Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)

An action epic that explores the origins of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, better known as the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, who somehow become pitted in a battle over an immortal piece of exercise equipment.

Directors:

Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis

Writers:

Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis

Stars:

Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dana Snyder	...	Master Shake (voice)
Carey Means	...	Frylock (voice)
Dave Willis	...	Meatwad / Carl Brutananadilewski / Ignignokt / Video Game Voice (voice)
Andy Merrill	...	Oglethorpe (voice)
Mike Schatz	...	Emory (voice)
Matt Maiellaro	...	Err / Cybernetic Ghost / Satan (voice)
C. Martin Croker	...	Dr. Weird / Steve (voice)
Fred Armisen	...	Time Lincoln (voice)
Bruce Campbell	...	Chicken Bittle (voice)
George Lowe	...	Space Ghost (voice)
Chris Ward	...	MC Pee Pants (voice) (as mc chris)
Chris Kattan	...	Walter Melon (voice)
Neil Peart	...	Himself (voice) (as Neil Peart of Rush)
Isaac Hayes III	...	Plantation Owner (voice)
Tina Fey	...	Burrito (voice)

Storyline

The story begins in Egypt, where Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad are being attacked by an oversize poodle, who kills Frylock before being destroyed by Shake. Shake and Meatwad drive off with Frylock's corpse, and meet Time Lincoln, who plans to revive Frylock; however, when the CIA break into his house, the Aqua Teens flee in his wooden rocket ship, and Time Lincoln is shot. This, however, is all revealed to be an elaborate story concocted by Shake to explain the ATHF's origin to Meatwad. Shake then explains to Meatwad that women are only attracted to great bodies, then heads off to work out on his new exercise machine, the Insane-O-Flex. Together, they go in search of a missing piece of an exercise machine that happens to be more than an exercise machine, placing them on a collision course with the likes of Oglethorpe and Emory, a pair of jagged, ridiculous creatures from the future who travel with a robot companion claiming to be the Ghost of Christmas Past. They also encounter Dr...

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Plot Keywords:

midnight movie | adult animation | exercise machine | robot | based on cult tv series | 

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Taglines:

Bring the whole family... because children can't get into "rated R" without an adult.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual humor, violent images and language

Details

Official Sites:

Adult Swim

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,088,000, 15 April 2007

Gross USA:

$5,520,368

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,520,368

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, Williams Street

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the siege of the Insane-O-Flex descendants, a small Rabbot is visible on the left, dancing.

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Goofs

As Frylock watches the Insanoflex destroy New Jersey, saying "Wait a minute, this gives me an idea," after Meatwad has turned into an office building, the flames on the building to the left through the ferris wheel disappear briefly before the shot changes.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Soda Dog Refreshment Squad: It's a groovy time for a movie time / So grab your gal, and grab a seat / But don't forget to get something to eat / Delicious meat, a nutritious meat / You can't beat my meat for a special treat / Sucking on me is really neat / Don't be a jerk and don't be a fool / Be a good neighbor and follow these rules / What are these rules? / Remember to keep your shoes on at all times / Don't pull your penis out unless you really need to / Indecent exposure is a Class 2 felony...

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, we see the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past humping the TV set. Finally we see Frylock, dressed as a woman, coming out the hallway saying "Honey, are you coming to bed?"

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Alternate Versions

The fake airing of the movie for April Fools' Day 2007 (in which almost all of the film is shown in picture-in-picture), is missing the scene before the production logos (most likely to save it for the theatrical release). The official airing retained this scene.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)

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Soundtracks

Girls Like Status
Performed by The Hold Steady
Courtesy of Vagrant Records LLC
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Written by Craig Finn, Tad Kubler, Franz Nicolay
© Muy Interesante Music/Key Hits/Eggshell Armor/Dimensional Music of 1091 (ASCAP)

User Reviews

almost as good as watching 6 episodes of the show

I saw this in a packed theater full of ATHF fans, which was great. The intro alone (which I won't spoil) was amazing - I'm not much of an out-loud-laugher and I was laughing so hard I was out of breath. They kept the momentum going with some great fun with subtitles.

The first half of the movie was hilarious all over the place. The only problem began when they actually got the plot moving. ATHF is not about plot, and when too much plot happens, the hilarious non-sequiturs go away. Also, the plot involved incapacitating Carl for far too long, and he's such a great character that I wanted to see more of him.

If you're not familiar with the TV series, it's not necessary to watch it first. Sure, you won't know anything about the characters going into it, but the movie tells you everything you need to know about them anyway. The thing to understand is that nothing from past episodes affects the characters in the movie, and vice versa, just like most other animated comedies but more so (not even death is permanent).

All in all, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters is a hilariously fun time, and it's a shame theaters didn't show it in enough places.