The Rugrats Movie (1998)

Tommy, Angelica, Chuckie, Phil an Lil get lost while going on vacation, now they must find the way back to their home

Directors:

Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien

Writers:

David N. Weiss, J. David Stem,

Stars:

Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Daily	...	Tommy Pickles (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Christine Cavanaugh	...	Chuckie Finster (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Phillip DeVille / Lillian DeVille / Betty DeVille (voice)
Melanie Chartoff	...	Didi Pickles / Minka (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Howard DeVille / Igor (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Susan 'Susie' Carmichael (voice)
Mary Gross	...	Woman Guest (voice)
Kevin McBride	...	Male Guest (voice)
Andrea Martin	...	Aunt Miriam (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Charles 'Chaz' Finster, Sr. / Grandpa Boris / Drew Pickles (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Charlotte Pickles (voice)
Jack Riley	...	Stuart 'Stu' Pickles (voice)
Busta Rhymes	...	Reptar Wagon (voice)
Joe Alaskey	...	Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)
Cheryl Chase	...	Angelica Pickles (voice)

Storyline

Tommy faces responsiblity when Dil, his new baby brother is born. As with all newborns, the child becomes a bane to Tommy and the rest of his gang. Even Phil and Lil don't like them. So they decide to return Dil to where he came from, the hospital. But they get lost along the way, REALLY lost, and get into even more trouble with a circus. Can they find their way home and can Tommy and Dil just get along?

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Plot Keywords:

lost | home | baby | hospital | spoiled brat | 

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Taglines:

An adventure for anyone that ever wore diapers.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

El evento más inesperado del año, imagenes, video clips y más, todo en español Nickelodeon

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ipanat

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,971,685 (UK) (26 March 1999)

Gross:

£13,355,628 (UK) (20 August 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Klasky-Csupo, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min 83 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dil's full name is Dylan Prescott Pickles. In an earlier version of the script, his first name was to be Dilbert.

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Goofs

When the Rugrats are riding away from the house in the Reptar Wagon, they are heading left away from the house, but a later zoom out shows that they are on the same street, heading right away from the house.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Chuckie Finster: This place gives me the juice bumps.
Phil: Maybe we should go back.
Lil: Very back!
Tommy Pickles: No! We can't go back now, you guys! Okey-Dokey Jones never goes back!

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, the show's opening sequence is shown in a small box above the credits which appear as subtitles.

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Connections

Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (1999)

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Soundtracks

"This World Is Something New to Me"
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Performed by Dawn Robinson, Lisa Loeb, B-Real (as B Real), Patti Smith, Lou Rawls, Laurie Anderson, Gordon Gano, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson of the B-52s, Phife, Lenny Kravitz, Beck, Jakob Dylan, and Iggy Pop

User Reviews

A solid, colourful and enjoyable film

The Rugrats Movie was enjoyable, not quite as good as Rugrats In Paris, but it is solid and colourful. Of course the film isn't without its flaws. The second half was rather loud for my liking, and while the story is simple, which is fine by me, there are bits where the film drags and it doesn't quite have the sense of fun that makes the show so enjoyable. That said though, the film is very, VERY cute and means well. While it is by all means a kids movie, there are a handful of laughs and references to other films for adults. I particularly loved Phil's "I didn't know she could fly"(in reference to Angelica) and Lil replies "I think it's because she's a witch." The animation is colourful and true to that of the show, and the soundtrack is great. The voice cast is especially strong, with Tara Strong, EG Daily and Christine Cavanaugh as standouts. Though as much as it pains me to say this, great actors like Whoopi Goldberg and Tim Curry have very little to do, and did disappoint. Overall, it's a decent movie, it is colourful cute and fun, but does have a tendency to drag and a bit loud in places. 7/10 Bethany Cox