Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)

The Rugrats travel to Paris, France, where Chuckie (Christine Cavanaugh) hopes to find a new mother and keep his father from marrying an evil business woman.

Directors:

Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer

Writers:

J. David Stem, David N. Weiss

Stars:

Christine Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Daily, Cheryl Chase

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Daily	...	Tommy Pickles (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Tara Strong	...	Dil Pickles (voice)
Cheryl Chase	...	Angelica Pickles (voice)
Christine Cavanaugh	...	Chuckie Finster (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Susan 'Susie' Carmichael (voice) (as Cree Summer Franck)
Kath Soucie	...	Lil DeVille / Phil DeVille / Betty DeVille (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Drew Pickles / Charles 'Chaz' Finster, Sr. (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Charlotte Pickles (voice)
Casey Kasem	...	Wedding DJ (voice)
Joe Alaskey	...	Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)
Debbie Reynolds	...	Lulu Pickles (voice)
Jack Riley	...	Stu Pickles (voice)
Susan Sarandon	...	Coco LaBouche (voice)
John Lithgow	...	Jean-Claude (voice)
Marlene Mitsuko Yamane	...	Villagers "Princess Spectacular" (voice)

Storyline

Wishes come true in this movie, and love makes its way into the hearts of those young, old, and overseas. Chuckie's dad, Chaz (Michael Bell), starts dating again, and it's Chuckie's wish to find a new mom. When Stu Pickles (Jack Riley) is summoned to Reptarland, an amazing new amusement park in Paris, to work on his Reptar invention, Tommy (Elizabeth Daily), Chuckie (Christine Cavanaugh), Angelica (Cheryl Chase), Phil (Kath Soucie), Lil (Kath Soucie), Dil (Tara Strong), Didi (Melanie Chartoff), and the whole gang tag along to the city of romance. But the Rugrats' big adventure turns out to be more than glamor, fashion, and smelly cheese. Chuckie learns that when it comes to Princesses and potential mommies, things are not always what they seem, and for Chaz, finding the right woman can be difficult in any language. As the Rugrats' travels take them from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame and everywhere in-between, the world's favorite babies learn new lessons about courage, loyalty, trust...

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Plot Keywords:

villain | older actors younger roles | france | paris france | baby | 

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Taglines:

France never had a chance!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

17 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,718,184, 19 November 2000

Gross USA:

$76,507,756

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$103,291,131

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Klasky-Csupo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (Digital DTS Sound) Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was originally intended to be more of a musical, similar to The Rugrats Movie (1998). The Rugrats were set to sing "L' Chuckie Chan" and "Ooie Gooie World Theme" while Chuckie performed "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever", though a much sillier version. While these songs remained in this movie, they were performed by other artists. Only two songs ("Bad Girls" and "Packin' to Go") were still sung by the characters in the movie.

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Goofs

When Angelica steps on Coco's wedding dress train causing it to tear, she is first seen stepping on it from a distance but as soon as it rips Angelica is seen directly behind Coco.

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Quotes

Chuckie Finster: A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do!

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Crazy Credits

During the first half of the end credits, photos of Spike and Fifi wreaking havoc in Paris are shown.

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Alternate Versions

The DVD version has two alternate endings that explain what happened to Coco now that Chaz married Kira:

• Alternate ending 1: Coco still works at Euro-Reptarland in "Ooey-Gooey World" and it ends with slime falling on Coco.
• Alternate ending 2: Coco works at the "Perfume P.U." plant where she tests deodorizers on people with smelly armpits and the segment ends with Coco's henchman telling her to test the foot powers, in which she eventually faints.

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Connections

References Jurassic Park (1993)

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Soundtracks

Packin' to Go
Written and Produced by Mark Mothersbaugh
Performed by Kath Soucie, Elizabeth Daily (as E.G. Daily), Christine Cavanaugh (as Chris Cavanaugh) and Cheryl Chase

User Reviews

For once... sequels are better.

I went with my 3 daughters and whole family.(husband and inlaws) We all loved it. The music scores was just right, and I thought it was VERY good. Two new characters are introduced. The locales were true to life. The detail was amazing. And after the movie... I had to remind myself that it was made for the kiddies. It's not something that an adult will groan as 'the obligatory movie' for their child that they have to suffer thru as their chaperone. Knowing the characters before-hand is a plus... then you would know/understand what's going on with the characters, because everyone is there at some point. For a kid's cartoon... it was very good. two thumbs up and in perspective, it's for the kids.