Despicable Me (2010)

When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.

Directors:

Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Writers:

Cinco Paul (screenplay by), Ken Daurio (screenplay by)

Stars:

Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 40 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Gru (voice)
Jason Segel	...	Vector (voice)
Russell Brand	...	Dr. Nefario (voice)
Julie Andrews	...	Gru's Mom (voice)
Will Arnett	...	Mr. Perkins (voice)
Kristen Wiig	...	Miss Hattie (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove	...	Margo (voice)
Dana Gaier	...	Edith (voice)
Elsie Fisher	...	Agnes (voice)
Pierre Coffin	...	Tim the Minion / Bob the Minion / Mark the Minion / Phil the Minion / Stuart the Minion (voice)
Chris Renaud	...	Dave the Minion (voice)
Jemaine Clement	...	Jerry the Minion (voice)
Jack McBrayer	...	Carnival Barker / Tourist Dad (voice)
Danny McBride	...	Fred McDade (voice)
Mindy Kaling	...	Tourist Mom (voice)

Storyline

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this house is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher).

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Plot Keywords:

girl | moon | white picket fence | pyramid | minion | 

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Taglines:

Some call him bad, "they" call him dad.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor and mild action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jared Leto was considered for the role of Gru.

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Goofs

When Mr. Perkins of the Evil Bank shows Victor Perkins (Vector) the screen capture from his video conference with Gru, the shot that he displays never happened. It displays the Shrink Ray and all three girls at the bottom of the image with Gru. During the actual scene, the only person in the screen with the Shrink Ray present is Gru. Additionally Edith is the only daughter whom we ever see come into view on Mr. Perkins' screen.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Tourist: Excuse me, sir, is there a commode?

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Crazy Credits

During the Illumination opening title, a Minion walks on screen and says hi to the audience, until the Illumination logo brightens up and stuns his eye. He then faints forward and proceeds to crawl off screen.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Despicable Me/The Kids Are All Right (2010)

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Soundtracks

Fun, Fun, Fun
Written and Performed by Pharrell Williams
Produced by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes
Courtesy of Star Trak Entertainment/Interscope Records

User Reviews

A LAUGH RIOT! ( Will watch it again)

Despicable me is Simply Hilarious. This Movie is not just for kids, Adults are going to enjoy it even more. The youngest girl in it is sooooooo cute. Also the Small yellow minions simply adorable and so funny. The entire hall was laughing through out the movie.

The plot is very interesting to keep you engrossed throughout the movie.It is not a very original plot but has the very humorous dialogs and acts.

Steve Carell's is SIMPLY amazing, he is funny in a very different way...he is the king of the awkward embarrassing insulting type of comedy. You can't help but remember Steve carell's during some of the dialog deliveries.

One of the funniest animation movie. Definitely Worth Watching twice.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Despicable Me

Box Office

Budget:

$69,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$56,397,125, 11 July 2010

Gross USA:

$251,513,985

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$543,113,985

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 87 min (ABC Family print) (TV)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1