Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)

Director:

Tuck Tucker

Writers:

Craig Bartlett (characters)
Craig Bartlett (written by) ...
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Release Date:

28 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

A Big Problem Calls For A Big Head

Plot:

A fourth grader and his best friend set out to stop an industrialist from bulldozing their town.

Plot Keywords:

Neighborhood | Document | Hit In The Crotch | Family Relationships | Football Head

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Spencer Klein	...	Arnold (voice)
Francesca Smith	...	Helga Geraldine Pataki / Deep Voice (voice) (as Francesca Marie Smith)
Jamil Walker Smith	...	Gerald Martin Johanssen / Rasta Guy (voice) (as Jamil Smith)
Dan Castellaneta	...	Grandpa 'Steely' Phil / Nick Vermicelli (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Grandma Gertie 'Pookie' / Mayor Dixie / Red (voice)
Paul Sorvino	...	Scheck (voice)
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Bridget (voice)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Coroner (voice)
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Mr. Bailey (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Big Bob Pataki / Head of Security (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Miriam Pataki / Reporter (voice) (as Kath E. Soucie)
Christopher Walberg	...	Stinky Peterson (voice) (as Christopher P. Walberg)
Sam Gifaldi	...	Sid (voice)
Justin Shenkarow	...	Harold Berman (voice)
Blake McIver Ewing	...	Eugene Horowitz (voice) (as Blake Ewing)
Olivia Hack	...	Rhonda Wellington Lloyd (voice)
Anndi McAfee	...	Phoebe Heyerdahl (voice)
James Keane	...	Marty Green / Riot Cop (voice)
Elizabeth Ashley	...	Mrs. Vitello (voice)
Michael Levin	...	Ray Doppel (voice)
Steve Viksten	...	Oskar Kokoshka (voice)
Dom Irrera	...	Ernie Potts (voice)
Baoan Coleman	...	Mr. Hyunh (voice)
Craig Bartlett	...	Brainy / Murray / Grubby / Monkeyman (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Torti	...	Voices
Bobby Edner	...	Jay (backyard player) (uncredited)

Directed by
Tuck Tucker

Writing credits
Craig Bartlett		(characters)
Craig Bartlett		(written by) &
Steve Viksten		(written by)

Produced by
Craig Bartlett	....	producer
Marjorie Cohn	....	executive producer
Albie Hecht	....	producer
Julia Pistor	....	executive producer
Joseph Purdy	....	co-producer (as Joe Purdy)
Steve Viksten	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Jim Lang

Film Editing by
Christopher Hink

Casting by
Joey Paul Jensen

Production Design by
Guy Vasilovich

Art Direction by
Christine Kolosov

Production Management
Lolee Aries	....	executive in charge of production
Kelly Crews	....	production manager
Ramsey Ann Naito	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Clint Bond Jr.	....	prop designer (as Clint Bond)
Louis Gallegos	....	assistant storyboard artist (as Louis C. Gallegos)
Miyuki Hoshikawa	....	storyboard artist
Diane Kredensor	....	storyboard artist
Vanessa J. Martin	....	prop designer (as Vanessa Martin)
Caesar Martinez	....	storyboard artist
Jason Sallin	....	assistant storyboard artist
Ted Seko	....	storyboard artist
Dave Steen	....	prop designer
Elyse Whittaker	....	assistant storyboard artist (as Elyse Whittaker-Paek)

Sound Department
Timothy J. Borquez	....	supervising sound editor
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor
Eric Freeman	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Griggs	....	supervising adr editor
Monett Holderer	....	foley artist (as Monette Holderer)
Chris Longo	....	post-production sound supervisor
Daisuke Sawa	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
David Wigforss	....	CG visual effects animator

Animation Department
Doug Appleton	....	background painter
Seong-hoon Baek	....	key animator
Aldin Baroza	....	sequence director
Craig Bartlett	....	original character designer
Clint Bond Jr.	....	character designer (as Clint Bond)
Min Bong-Soon	....	animation assistant
Al Budnick	....	background painter (as Alfred Budnick)
Lee Byung-Sun	....	retakes
Jae-Chul Cho	....	key animator
Ji-Young Choi	....	animation assistant
Stephen Christian	....	digital background assistant
Bang Dae-Hyuk	....	animation assistant
Lee Eun-Ha	....	animation assistant
Kwan Eun-Ju	....	animation assistant
Lee Eun-Young	....	key animator
Paul Finn	....	animatics
Charles Garcia	....	layout designer
Bong Hee Han	....	animation director: Sae Rom Production (as Han Bong-Hee)
Won Hee Han	....	key animator (as Han Won-Hee)
Meg Hanna	....	color key artist
Park Hey-Ran	....	animation assistant
Younghee Higa	....	sheet timer
Mi-young Hong	....	key animator
Jung-sook Hwang	....	animation assistant (as Hwang Jung-Sook)
Kim Hyo-Ni	....	key animator
An Ji-Young	....	animation assistant
Jung Jin-Ok	....	key animator
Song Jin-Up	....	animation assistant
Ho Jin-Young	....	key animator
Seo Joo-Hyun	....	chief animation assistant
Ann Jung-Ah	....	key animator
Karin Kane	....	color key artist
Steven Kellams	....	digital background coordinator
Yang Ki-Ok	....	animation assistant
Nam Ki-Young	....	animation assistant
Eul-sung Kim	....	animation director: Sae Rom Production (as Kim Eul-Sung)
Jung-ho Kim	....	key animator (as Kim Jung Ho)
Mi-jin Kim	....	animation assistant (as Kim Mi-Jin)
Mi-young Kim	....	key animator (as Kim Mi-Young)
Sang Hee Kim	....	key animator (as Kim Sang-Hee)
Soo-Jeong Kim	....	layout artist
Sun-mae Kim	....	animation assistant (as Kim Sun-Mae)
Sung-Sook Kim	....	animation assistant
Susan Y.J. Kim	....	background painter
Yean-Hee Kim	....	animation assistant
Christine Kolosov	....	animation director
Carson Kugler	....	sequence director
Lee Kyung-Hee	....	animation assistant
Bae Kyung-Mi	....	animation assistant
Lee Kyung-Wha	....	model checker
Steve Lowtwait	....	layout designer
Jean-Xun Luan	....	background painter
Dave Lyman	....	sheet timer
Hugh MacDonald	....	layout designer
Ted Machold	....	animatics
Brian Mark	....	layout supervisor
Vanessa J. Martin	....	character designer (as Vanessa Martin)
Kim Mi-Hyang	....	animation assistant
Lee Mi-Jeong	....	key animator
You Mi-Young	....	animation assistant
Lee Moom-Ki	....	animation assistant
Jang Moon-Hee	....	animation assistant
Kenji Notani	....	background painter
Kim Nyung-Ja	....	chief animation assistant
Ham Ok-Ki	....	key animator
Hyun-Kyung Park	....	key animator
Mi-Young Park	....	final checker
Soon-Bock Park	....	key animator
Tae-soo Park	....	final checker (as Park Tae Soo)
Tom Park	....	layout designer
Tim Parsons	....	sequence director
Chris Robertson	....	sequence director
Ahn Sang-Ryul	....	layout artist
Karen Shaffer	....	final checker
Catherine Simmonds	....	color key supervisor (as Catherine E. Simmonds)
Koo Soo-Kyung	....	animation assistant
Chae Sook-Ja	....	animation assistant
Dave Steen	....	character designer
Claudia Stegall	....	layout designer
Kim Dong Suk	....	layout artist
Lee Jong Sun	....	layout artist (as Lee Jong-Sun)
Woo Sun-Young	....	key animator
Teale Wang	....	color production supervisor (as Teale Reon Wang)
Frank Weiss	....	animation director
Um Wha-Ran	....	animation assistant
Kim Wol-Sung	....	layout artist
Jang Won-Young	....	animation assistant
Lee Yoon-Hee	....	key animator
Lee Youn-Jung	....	animation assistant
Kim Young-a	....	animation assistant
Woo Young-Mi	....	key animator
Shin Yun-Soo	....	model checker

Editorial Department
Jim Passon	....	color timer

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	scoring engineer
Tim Boyle	....	scoring mixer
Jay Duerr	....	music preparation
Bill Liston	....	conductor
Bill Liston	....	orchestrator
Dan Savant	....	orchestra contractor
Dan Savant	....	orchestral contractor
Dave Wells	....	music preparation
Brendan Willard	....	music editor

Other crew
Jonathon E. Goley	....	overseas supervisor (as Jonathan Goley)
Michelle Lamoreaux	....	story editor
Daniel Villagomez	....	credits administrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Nickelodeon Movies (presents)
• Snee-Oosh Productions (as Snee-Oosh)
• Nickelodeon Animation Studios (in association with)
• Viacom Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (200?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Argentina) (all media)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Argentina:Atp | Italy:T | Canada:G | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG (certificate #38832) | Netherlands:MG6 | Portugal:M/4

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Scheck's henchman orders two Bartlett's in the restaurant, a reference to co-screenwriter and "Hey Arnold!" (1996) creator Craig Bartlett.

Goofs:

Continuity: There's a scene where Arnold is talking about saving the neighborhood, while Helga is on the roof of a building talking to herself. Arnold is in the street, and there's a man in a white tank top standing in front of him. In another shot, the man is standing behind Arnold, and Helga shoots a plunger at his head. Then in the next shot, the man is back in front of Arnold and his head doesn't have the plunger on it any more.

Quotes:

Arnold:I think I need to go lie down.
Helga:I'll go with you!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Gauntlet (1977)

Soundtrack:

2 Way

A treat for the fans

My friend and I had said before "Hey Arnold!" came out that it'll probably be a pretty bad movie, because of the excessive advertising Nickelodeon put together before the release. With that in mind, I was pleasantly surprised at how wonderfully entertaining it was. Now, I've been a relatively big fan of the t.v. show since it first came out, so this is a biased review, but for anyone who's a fan of the show (and as one critic pointed out, who else would want to see this?), this is well worth watching. There's a few good pieces of comedy (mostly from Grandma and Grandpa), and the parents (who'll probably be a least a little amused by it) will notice a whole bunch of cliches from other movies, which is the style in the which many of the episodes are based upon. So the bottom line of this movie is: if you're a fan of the show, this is well worth seeing. If you're not a fan (I then don't know why you're even reading this), you might be entertained, but it's up to you.