Barnyard (marketed as Barnyard: The Original Party Animals) is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and O Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is produced, written, and directed by Steve Odekerk, the co-creator of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and the spin-off television series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. The film stars the voices of Kevin James, Courtney Cox, Sam Elliott, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell, Tino Insana, John DiMaggio, and David Koechner. It tells the story of Otis, a carefree cow (actually a male bullock with udders) who learns the vale of responsibility when he becomes the leader of his farm home's community after his adoptive father’s death from a coyote attack.
Barnyard began development in 2002 and was released in the United States on August 4, 2006. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $116.5 million worldwide against a $51 million production budget. It was continued into a television series called Back at the Barnyard, which aired on Nickelodeon and later Nicktoons for two seasons.