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:

moon | white picket fence | pyramid | minion | neighbor | 

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Taglines:

In eye-popping Real 3D.

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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

The voice of the television character, heard at the beginning of the movie, is remarkably similar to that of Chris Pirillo, known as Lockergnome.

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Goofs

Gru is shown arriving at the moon in only a few minutes time after taking off, and again taking only a few minutes to return to earth. In reality it takes about 3-4 days to reach the moon.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

After the projection room is 'destroyed' you see the shadow of a minion. He starts to make shadow puppets, including one of Gru. You see the shadow of the actual Gru enter the screen and stare at the minion. The minion runs off in panic and Gru starts laughing.

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Connections

Featured in Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories (2012)

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Soundtracks

Rocket's Song
Written and Performed by Pharrell Williams
Produced by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes
Courtesy of Star Trak Entertainment/Interscope Records

User Reviews

great movie for the whole family to enjoy

I love this movie! It was so adorable, so charming & the writing was absolutely terrific! I love the animation & the characters (including the minions) were all fantastic! A MUST WATCH!

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