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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

  • 2017
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Based on the bestselling book series, this movie tells the story of George and Harold, who hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
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Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.

  • Director
    • David Soren
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Stoller
    • Dav Pilkey
    • David Soren
  • Stars
    • Kevin Hart
    • Thomas Middleditch
    • Ed Helms
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,304
    1,045
    • Director
      • David Soren
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Stoller
      • Dav Pilkey
      • David Soren
    • Stars
      • Kevin Hart
      • Thomas Middleditch
      • Ed Helms
    • 155User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 15 nominations

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    Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, and Thomas Middleditch in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
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    Kevin Hart
    Kevin Hart
    • George
    • (voice)
    Thomas Middleditch
    Thomas Middleditch
    • Harold
    • (voice)
    Ed Helms
    Ed Helms
    • Captain Underpants
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nick Kroll
    Nick Kroll
    • Professor Poopypants
    • (voice)
    Jordan Peele
    Jordan Peele
    • Melvin
    • (voice)
    Kristen Schaal
    Kristen Schaal
    • Edith
    • (voice)
    DeeDee Rescher
    DeeDee Rescher
    • Ms. Ribble
    • (voice)
    • (as Dee Dee Rescher)
    Brian Posehn
    Brian Posehn
    • Mr. Rected
    • (voice)
    David Soren
    • Tommy
    • (voice)
    Mel Rodriguez
    Mel Rodriguez
    • Mr. Fyde
    • (voice)
    Susan Fitzer
    • Ms. Dayken
    • (voice)
    Lynnanne Zager
    Lynnanne Zager
    • George's Mom
    • (voice)
    Tiffany Lauren Bennicke
    Tiffany Lauren Bennicke
    • Sad Girl
    • (voice)
    • (as Tiffany Bennicke)
    James Ryan
    • Mime
    • (voice)
    Leslie David Baker
    Leslie David Baker
    • Officer McPiggly
    • (voice)
    Sugar Lyn Beard
    Sugar Lyn Beard
    • Goody Two-Shoes Girl
    • (voice)
    Lesley Nicol
    Lesley Nicol
    • Nobel Moderator
    • (voice)
    Chris Miller
    Chris Miller
    • Nobel Audience Member
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • David Soren
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Stoller
      • Dav Pilkey
      • David Soren
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Development for a live-action film or TV series began in 1997, when the first book came out. Dav Pilkey wanted Chris Farley to play Captain Underpants. The project was shelved when Farley died.
    • Goofs
      When small, the Turbo Toilet 2000 had a small red button on its handle. When it is enlarged, the button disappears.
    • Quotes

      Professor Poopypants: Hiyah class, I'm your cool new teacher, not some scary guy with a secret evil agenda

    • Crazy credits
      George and Harold sing along with the DreamWorks logo music.
    • Alternate versions
      The FX print begins with the 2013 Universal Pictures logo plastered over the 2010 20th Century Fox logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Battle for Palace Objects Reloaded: Don't Fall Down (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Saturday Song (Cast Version)
      Lyrics by Nicholas Stoller

      Music by Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch

      Arranged by Theodore Shapiro and Nick Baxter

      Performed by Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch

      Produced by Theodore Shapiro

    User reviews155

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    Featured review
    8/10
    The First Big Screen Adventure of Captain Underpants is Beautiful, Funny and Pretty Weird
    *Minor Spoilers Ahead* George (Kevin Hart) and Harold (Thomas Middleditch) are two elementary school kids that write and animate comic books in their tree house. Their favourite character is Captain Underpants and we get an introduction to his comic origin in the beginning. Moving back to George and Harold, their friendship is as close as it gets and they spend their days making these comics and pulling pranks on the faculty. To any adult looking in, they're a pain to deal with but they bring life to their dull and dreary environment. Principal Krupp (Ed Helms) definitely is in the camp that believes that these two are a menace and he makes it his goal to put an end to their shenanigans. He's unable to catch them in the act so he has to endure their constant misadventures until the school tattletale Milton (Jordan Peele) records them messing with his project for the science fair. Krupp sees this as the opportunity to move them into separate classes, effectively destroying their friendship. There's little hope but in an act of desperation, George tries to hypnotize Krupp using a Hypno-Ring that he found in his cereal. Against all the odds, it actually works and he falls under their command. They come up with the idea to turn him into Captain Underpants. It works but Krupp gallops out of the office to fight evil with George and Harold running behind him trying to get a handle on the situation.

    I got a chance to read a few of the books when I was younger and while they're very much geared towards kids, the books were pretty funny and surprisingly creative. To my surprise, they change the story around a little but Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is very faithful to Dave Pilkey's work. The characters all have the same spirit, the message of the books carry over and perhaps most importantly, the movie shares the same adventurous sense of humour. I was laughing constantly in this movie despite being an adult and most of the kids in the theatre were laughing along with me. The movie has a very fast pace and the jokes are firing at a mile a minute clip. On the downside though, although I thought this was one of the funniest animated movies I've seen in a while, it is definitely more geared towards kids. There's a lot of potty humour and while they pay respect to the Captain Underpants books by including so much of it, there's only so many times you can laugh at Professor Poopypants as an adult. I was familiar with the material so I knew what to expect but to the uninitiated it might be a tad jarring. Some great kids movies include some jokes to tide the adults over, this movie has some meta humour but there's not as much as I would have liked.

    While the plot of the movie is pretty simple and it's carried by the comedy, the animation is awesome. Dreamworks really did a great job of following the art style of the books but presenting a great looking movie. It reminded me a lot of the Peanuts Movie that was put out by Blue Sky Studio in 2015 (I mean that as a big compliment). It's hard to find a balance between calling back to the source yet compete in a crowded big budget animated movie market. Dreamworks normally deliver solid entertainment but I was pretty blown away by what they accomplished with this property.

    Looking at the voice acting talent, you've got some big names filling these roles which is typical of Dreamworks. I wasn't sure that Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch would work given that their characters are supposed to be kids. But they were both really good and they both flawlessly delivered the jokes yet brought warmth to their characters. Ed Helms was impressive as Principal Krupp/Captain Underpants. I wouldn't have though he'd be a talented voice actor but he definitely got the job done. Nick Kroll is fresh off Sausage Party and after this I think he's definitely becoming an authority in this area. Jordan Peele and Kristen Schaal round out a solid voice cast and they were good in their supportive roles.

    I think my favourite part of this movie was the fact that it wasn't afraid to be really weird. They don't just stick to conventional animation or conventional storytelling. We get portions of the story told through George and Harold's comics, sock puppets and regular puppets. They have different animation asides and they even incorporate one of my favourite parts of the books in something that was completely unexpected (I can't spoil what). They also have parts where they break 4th wall and explain things to the audience directly. I loved those aspects of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and it helped make things different and memorable.

    This movie won't be everyone's favourite movie and I can completely understand that. This is going to work for kids and adults who remember these books but this movie also puts in way more effort than it had to. The movie even has a decent message of friendship and trying to look at issues from different sides. This isn't Dreamworks best movie (I would still give that to the original How to Train Your Dragon) but I would put among their best movies ever. If you're a fan of Captain Underpants you're going to love this and I think you'll get enough out of this that it won't be a pain to see this with the kids.
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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Instagram
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Siêu Nhân Quần Chíp
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada(Studio, Mikros Animation Montréal)
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Scholastic
      • Treehouse Comix
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $38,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,921,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,851,539
      • Jun 4, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $125,427,681
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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