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| Trey Parker | ... | Gary Johnston / Joe / Kim Jong Il / Hans Blix / Carson / Matt Damon / Drunk in Bar / Tim Robbins / Sean Penn / Michael Moore / Helen Hunt / Susan Sarandon / Others (voice) | |
| Matt Stone | ... | Chris / George Clooney / Danny Glover / Ethan Hawke / Additional Voices (voice) | |
| Kristen Miller | ... | Lisa (voice) | |
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Masasa Moyo | ... | Sarah (voice) (as Masasa) |
| Daran Norris | ... | Spottswoode (voice) | |
| Phil Hendrie | ... | I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. / Chechnyan Terrorist (voice) | |
| Maurice LaMarche | ... | Alec Baldwin (voice) | |
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Chelsea Marguerite | ... | French Mother (voice) |
| Jeremy Shada | ... | Jean Francois (voice) | |
| Fred Tatasciore | ... | Samuel L. Jackson (voice) | |
The North American counter-terrorism force Team America attacks a group of terrorists in Paris. Later, the leader of the organization, Spottswoode, invites the famous Broadway actor Gary Johnston to join his world police and work undercover in Cairo, infiltrating a terrorist organization in the hope they will disclose their plan of destroying the world. Team America destroy the cell of terrorists, but then the Panama Canal is attacked by the criminals as a payback. Gary feels responsible for the death of many innocents and leaves the counter-terrorism organization. When the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, joins a group of pacifist actors and actresses with the intention of using weapons of massive destruction, Team America tries to avoid the destruction of the world. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I went into Team America expecting to see something along the lines of South Park humor, and I wasn't disappointed.
If you can't stand South Park's humor, you won't enjoy this at all. The use of marionettes was an unusual choice, but thanks to the great puppetry and designs, they work very well.
The story is just really there to serve the increasingly twisted humor of Trey and Matt's vision. And it works perfectly. There are at least three scenes which made the audience (and me) in the theater laugh out very loud - that is something that very few comedies in recent times have been able to accomplish.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed Team America; but then I really enjoy South Park. A very entertaining (adult) cinematic excursion for the South Park creators, and an impressive display of puppetry skills (for which the sex scenes will be remembered! :)