The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Director:

David Silverman

Writers:

James L. Brooks (screenplay) &
Matt Groening (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

See our family. And feel better about yours.

Plot:

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives.

Plot Keywords:

Surprise After End Credits | House On Fire | Dog | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Self Referential

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26	8:00 AM	HBO
Sat. July 26	5:00 PM	HBO

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer / Itchy / Barney / Grampa / Stage Manager / Krusty the Clown / Mayor Quimby / Mayor's Aide / Multi-Eyed Squirrel / Panicky Man / Sideshow Mel / Mr. Teeny / EPA Official / Kissing Cop / Bear / Boy on Phone / NSA Worker / Officer / Santa's Little Helper / Squeaky-Voiced Teen / Groundskeeper Willie (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Selma / Patty (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart / Maggie / Ralph / Nelson / Todd Flanders / TV Daughter / Woman on Phone (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse / Rod Flanders / Jimbo (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Sweet Old Lady / Colin / Mrs. Skinner / Nelson's Mother / Pig / Cat Lady / Female EPA Worker / G.P.S. Woman / Cookie Kwan / Lindsey Naegle / TV Son / Medicine Woman / Girl on Phone (voice)
Albert Brooks	...	Russ Cargill (voice) (as A. Brooks)
Karl Wiedergott	...	Man / EPA Driver (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Mrs. Krabappel (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Helen Lovejoy (voice)
Phil Rosenthal	...	TV Dad (voice)
Billie Joe Armstrong	...	Himself (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Peru:PT | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:G (Quebec) | Taiwan:PG-12 | France:U | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Denmark:7 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | South Africa:PG | Malaysia:U (cut) | Chile:TE | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43622) | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Norway:7

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Moe's Tavern, as it's called in the show, is called "Moe's Bar" in the movie.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Green Day's barge begins to sink, they all pull out violins. However, when they start to play, you hear a cello as well.

Quotes:

Squeaky-Voiced Teen: [during the end credits, mopping up the theater floor] Assistant Manager isn't all it's cracked up to be. Four years of film school for this?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Happy Feet (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Simpsons Theme

The long overdue simpsons movie is a hilarious and witty piece of entertainment

The simpsons movie is witty,fast paced, touching, hugely entertaining and most importantly: laugh out loud funny.And if your a simpsons fan who's loved every episode , thats all you'll need from it.

However if , like me , your an obsessive fan who's noticed a drop in quality on the show from the late nineties onwards you'll see some problems. You'll see that structure wise the movie is basically an extended episode.You'll notice that the villain is a Hank Scorpio rip off. You'll feel that a lot of the plot points and character drama seem all too familiar.But in spite of all this , in spite of being a film based on a show that exhausted its best gags long ago, the simpsons movie is still absolutely hilarious and i take my hat off to the creators for managing to make it so.

A simpsons movie in the early nineties (when the show was in its prime) would have been better, but the very , very , very funny one we have here in '07 works just fine. Funny stuff.