Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.
The North American anti-terrorist force Team America attacks a group of terrorist in Paris. Later, the leader of the organization, Spottswoode, invites the famous Broadway actor Gary Johnston to join his world police and work undercover in Cairo in a terrorist organization and disclose their plan of destroying the world. The Team America destroy the cell of terrorists, but then the Panama Canal is attacked by the criminals as a payback. Gary feels responsible for the death of many innocents and leaves the counter-terrorism organization. When the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong II, joins a group of pacifist actors and actresses with the intention of using weapons of massive destruction, the Team America tries to avoid the destruction of the world.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In the style of the
Thunderbirds show which the movie is a spoof of, close up shots of hands were not puppet hands but rather real hands dressed up to look like puppet hands.
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Goofs
Revealing mistakes:
After his show at the beginning, Gary looks in the mirror as he remembers what happened to his brother. His reflection in the mirror shows him smiling, but the expression on his face shows he is sad and has his mouth open slightly.
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Quotes
[first lines]
French puppeteer:
Sacre bleu!
[gibberish]
French puppeteer:
Oh, hello! French Mother:
Jean-Francois? Jean-Francois? See more »
Crazy Credits
The Paramount Pictures logo animates backwards: first it is shown in its
finished form, then the stars fly away into darkness.
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