Release
Date: December 18, 2007 Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner,
Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden,
Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks Genre: Animation, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for irreverent humor
throughout)
Review: The Simpsons had already ruled TV land for many years
by the time they finally attempted to conquer the movie world as well. It was
never any big secret that a Simpsons movie was in the works: Fox
registered the domain name "Simpsonsmovie.com" in 1997, a full nine years before
the film was finally greenlighted. When creator/producer Matt Groening’s
creation finally made it to the big screen in 2007, it only turned out to be the
biggest hit of the summer, raking in over $100 million gross in box-office
receipts in its first week, before heading on to do over $500 million worldwide,
proving that the best joke in the movie was actually played on the audience:
"Why pay for something when you can see it for free?" asks Homer at the movie’s
start...more
Extras:
Commentary by James L.
Brooks, Matt Groening, Al
Jean, Mike Scully, David
Silverman, Dan Castellaneta,
and Yeardley Smith;
commentary by David
Silverman, Mike B. Anderson,
Steven Dean Moore and Rich
Moore; deleted scenes;
Homer's monologue on "The
Tonight Show"; The Simpsons
judge "American Idol"; Homer
Introduces "American Idol";
"Let's All Go to the Lobby";
Alternate character designs
by the directors and Matt
Groening.
The Simpsons Movie Release
Date: July 27, 2007 Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: David Silverman Screenwriter: Matt Groening, James L. Brooks,
Al Jean, Mike Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike
Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner,
Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden,
Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks Genre: Animation, Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for irreverent humor
throughout) Official Website: TheSimpsonsMovie.com
Plot Summary:
After eighteen seasons, four hundred episodes, and
innumerable awards and honors (including a Peabody, 23 Emmys(R) and a
designation from Time magazine as the "best television show of the twentieth
century"), "The Simpsons" has become a feature-length motion picture. And it's a
good thing, too, because it takes a wide screen to fully capture Homer Simpson's
epic stupidity.
In the eagerly-awaited film based on the hit television series, Homer must save
the world from a catastrophe he himself created. It all begins with Homer, his
new pet pig, and a leaky silo full of droppings - a combination that triggers a
disaster the likes of which Springfield has never experienced. As Marge is
outraged by Homer's monumental blunder, a vengeful mob descends on the Simpson
household. The family makes a narrow escape, but is soon divided by both
location and conflict.
The Springfield citizenry has every reason to be out for Simpson blood. The
calamity triggered by Homer has drawn the attention of U.S. President Arnold
Schwarzenegger (voiced by Harry Shearer) and Environmental Protection Agency
head Russ Cargill (voiced by Albert Brooks). "You know sir," Cargill tells the
president, "when you made me head of the EPA, you were applauded for appointing
one of the most successful men in America to the least successful agency in
government. And why did I take the job? Because I'm a rich man who wanted to
give something back. Not the money, but something." That "something" is a
devil's plan to contain the disaster.
As the fates of Springfield and the world hang in the balance, Homer embarks on
a personal odyssey of redemption - seeking forgiveness from Marge, the reunion
of his splintered family, and the salvation of his hometown.
EN 5 Second Review:
One Giant fun sized great episode of the series we all
love. Must see.
You’re
money is best spent elsewhere. Peter Veugelaers:
EntertainmentNutz.com The anticipation for this movie, after
400 episodes on T.V., created a small buzz in the session I attended as
the 20th
Century Fox logo emblazoned the screen. It was like watching Star
Wars for the tenth time where everyone screams with excited
expectation...more
A
clever and spirited big-screen version of its better-known
small-screen cousin Kirk Honeycutt: Hollywood Reporter
"The Simpsons Movie" is everything a fan of the 18-year-old
animated Fox television series could ask for. But then,
Homer Simpson opens the movie by calling everyone in the
audience "giant suckers" for paying to see what they get for
free on TV. Looks like the world is full of giant suckers....more
The
film fires on all cylinders, one-liners coming thick
and fast Colin Covert: Minneapolis
Star-Tribune
There's a dizzying velocity to "The Simpsons Movie" that in
many ways defines it. The key to the long-running TV show's
success is the sheer superabundance of gags elbowing one
another aside for a blip of screen time. The "Simpsons"
writers' room, which has played host to many of America's
most prolific comic minds, must be a Darwinian jungle where
competition ensures that only the strongest, swiftest jokes
survive...more
Here I was with the living legends of
animation, The SImpsons! As if I walked into
Springfield,
this Seven Eleven in Mountain View, CA (Shorline &
Pear) was converted into a Kwik-E-Mart as a
promotion for The Simpsons Movie. Homer, Marge, Bart
& Lisa were there along with Apu, the owner of the
Kwik e Mart.
Hats off to the Marketing Teams and Creatives who
pulled this off ... It was like the Ultimate of
Movie Tie-in Promotions
$15.99
$15.99
$27.95
Release
Date: July 27, 2007
EN 5 Second Review:
One Giant fun sized great episode of the series we all
love. Must see.
