (2006)

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🕰️ Time Travel

A goofy, high-energy time-travel caper drives the plot as the Wolf builds a machine to fix past missteps. Characters bounce between past and present, with each tweak spawning new comic complications. The ever-shifting timeline underpins the story’s chaotic, celebratory humor.

🎭 Mischief & Comedy

The narrator's perspective on mischief creates a buoyant tone, mixing fairy-tale whimsy with slapstick sci-fi antics. The Wolf's schemes unfold through rapid-fire gags, double crosses, and clever wordplay. Audience and characters laugh at chaos that keeps spiraling out of control.

💖 Love vs Perfection

Doris steps into the fray and ultimately seeks a calmer life by marrying a fox named Leonard, challenging the Wolf's fixation on rewriting fate. The story contrasts the lure of perfect outcomes with the comfort of imperfect, real-world happiness. It asks whether happiness is found in control or in accepting life's messier truths.

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