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Thunderpants

  • 20022002
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
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3.8/10
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Rupert Grint and Bruce Cook in Thunderpants (2002)
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An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
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    • Peter Hewitt
    • Peter Hewitt(story)
    • Phil Hughes
  • Stars
    • Simon Callow
    • Stephen Fry
    • Celia Imrie
    • Peter Hewitt
    • Peter Hewitt(story)
    • Phil Hughes
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    • Simon Callow
    • Stephen Fry
    • Celia Imrie
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    Rupert Grint and Bruce Cook in Thunderpants (2002)
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    Josh Herdman in Thunderpants (2002)
    Simon Callow in Thunderpants (2002)
    Simon Callow and Keira Knightley in Thunderpants (2002)
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    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • Sir John Osgood
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Sir Anthony Silk
    Celia Imrie
    Celia Imrie
    • Miss Rapier
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Johnson J. Johnson
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Gen. Ed Sheppard
    Bruce Cook
    • Patrick Smash
    Rupert Grint
    Rupert Grint
    • Alan A. Allen
    Bronagh Gallagher
    Bronagh Gallagher
    • Mrs. Smash
    Victor McGuire
    Victor McGuire
    • Mr. Smash
    Adam Godley
    Adam Godley
    • Placido P. Placeedo
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Judge
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Doctor
    John Higgins
    • Paediatrician
    Lillie Crossley
    • Denise, age 5
    Samuel Morgan-Davies
    • Patrick, age 3
    • (as Sam Davies)
    Daniel Williams
    Daniel Williams
    • Patrick, age 5
    Scarlet Billham
    Scarlet Billham
    • Denise, age 7
    Josh Herdman
    Josh Herdman
    • Damon
    • (as Joshua Herdman)
      • Peter Hewitt
      • Peter Hewitt(story)
      • Phil Hughes
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    • Trivia
      Keira Knightley has a small cameo as one of the music school students. Although she is not mentioned in the cast list, she appears in the "Special Thanks to" list further in the credits.
    • Quotes

      Patrick Smash: All right, then.

      [repeated line]

    • Connections
      Featured in Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Also Sprach Zarathustra
      Written by Richard Strauss

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    8/10
    Warning - Thunderpants is a silly comedy about a boy who farts a lot!
    I honestly don't understand the negative reviews of this film. The film is silly, the acting is over the top, the entire premise of the film is that a boy farts a lot - how can anyone expect that it should be seen as anything serious?

    I think that the movie is funny - silly, yes, but still funny. It is also touching, and actually has a quite heartwarming story about friendship, about being special, and about turning your uniqueness from a weakness into a strength. It is also a critique of adults, and their tendency to lie, cheat and misrepresent everything for their own gain. There is a small scene set in a courtroom, where a metallurgist is pressed to express opinions beyond his professional knowledge, and to me it conveys how everything in the adult world is about politics and power, rather than about friendship and respect as in the children's' world.

    I also find it interesting that just as the main character describes every experience as either "the worst day of my life, ever" or "the best day of my life, ever" - the reviewers seem to think that this is the worst piece of film, ever - or the best ever.

    It may not be the best film ever, but it is great fun, nice for an afternoon's laugh, and just so plain silly that you can't but smile at every single scene or character.

    Enjoy!
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    • Release date
      • May 24, 2002 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Genius Products (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Albany, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • CP Medien AG
      • Mission Pictures
      • Pathé Pictures International
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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