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
The very first footage screened for Paramount executives was of a poorly crafted puppet in front of a background of a badly drawn Eiffel Tower, prompting one executive in the audience to yell. "Oh god, they fucked us!" This was a prank pulled by the directors and the shot then pulls back to reveal a highly refined marionette manipulating the inferior one, then flies over beautifully detailed Parisian landscape full of believable yet cheesy marionettes. This actually ends up being the opening shot of the movie.
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Goofs
Crew or equipment visible:
When Spotswoode first approaches Gary backstage after his musical performance, there is a camera being pointed clearly visible on the right-hand section of the vanity mirror for a few frames.
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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
"Alec Baldwin, Hans Blix, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Janeane Garofalo,
Danny Glover, Ethan Hawke, Helen Hunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Jennings,
Kim Jong Il, Michael Moore, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Martin
Sheen, and Liv Tyler did not authorize the use of their names or contribute
any performances to this motion picture."
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