Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer who wrote and performed as a member of the popular British comedy group Monty Python.
Eggs, an orphan, lives with the Boxtrolls--a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who inhabit who inhabit a cavern beneath the city of Cheesebridge.
When the villainous Archibald Snatcher hatches a plan to get rid of the harmless beings, Eggs teams up with the feisty Winnifred "Winnie" Portley-Rind to save the Boxtrolls from extinction.
