The Rugrats Movie (1998)

Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil and newborn baby Dil get lost in the forest.

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	...	Philip Deville / Lillian Deville / Betty Deville (voice)
Melanie Chartoff	...	Didi Pickles / Minka (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Howard DeVille / Igor (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Susie Carmichael (voice)
Mary Gross	...	Woman Guest (voice)
Kevin McBride	...	Male Guest (voice)
Andrea Martin	...	Aunt Miriam (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Chas Finster / Grandpa Boris / Drew Pickles (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Charlotte Pickles (voice)
Jack Riley	...	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:

baby | newborn baby | hospital | home | lost in woods | 

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Taglines:

Have you seen it?!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ipanat

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,321,470, 22 November 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$100,494,675

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$140,894,675

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Klasky-Csupo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min 83 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby DTS (Digital DTS Sound) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only time viewers got to see CatDog in theaters.

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Goofs

After Tommy falls into the mud, his clothes alternate between being muddy and clean.

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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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Alternate Versions

One airing on Nickelodeon featured two deleted scenes:

• Didi and Stu fall asleep and have a musical dream.
• The babies chant an army march.

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Connections

Spoofs The Fugitive (1993)

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Soundtracks

All Day
Written and performed by Lisa Loeb
Produced by Brian Malouf
Lisa Loeb performs courtesy of Geffen Records

User Reviews

Has Fun Moments But Is Too LOUD!!!

This is a loud movie which was fun for about 40 minutes but then it just gets to be too much, too abrasive with the yelling. Do they think kids are hard-of-hearing? Are they trying to make kids deaf?

Whatever. . I guess this is geared a lot more for young kids who are used to the TV blasting away at them. For me, that loudness is okay for awhile, but it gets tiresome. In fact, the simple storyline in here goes on for too long, too. This is an 81- minute film, which is not long, but would have been far better at no m ore than 70 minutes. An hour would have been just right.

Still, on the plus side, there are plenty of interesting scenes, the colors are bright and visually attractive, the sound is very good and there are some decent subtleties as well as slapstick humor. There are things in here adults would enjoy.