Despicable Me 2 (2013)

When Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

Directors:

Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Writers:

Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio

Stars:

Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 65 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Gru (voice)
Kristen Wiig	...	Lucy (voice)
Benjamin Bratt	...	Eduardo Pérez / El Macho (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove	...	Margo (voice)
Russell Brand	...	Dr. Nefario (voice)
Ken Jeong	...	Floyd Eagle-san (voice)
Steve Coogan	...	Silas Ramsbottom (voice)
Elsie Fisher	...	Agnes (voice)
Dana Gaier	...	Edith (voice)
Moises Arias	...	Antonio Pérez (voice)
Nasim Pedrad	...	Jillian (voice)
Kristen Schaal	...	Shannon (voice)
Pierre Coffin	...	Kevin the Minion / Bob the Minion / Stuart the Minion / Additional Minions / Evil Minions (voice)
Chris Renaud	...	Additional Minions / Evil Minions / Italian Waiter (voice)
Nickolai Stoilov	...	Arctic Lab Guards (voice)

Storyline

While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his growing mutual attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped en masse for some malevolent purpose.

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Plot Keywords:

minion | woman agent | 2010s | 21st century | overprotective father | 

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Taglines:

The Spy Who Loved Her.

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Genres:

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

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor and mild action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA France Japan

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

3 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Despicable Me 2

Box Office

Budget:

$76,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$83,517,315, 7 July 2013

Gross USA:

$368,065,385

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$970,766,005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: At the start of the movie, as the magnet ship is overhead, one of the researchers falls and screams.

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Goofs

After El Macho finishes playing la cucaracha on the floor tiles so he can enter his secret lair, he ends 2-3 tiles from the entrance. There's a cut to a close-up of El Macho and he is only 1 floor tile away from the entrance.

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Quotes

Agnes: [after rehearing for the Mother's Day play] I don't think I should do this.
Gru: Well, what do you mean? Why not?
Agnes: I don't even have a mom.
Gru: Well, you don't need one to do the show. I mean, you did the Veteran's Day pageant and you haven't been in combat.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening Illumination logo, two Minions say "Ta-da!" and fight over who gets to say it.

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Connections

Referenced in Tvoje tvár má známý hlas: Episode #1.9 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Chiquita Banana (Theme Song)
Written by Garth Montgomery, Leonard McKenzie, William Wirges
Under license by Chiquita
Vocals Performed by Pierre Coffin

User Reviews

When the world needed a hero, they called a villain.

I went to the cinema preview with my friend for this movie, and its even better than the first film! I only saw the first film recently, and I really liked it. I wasn't sure I wanted to go and see the film at first, but my mate wanted me to go and see the preview yesterday with him, and reluctantly, I said yes. Usually, the second films aren't better than the first, but boy was I wrong! I was laughing through out the whole film, and so was everyone in the audience, it was full to! Steve Carrell's character, Gru, was hilarious. I think everyone could agree though, the minions were the best characters in the film. My friend told me the directors made up a little language and did the voices, and I was very impressed, for you could hear a hint of English in every word they said.

So, if you have seen the first film and liked it, don't hesitate to go and see it when it officially come out on the 28th June. And if you haven't seen the first film, why not?