Rugrats Go Wild (2003)

The Rugrats get tangled in an exotic adventure, where they're helped by the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world making nature documentaries.

Directors:

John Eng, Norton Virgien

Writers:

Kate Boutilier, Monica Piper (punch-up writer)

Stars:

Jodi Carlisle, Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Daily	...	Tommy Pickles (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Chuckie Finster (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Phil DeVille / Lil DeVille / Betty DeVille (voice)
Dionne Quan	...	Kimi Finster (voice)
Cheryl Chase	...	Angelica Pickles (voice)
Tim Curry	...	Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Joe Alaskey	...	Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Charlotte Pickles (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Drew Pickles / Charles 'Chaz' Finster, Sr. (voice)
Melanie Chartoff	...	Didi Pickles (voice)
Julia Kato	...	Kira Finster (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Howard DeVille (voice)
Jack Riley	...	Stu Pickles (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Dil Pickles (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Susie Carmichael (voice)

Storyline

The Rugrats and family become stranded on an island, and Stu Pickles (Jack Riley) is blamed. The kids wander off into the jungle, and Spike (Bruce Willis) loses his sense of smell due to sneezing. This becomes a problem when a clouded leopard named Siri (Chrissie Hynde) finds out about the babies and goes after them, and the situation only gets worse when the kids become trapped underwater with an amnesic Nigel Thornberry (Tim Curry), losing oxygen fast.

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Plot Keywords:

older actors younger roles | boy wears eyeglasses | child | girl wears eyeglasses | eyeglasses | 

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Taglines:

The family vacation just went overboard.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild crude humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Rugrats Movie III

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,556,869, 15 June 2003

Gross USA:

$39,402,572

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$55,250,496

Company Credits

Production Co:

Klasky-Csupo, Nickelodeon Movies, Viacom International

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only Rugrats movie to be produced in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The other two were produced in 1.85:1.

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Goofs

When Donnie Thornberry is being chased, he has Chuckie's sneakers on, but they disappear and reappear in subsequent shots..

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Quotes

Eliza: What happened?
Debbie Thornberry: I was taking care of this island princess and...
Eliza: What's she doing in the bathysphere?
Debbie Thornberry: [scoffs] I didn't say I was taking care of her *well*.

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Crazy Credits

During the first half of the end credits, additional photos from the cruise are shown.

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Alternate Versions

TV versions of the movie remove the flashing numbers for the scratch and sniff cards that were included in the theatrical and home release versions.

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Connections

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

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Soundtracks

Lust for Life
by Iggy Pop and David Bowie
Produced by George Acogny
Performed by Bruce Willis

User Reviews

Story behind Rugrats Go Wild

The movie introduces the babies in a jungle pretending to be like The Wild Thornberrys, which happens to be a fake-out.  Meanwhile, the adults are preparing for their vacation in the South China Seas.  Stu has everyone's tickets for the Lipschitz Cruise.  We then see that Susie is coming on vacation with them because her parents will be out of town.  The Lipschitz cruise ship leaves without them and we Stu and Spike on a normal boat called the S.S. Nancy.

The adults get disgruntled and attempt to get on the cruise ship by sending signals and driving the boat there themselves.  A large wave attacks them and it turns the ship upside- down.  They get out of the rinky-dink tub, Betty opens up a life raft and they hop on there while the boat sinks.  The family becomes stranded on a deserted island, and they begin disputing about how they're all gonna survive.  Betty eventually becomes a leader after drawing a circle in the sand and she gets all the adults to work together as a team to find ways to survive on the island.

Meanwhile, the babies go their separate ways after Angelica scares them about how they're not gonna survive in the island.  Spike runs into Eliza, and Spike starts to speak for the first time (since Eliza is capable of talking to animals) and Nigel Thornberry suffers amnesia and goes on adventures with the toddlers.  Chuckie gets his clothes stolen from Donnie, and Chuckie ends up wearing his clothes as well.  Angelica, since she is pretty much a b****, becomes good friends with Debbie, due to them sharing the same type of personality.

Nigel and the babies try and find the clouded leopard named Siri.  The parents eventually encounter Mrs. Thornberry.  Their attempt at finding the babies in the Bathosphere worked, but the fuel in there was empty, and Stu solved the problem, making him a hero at the end.  The credits end with the children reuniting with their families and taking the Lipschitz Cruise back home, giving the movie a fantastic ending.