The Simpsons Movie
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Directed by	David Silverman
Produced by	James L. Brooks Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Scully Richard Sakai
Written by	James L. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit Michigan) is a Television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons For the football player see Mike Scully (football player. Mike Scully (born October 2, 1956 in West Springfield Massachusetts Richard Sakai (born January 28 1954) is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning producer best known for partnering with James L Brooks Matt Groening Al Jean Ian Maxtone-Graham George Meyer David Mirkin Mike Reiss Mike Scully Matt Selman John Swartzwelder Jon Vitti
Starring	Dan Castellaneta Julie Kavner Nancy Cartwright Yeardley Smith Hank Azaria Harry Shearer Albert Brooks Tress MacNeille
Music by	Hans Zimmer Theme by: Danny Elfman
Editing by	John Carnochan
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	July 26, 2007 (AUS, UK) July 27, 2007 (US, CAN)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$75 million[1]
Gross revenue	$526,417,972
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The film was directed by David Silverman, and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress MacNeille and Pamela Hayden. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of Nancy Campbell Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American Voice actress. Yeardley Smith (ˈjɑrdli born July 3, 1964) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress and Voice actor who is perhaps Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25 1964 is an American Film and Television Actor, director, Comedian and voice artist Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series Pamela Hayden (born on November 27, 1953 in United States) is an American Actress, best known for providing various Voices It features Albert Brooks as Russ Cargill, the evil head of the Environmental Protection Agency who intends to destroy Springfield after Homer pollutes the lake. Albert Brooks (born July 22 1947 is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Writer, Comedian and director. Springfield is the fictional city in which the animated American sitcom The Simpsons is set Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandon him, Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Cargill's scheme. The Simpson family is a family of Fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons.

Previous attempts to create a film version of The Simpsons had failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members. Eventually, producers James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, and Richard Sakai began development of the film in 2001. James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit Michigan) is a Television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons For the football player see Mike Scully (football player. Mike Scully (born October 2, 1956 in West Springfield Massachusetts Richard Sakai (born January 28 1954) is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning producer best known for partnering with James L A writing team consisting of Scully, Jean, Brooks, Groening, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Ian Maxtone-Graham and Matt Selman was assembled. George A Meyer (born 1957 is a producer and Emmy Award -winning writer best known for his work David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American Feature film and Television director, Writer and producer Michael "Mike" Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer John Swartzwelder (born November 16 1950 is an American Writer, best known for his work on the animated television series The Simpsons Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his writing for the Television series The Simpsons. Ian Maxtone-Graham (born on July 3, 1959 in New York City) is an American Television Writer and producer Matt Selman has written for Seinfeld, The Simpsons and was one of eleven writers that worked on The Simpsons Movie They conceived numerous plot ideas, with Groening's being the one developed into a film. The script was re-written over a hundred times, and this creativity continued after animation had begun in 2006. This meant hours of finished material was cut, which included cameo roles from Isla Fisher, Minnie Driver, Erin Brockovich, Edward Norton and Kelsey Grammer. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 28, 1960) is an American legal clerk and Environmental activist who despite the lack of a formal Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21 1955) is an American Actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr Tom Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Green Day is an American rock trio

Tie-in promotions were made with several companies, including Burger King and 7-Eleven, which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts. Burger King ( often abbreviated to 7-Eleven is a worldwide chain of Convenience stores It is since March 2007 the largest chain store in any category beating McDonald's by 1000 stores Role in The Simpsons The Kwik-E-Mart is a convenience store that sells the usual fare at extraordinarily high prices including the always popular Squishee Role in The Simpsons The Kwik-E-Mart is a convenience store that sells the usual fare at extraordinarily high prices including the always popular Squishee The film premiered in Springfield, Vermont, which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox. Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The film was a box office success, grossing over US$526 million. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been It received a significant majority of positive reviews, with some critics saying it was better than the latter seasons of the show.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 2.1 Development 2.2 Animation 2.3 Casting 2.4 Editing 2.5 Music 3 Cultural references 4 Themes 5 Release 5.1 Marketing 5.2 Home release 6 Reception 6.1 Box office performance 6.2 Critical reception 6.3 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links

Plot

While rock band Green Day are performing on Lake Springfield they are killed when the pollution in the lake erodes their barge. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Green Day is an American rock trio At a memorial service, Grampa has a prophetic vision in which he predicts the impending doom of the town, but only Marge takes it seriously. Abraham "Abe" "Grampa" J Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is a Fictional character featured in the Animated cartoon Television Prophecy, generally describes the disclosing of Information that is not known to the Prophet by any ordinary means Marjorie "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a Fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons Lisa and an Irish boy named Colin, whom she has fallen in love with, hold a seminar where they attempt to convince the town to clean up the lake. Lisa Marie Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated Television series The Simpsons and is voiced by Yeardley Smith. This following is a list by episode of one-time Fictional characters from the American animated Television comedy series

Meanwhile, Homer adopts a pig from a restaurant. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. Homer stores the pig's feces in an overflowing silo and Marge tells him to dispose of it safely. However, Homer gets distracted and instead dumps the silo in the lake, re-polluting it. Moments later, a squirrel jumps into the lake and becomes severely mutated. Nearby, Flanders and Bart discover the squirrel during a hike, and the EPA captures it. Nedward "Ned" Flanders is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Bartholomew J "Bart" Simpson is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons Russ Cargill, head of the EPA, presents five options to President Schwarzenegger, who randomly picks the action of enclosing Springfield in a giant glass dome. This following is a list by episode of one-time Fictional characters from the American animated Television comedy series The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by This following is a list by episode of one-time Fictional characters from the American animated Television comedy series Springfield is the fictional city in which the animated American sitcom The Simpsons is set When the police discover Homer's silo in the lake, an angry mob of townspeople approach the Simpsons' home but the family escapes through a sinkhole and flee to Alaska. A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or Cenote, is a natural depression

Cracks start to appear in the dome and Cargill, not wanting news of what he has done to become widespread, plans to destroy Springfield. In Alaska, the Simpsons see an advertisement for a new Grand Canyon to be located on the site that was Springfield. The Grand Canyon Marge and the kids decide to go and save the town, but Homer refuses to help the people who tried to kill them. The family abandon Homer and leave but are captured by the EPA and placed back in the dome. After a visit from a mysterious Inuit shaman, Homer has an epiphany and believes he must save the town in order to save himself. Inuit mythology has many similarities to the Religions of other Polar regions Inuit traditional religious practices could be very briefly summarised as a

Just as he arrives at Springfield to do so, a helicopter lowers a bomb suspended by rope through a hole in the dome. Homer climbs to the peak of the dome and descends the rope, knocking the escaping townspeople and bomb off. Homer grabs the bomb and a motorcycle. After reuniting with Bart, they cycle up the side of the dome and Bart throws the bomb through the hole, seconds before detonation. The bomb explodes, shattering the dome. The town praises Homer, who rides off with Marge on the motorcycle into the sunset. The townspeople begin restoring Springfield back to normal. The reset button technique (based on the idea of Status quo ante) is a Plot device that interrupts continuity in works of fiction

Production

Development

The production staff had considered a film adaptation of The Simpsons since early in the series. The show's creator, Matt Groening, felt a feature length film would allow them to increase the show's scale and animate sequences too complex for a TV series. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland ^[2] He intended the film to be made after the show ended, "but that [. . . ] was undone by good ratings". ^[3] There were attempts to adapt the fourth season episode "Kamp Krusty" into a film, but difficulties were encountered in expanding the episode to feature-length. The fourth season of The Simpsons originally aired on the Fox network between September 24 1992 and May 13 1993 beginning with " Kamp Krusty " Kamp Krusty " is the first episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season, which originally aired on the Fox network in the ^[4] For a long time the project was held up. There was difficulty finding a story that was sufficient for a film, and the crew did not have enough time to complete such a project, as they already worked full time on the show. ^[5] Groening also expressed a wish to make Simpstasia, a parody of Fantasia; it was never produced, partly because it would have been too difficult to write a feature-length script. Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. ^[6] Before his death, Phil Hartman had said he had wished to make a live action Troy McClure film, and several of the show's staff had expressed a desire to help create it. Phil Hartman (September 24 1948 &ndash May 28 1998 was a Canadian -born American Emmy Award -winning Writer as well as an Actor, Troy McClure is ^[7]

"If every episode of The Simpsons is a celebration, which we try to make it, then the movie is like a big celebration. It's a way of honoring the animators, allowing them to really strut their stuff and really go as far as they can with the art of the handwritten gesture. It's a way of honoring the writers, because we were able to get the best all-star writers of The Simpsons and write our hearts out, and it's a way of honoring all the great actors. "

— Matt Groening[2]

The voice cast was signed on to do the film in 2001,^[8] and work then began on the script. ^[9] The producers were initially worried that creating a film would have a negative effect on the series, as they did not have enough crew to focus their attention on both projects. As the series progressed, additional writers and animators were hired so that both the show and the film could be produced at the same time. ^[10] Groening and James L. Brooks invited back Mike Scully and Al Jean (who continued to work as showrunner on the television series) to produce the film with them. James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. For the football player see Mike Scully (football player. Mike Scully (born October 2, 1956 in West Springfield Massachusetts Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit Michigan) is a Television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons Show runner (alternatively showrunner) is a term used in the United States television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation ^[11] They then signed David Silverman (who, in anticipation of the project, had quit his job at Pixar) to direct the film. David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. ^[11] The "strongest possible" writing team were assembled, with many of the writers from the show's early seasons being chosen. ^[10] David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, George Meyer, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti were selected. David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955) is an American Feature film and Television director, Writer and producer Michael "Mike" Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer George A Meyer (born 1957 is a producer and Emmy Award -winning writer best known for his work John Swartzwelder (born November 16 1950 is an American Writer, best known for his work on the animated television series The Simpsons Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his writing for the Television series The Simpsons. Ian Maxtone-Graham and Matt Selman joined later, and Brooks, Groening, Scully, and Jean also wrote parts of the script. Ian Maxtone-Graham (born on July 3, 1959 in New York City) is an American Television Writer and producer Matt Selman has written for Seinfeld, The Simpsons and was one of eleven writers that worked on The Simpsons Movie ^[10] Sam Simon did not return having left the show over creative differences in 1993. Sam Simon (born c 1955) is an American Television producer and writer, most notable as one of the original developers of The Former writer Conan O'Brien wanted to work with the Simpsons staff again, joking that "I worry that the Simpsons-writing portion of my brain has been destroyed after 14 years of talking to Lindsay Lohan and that guy from One Tree Hill, so maybe it's all for the best. Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television host and Comedian, best known Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986 is an American Actress, model and Pop music Singer. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. "^[12] The same went for director Brad Bird who said he had "entertained fantasies of asking if [he] could work on the movie", but did not have enough time due to work on Ratatouille. Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born on September 11, 1957) is the two-time Academy Award -winning American director of Ratatouille (rat-a-too-e is a 2007 Computer-animated Family film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures ^[8] The producers arranged a deal with Fox that would allow them to abandon production of the film at any point if they felt the script was unsatisfactory. ^[13]

Work continued on the screenplay from 2003 onwards,^[13] taking place in the small bungalow where Groening first pitched The Simpsons in 1987. ^[14] The writers spent six months discussing a plot,^[15] and each of them offered sketchy ideas. ^[14] Jean suggested the family rescue manatees, which became the 2005 episode "Bonfire of the Manatees", and there was also a notion similar to that of The Truman Show where the characters discovered their lives were a TV show. Manatees ( family Trichechidae, Genus Trichechus) are large fully aquatic Marine mammals sometimes known as sea "Bonfire of the Manatees" is the first episode of The Simpsons ' seventeenth season. The Truman Show is a 1998 fantasy Comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. Groening rejected this, as he felt that the Simpsons should "never become aware of themselves as celebrities". ^[8] Groening read about a town that had to get rid of pig feces in their water supply, which inspired the plot of the film. ^[11] The decision for Flanders to have in an important role also came early on, as Jean wished to see Bart wonder what his life would be like if Flanders were his father. Nedward "Ned" Flanders is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. ^[16] Having eventually decided on the basic outline of the plot for the film, the writers then separated it into seven sections. Jean, Scully, Reiss, Swartzwelder, Vitti, Mirkin, and Meyer wrote 25 pages each, and the group met one month later to merge the seven sections into one "very rough draft". ^[10] The film's script was written in the same way as the television series: the writers sitting around a table, pitching ideas and trying to make each other laugh. ^[13] The script went through over 100 revisions. ^[15] Groening described his desire to also make the film dramatically stronger than a TV episode, saying that he wanted to "give you something that you haven't seen before". ^[17]

Animation

Animation for the film began in January 2006,^[11] with the Itchy & Scratchy short being the first scene to be storyboarded. The Itchy & Scratchy Show is a segment or "side-show" featured on The Simpsons which usually appears as a portrayal of the fictional See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of ^[18] Groening rejected making either a live action or a CGI film,^[14] calling the film's animation "deliberately imperfect" and "a tribute to the art of hand-drawn animation". Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular ^[19] The film was produced in a widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio, to distinguish it from the look of the television series,^[10][18] and colored with the largest palette the animators had ever had available to them. Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other ^[2] A lot of the animation was produced using Wacom Cintiq tablets, which allowed images to be drawn directly onto a computer monitor to facilitate production. (pronounced in English as /'wɑːkɒm/ or /'wækɒm/ ( is a world-wide company that produces Graphics tablets and related products headquartered in Otone, Saitama ^[18] Animation production work was divided among four studios around the world: Film Roman in Burbank, California, Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California, and AKOM and Rough Draft Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Film Roman is an animation studio founded by Phil Roman, best known for producing the animation for the television shows The Simpsons and Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. Rough Draft Studios Inc (RDS is an Animation studio based in Glendale California, United States with its sister studio Rough Draft Korea Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. AKOM is a South Korean Animation studio that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Like the television series, the storyboarding, characters, background layout and animatic parts of production, were done in America. See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of The overseas studios completed the animation, in-betweening and digital ink and paint processes. Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular Tweening, short for in-betweening is the process of generating intermediate frames between two images to give the appearance that Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular ^[20]

Director David Silverman said that unlike the TV series where "you [have] to pick and choose", the film gave them the opportunity to "lavish that attention [on] every single scene". David Silverman (born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an Animator best known for directing numerous episodes The characters have shadows, unlike in the show. ^[13] Silverman and the animators looked to films such as The Incredibles, Triplets of Belleville, and Bad Day at Black Rock for inspiration, as they were "a great education in staging because of how the characters are placed". The Incredibles is a 2004 Computer-animated feature Film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, Les Triplettes de Belleville is a 2003 animated Feature film written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. Bad Day at Black Rock ( 1955) is a thriller film directed by John Sturges that combines elements of Westerns and Film noir ^[13] They also looked for ideas for a dream sequence, in Disney films such as Dumbo and the Pluto cartoon Pluto's Judgment Day,^[14] and for crowd scenes in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Dumbo is a 1941 Animated feature Film produced by Walt Disney and first released on October 23 1941 by RKO Radio Pictures. Pluto (formerly known as Pluto the Pup) is an Animated cartoon character made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is a 1963 American Comedy film directed by Stanley Kramer about the madcap pursuit of $350000 ^[16] Silverman looked at some of the Simpsons episodes he had directed, primarily his two favorites, "Homie the Clown" and "Three Men and a Comic Book". " Homie the Clown " is the 15th episode of The Simpsons ’ sixth season. “ Three Men and a Comic Book ” is the 21st episode of the second season of The Simpsons. ^[21] Mike B. Anderson, Lauren MacMullan, Rich Moore, and Steven Dean Moore each directed the animation for around a quarter of the film under Silverman's supervision, with numerous other animators working on scenes. Mike B Anderson, sometimes credited as Mikel B Anderson, is a Television director who works on The Simpsons and has directed numerous episodes Lauren MacMullan is an Animation director. Her first primetime TV job was on The Critic, followed by directing for King of the Hill Rich Moore (born May 10, 1963) is an Animation director and a business partner in Rough Draft Studios, Inc Steven Dean Moore is an Animation director who has helmed 34 episodes of The Simpsons. ^[20]

Casting

For inspiration for the crowd scenes in the film, the production staff spent a long time looking at a poster that featured more than 320 Simpsons characters. ^[22] Groening said they tried to include every single character in the film, with 98 having speaking parts,^[11] and most members of the crowds being previously established characters instead of generic people. ^[18] The series' regular voice actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer, as well as semi-regular performers Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor and Karl Wiedergott, reprised their roles. Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of Nancy Campbell Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American Voice actress. Yeardley Smith (ˈjɑrdli born July 3, 1964) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress and Voice actor who is perhaps Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25 1964 is an American Film and Television Actor, director, Comedian and voice artist Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series Pamela Hayden (born on November 27, 1953 in United States) is an American Actress, best known for providing various Voices Marcia Joan Wallace (born November 1, 1942) is an American character actress of stage Maggie Roswell (born November 14 1952 is an American voice actress. Russi Taylor (born on May 4, 1944 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is the current voice actress for Disney 's Minnie Mouse character Karl Aloysious Treaton (February 8 1969 Berlin Germany is currently a voice actor on the long-running FOX sitcom The Simpsons, usually voicing such celebrities ^[3] Joe Mantegna returned as Fat Tony,^[23] while Albert Brooks, who supplied many guest voices in episodes, was hired as Russ Cargill,^[10] after he told the staff that he wanted to be part of the film. Joseph Anthony “Joe” Mantegna Jr (born November 13, 1947) is an American Tony Award -winning Actor, producer, Fat Tony is a recurring character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons. Albert Brooks (born July 22 1947 is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Writer, Comedian and director. This following is a list by episode of one-time Fictional characters from the American animated Television comedy series ^[16] For "about a week", he was to reprise the role of Hank Scorpio from the episode "You Only Move Twice", but the staff felt that creating a new character was a better idea. This following is a list by episode of one-time Fictional characters from the American animated Television comedy series " You Only Move Twice " is the second episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, which originally aired November 3 1996 ^[20]

The cast did the first of three table readings in May 2005,^[24][3] and began recording every week from June 2006 until the end of production. ^[25] James L. Brooks directed them for the first time since the television show's early seasons. Castellaneta found the recording sessions "more intense" than recording the television series, and "more emotionally dramatic". ^[26] Some scenes, such as Marge's video message to Homer, were recorded over one hundred times, leaving the voice cast exhausted. ^[16]

The writers had written the opening concert scene without a specific band in mind. Green Day were cast in that role having requested to guest star in the show. Green Day is an American rock trio Tom Hanks also appears as himself in the film and accepted the offer after just one phone call. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director ^[16] Everybody Loves Raymond creator Philip Rosenthal provides the voice of the father in the "new Grand Canyon" commercial with Hanks. Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 Philip Rosenthal (born 1960) is a television Writer and producer who is best known as the creator writer and executive producer for the long-running The Grand Canyon ^[18] Due to time restraints, several guests who had recorded parts were cut from the film. Minnie Driver recorded the part of a patronizing grievance counselor in a scene that ended up being cut. Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and ^[27] Edward Norton recorded the part of the man who gets crushed as the dome is implemented, performing a Woody Allen impression. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and The staff felt the voice was too distracting, so Castellaneta re-recorded Norton's dialogue with a different voice. ^[18] Isla Fisher and Erin Brockovich also recorded cameos, but their scenes were cut. Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 28, 1960) is an American legal clerk and Environmental activist who despite the lack of a formal ^[11] Kelsey Grammer recorded lines for Sideshow Bob, who was to appear at several different points,^[18][20] but these scenes were also cut. Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21 1955) is an American Actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, better known by his stage name Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons ^[16] Johnny Knoxville was also touted as a possible guest star. Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971 in Knoxville Tennessee better known as Johnny Knoxville, is an American comic actor and daredevil ^[16]

Although he does not provide the voice, Arnold Schwarzenegger is President of the United States in the film. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by He was chosen instead of the incumbent President George W. Bush because then, "in two years [. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. . . ] the film [would be] out of date". ^[15] Brooks was nervous about the idea, noting that "[Schwarzenegger's] opinion polls were way down", he said that they "were [hoping] he'd make a political comeback". ^[2] The animators began by drawing an accurate caricature of Schwarzenegger,^[16] but one of the staff instead suggested an altered version of recurring character Rainier Wolfcastle as President. Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle (voiced by Harry Shearer) is a recurring character featured in the Television Cartoon The Simpsons ^[21] This idea was developed, with the design of Wolfcastle, himself also a caricature of Schwarzenegger, being given more wrinkles under his eyes and a different hairstyle. ^[16]

Editing

Every aspect of the film was constantly analyzed, with storylines, jokes and characters regularly being re-written. ^[18] Although most animated films do not make extensive changes to the film during active production due to budget restrictions,^[8] The Simpsons Movie crew continued to edit their film into 2007, with some edits taking place as late as May, two months before the film was released. ^[18] James L. Brooks noted, "70 percent of the things in [one of the trailers]—based on where we were eight weeks ago—are no longer in the movie. "^[22] Groening said that enough material for two more movies was cut. ^[14] Various new characters were created, and then cut because they did not contribute enough. ^[8] Originally Marge was the character who had the prophetic vision in church. Prophecy, generally describes the disclosing of Information that is not known to the Prophet by any ordinary means The writers however considered this to be too dark and it was changed to Grampa. ^[18] The role of Lisa's love interest Colin was frequently revised. He was previously named Dexter and Adrien, and his appearance was completely altered. ^[16] One idea was to have Milhouse act as Lisa's love interest, but the writers realized "the audience was not as familiar with [his] long-standing crush on [Lisa] as [they had] thought". "Milhouse" redirects here For other uses see Milhous. ^[18] A car chase in which Homer throws flaming mummies out of a truck at the EPA was replaced with "more emotional and realistic" scenes at the motel and carnival that allowed for a change of pace. Car chase often describes the pursuit of a criminal by Police, and is increasingly captured on film from media and police Helicopters. A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme ^[18]

Further changes were made after the March 2007 preview screenings of the film in Portland, Oregon and Phoenix, Arizona. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, ^[18] This included the deletion of Kang and Kodos heavily criticizing the film during the end credits. Kang and Kodos are a duo of recurring characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. ^[11] A lot of people at the screenings found the original film too coarse, and some of Homer's behavior too unkind, so several scenes were toned down to make him appear nicer. ^[18] Russ Cargill was re-designed several times, originally appearing as an older man whose speech patterns Albert Brooks based on Donald Rumsfeld. Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9 1932 is a United States Businessman, Politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President The older model was the one used by Burger King for the action figure. Burger King ( often abbreviated to ^[18] Cargill's scene with Bart and Homer at the film's conclusion was added in to fully resolve his story, and the "Spider-Pig" gag was also a late addition. The following is a list of animals appearing in the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ^[16] One excised scene, before the dome is put over Springfield, had Mr. Burns reminding viewers that it was the last point in the film that they could get a refund. ^[18] Other deletions included Homer's encounter with a sausage truck driver, a scene with Plopper the pig at the end,^[28] and several musical numbers that appeared throughout. ^[18] A news report, showing the dome's effect on daily life in Springfield in areas such as farming and sport, was cut because it did not fit the overall context of the film. ^[18]

Music

See also: The Simpsons Movie: The Music

James L. The Simpsons Movie The Music is a soundtrack album for the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie. Brooks chose Hans Zimmer to compose the film's score, as they were good friends and regular collaborators. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden ^[29] Zimmer felt that the score was a "unique challenge", and he had to "try and express the style of The Simpsons without wearing the audience out". ^[30] He used Danny Elfman's original opening theme, but did not wish to overuse it. Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton "The Simpsons Theme", also referred to as "The Simpsons Main Title Theme" in album releases is the theme song of the animated Television He created themes for each member of the family. Homer's leitmotif was a major focus, and Zimmer also composed smaller themes for Bart and Marge. A leitmotif (ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf (also leitmotiv; lit "leading motif" is a recurring Musical theme, associated with a particular person place ^[31] Regular television series composer Alf Clausen was not asked to score the film, noting: "sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug". Alf Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American film and television Composer. ^[32]

In addition to their appearance in the film, Green Day recorded its own version of the Simpsons theme, and released it as a single. ^[33] Zimmer turned the Spider-Pig song into a choral piece, which was a joke he never intended to be put into the film. Zimmer also had to write foreign-language lyrics for the thirty-two dubbed versions of the song when the film was released internationally. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. He found translating the song into Spanish the hardest to write. The same choir learned to sing the piece for each of the foreign-language dubs. ^[31]

Cultural references

Several cultural references and allusions are made throughout the film. Green Day play "Nearer, My God, to Thee" on violins as their barge sinks, a reference to the film Titanic. " Nearer My God to Thee " is a 19th century Christian hymn based loosely on Genesis 2811-19 the story of Jacob's dream. Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' ^[18] When Bart is riding his skateboard naked, different passing objects are constantly covering his genitalia, a nod to similar techniques used in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute Austin Powers International Man of Mystery, released in 1997, is the first Film of the Austin Powers series. ^[20] Homer and Marge's love scene parodies many Disney films, with Disney-style animals helping them undress. ^[16] Originally, the music from The Wizard of Oz was used in that scene, and the fawn had white spots; these were removed because the animators felt it resembled Bambi too clearly. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. BMP and Activin membrane bound inhibitor (BAMBI has a similar extracellular domain as type I receptors in the TGF beta signaling pathway. ^[18] Bart impersonates Mickey Mouse on the train, calling himself "the mascot of an evil corporation". Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. ^[16] Homer plays Grand Theft Walrus, an allusion to the video game series Grand Theft Auto. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. In the game, his character shoots a tap-dancing penguin in reference to Happy Feet. Happy Feet is an Australian -produced 2006 computer-animated Comedy-drama musical Film, directed and co-written ^[18] The "Spider-Pig" song is a parody of the theme song of the 1967 Spider-Man TV series,^[31] and the name of Lisa's lecture is An Irritating Truth, a play on Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth. The Theme song of the 1967 cartoon show Spider-Man has become a popular standard Spider-Man is an Animated television series that ran from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former An Inconvenient Truth is an American Documentary film about Global warming, presented by former United States Vice President ^[34] The bomb disposal robot was based on Vincent D'Onofrio's character Leonard "Pyle" Lawrence from the film Full Metal Jacket, who commits suicide in a similar way. Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American Actor and producer. Full Metal Jacket ( 1987) is a War film based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. ^[20] At the end of the film, the crowd's celebration is similar to the conclusion of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, with Carl performing the exact same hand gestures as Lando Calrissian. Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi is a 1983 Space opera Film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas Carl Carlson MPhys is a Fictional character in the Animated television series The Simpsons. Lando Calrissian is a character in the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode V ^[20]

The $1000 Homer received when entering Alaska is a reference to the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend. ^[35] As Homer leaves Eski-Moe's he grabs on to a passing truck and uses it to propel himself back to the house, a tribute to actor Buster Keaton,^[18] while the epiphany features homages to the film Brazil and the works of Salvador Dali. Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Brazil is a 1985 Dystopian Black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist ^[20] Hillary Clinton appears as Itchy's vice president, while an Orc from The Lord of the Rings appears in the mob scene. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from In J R R Tolkien 's Fantasy writings Orcs or Orks are a race of creatures who are used as soldiers and henchmen by both the greater and lesser villains The Lord of the Rings is an epic ^[18] A scene that was cut had Marge and the kids appear on the TV talk show The View to spread the news of Springfield's impending doom. The View is an Emmy Award -winning American Talk show created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie and broadcast on Parts were written for the show's entire panel, the scene was planned to feature Russ Cargill having a gunfight with Joy Behar. Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7 1942 is an Emmy -Nominated American Comedian, Writer, Actress ^[18] Another dropped scene featured Moe describing Springfield's varying physical states inside the dome, one of which was the Disneyland ride Autopia. Disneyland Autopia History Disneyland Autopia in one form or another is one of the few current attractions that opened with the park on July 17, 1955. ^[18] There are several references to events in the Simpsons TV series. These include the wreckage of the ambulance from the episode "Bart the Daredevil" crashed into a tree next to Springfield Gorge . " Bart the Daredevil " is the eighth episode of The Simpsons ' second season. ^[16] The Carpenters' song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" was used in Homer and Marge's wedding video and had also been used in several emotional moments between them in the TV series. The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. ^[18]

Themes

Al Jean described the film's message as being "a man should listen to his wife". In addition, the film parodies two major contemporary issues, religion and environmentalism. ^[36] The theme of environmentalism is present in Homer's polluting of Lake Springfield, Green Day's cameo, and Lisa and Colin's romance. The villainous Russ Cargill is head of the EPA. ^[11] Reviewer Ed Gonzalez argued the plot was a satire of the government's reaction to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana ^[37] Ian Nathan of Empire magazine criticized this focus, believing it gave the film an "overt political agenda [which] border[s] on polemic". Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. ^[38]

Religion is focused on in Grampa's momentary possession, and Marge believing what he said to be a message from God. ^[34] Groening joked the film "posit[s] the existence of a very active God", when asked if he believed it was likely to offend. ^[36] Mark I. Pinsky, author of The Gospel According to The Simpsons, said the film "treats genuine faith with respect, while keeping a sharp eye out for religious pretension and hypocrisy of all kinds". Regarding the scene where the tenants of Moe's Tavern and the Church switch locations, he believed it took the "chance to unmask everyone's human fallibility. Description Dark and described by Dr Hibbert 's daughter as smelling "like tinkle " the inside of the bar is dank and spare " In analyzing the role of Ned Flanders, he wrote, "It is [the] willingness of The Simpsons to depict all the different sides of us [. . . ] that makes it so rich and funny on our complicated, relationship with religion. "^[39] The animators inserted an apple tree behind Lisa and Colin during their initial meeting, a reference to the biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Adam (אָדָם ʼĀḏām, "dust man mankind" آدم; Ge'ez: አዳ and Eve (חַוָּה Ḥawwā, "living Not to be confused with Eden Gardens.The Garden of Eden ( Hebrew "pleasure" גַּן עֵדֶן Arabic: جنات عدن, Trees were implemented in every important or emotional scene throughout the film. ^[20]

Release

20th Century Fox announced on April 1, 2006 that the film would be released worldwide on July 27, 2007. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[40] The film was released a day earlier in Australia and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located ^[41][42] Little information about the plot was released in the weeks building up to the film's release. Groening did not feel that "people look in the TV section of the newspaper and think, 'I'll watch this week's Simpsons because I like the plot. ' You just tune in and see what happens. "^[8]

Fox held a competition between 16 Springfields across the United States to host the American premiere. Springfield is a common name and known in part for being a common place-name in the United States. ^[43] Each Springfield produced a film, explaining why their town should host the premiere, with the results being decided via a vote on the USA Today website. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ^[44] Springfield, Minnesota dropped out on May 31, 2007. Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[45] The winner was announced on July 10 to be Springfield, Vermont. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. ^[46] The city beat Springfield, Illinois by 15,367 votes to 14,634. Springfield is the capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116482 (U The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Each of the other 14 entrants held their own smaller screenings of the film on July 26. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus ^[44] Springfield, Vermont hosted the world premiere of the film on July 21 with a yellow carpet instead of the traditional red. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World red Carpet is traditionally used to welcome VIPs such as dignitaries and celebrities at formal events ^[46]

The film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "irreverent humor throughout". The Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U ^[47] The production staff had expected this rating. ^[9] However, the British Board of Film Classification passed the film as a PG with no cuts made. The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD ^[48] A BBFC spokeswoman said regarding Bart's brief nude scene, "natural nudity with no sexual content is acceptable in PG films". ^[49]

Marketing

The convenience store chain 7-Eleven transformed 11 of its stores in the U. A convenience store is a small store or shop. They are often located alongside busy roads or at gas/petrol stations. 7-Eleven is a worldwide chain of Convenience stores It is since March 2007 the largest chain store in any category beating McDonald's by 1000 stores Role in The Simpsons The Kwik-E-Mart is a convenience store that sells the usual fare at extraordinarily high prices including the always popular Squishee S. and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts, at the cost of approximately $10 million. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Role in The Simpsons The Kwik-E-Mart is a convenience store that sells the usual fare at extraordinarily high prices including the always popular Squishee The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[50][51] 7-Eleven also sold Simpsons-themed merchandise in many of its stores. This included "Squishees", "Buzz Cola", "Krusty-O's" Cereal and "Pink Movie Donuts". In the long running television Animation The Simpsons, numerous fictional products or brands have been featured often recurring In the long running television Animation The Simpsons, numerous fictional products or brands have been featured often recurring In the long running television Animation The Simpsons, numerous fictional products or brands have been featured often recurring ^[51] This promotion resulted in a 30% increase in profits for the altered 7-Eleven stores. ^[52] Homer performed a special animated opening monologue for the July 24, 2007 edition of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as part of another promotion. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show currently hosted by Jay Leno, on ^[53]

Promotions also occurred around the world. The village of Springfield in Canterbury, New Zealand erected a "giant pink donut" to celebrate being named Springfield. Springfield is a small town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, in the South Island, of New Zealand. The New Zealand region of Canterbury (Waitaha is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains ^[54] In Dorset, England, an image of Homer was painted next to the hill figure, the Cerne Abbas giant. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology The Cerne Abbas giant, also referred to as the Rude Man or the Rude Giant, is a Hill figure of a giant naked man on a hillside near the village of This caused outrage amongst local neopagans who performed "rain magic" to try and get it washed away. Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical ^[55]

McFarlane Toys released a line of action figures based on the film,^[56] EA Games released The Simpsons Game, to coincide with the film's DVD release, although the plot of the game was not based on the film. McFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions Inc The Simpsons Game is a Video game based on the animated Television series The Simpsons, made for the Wii, PlayStation ^[57][58] Samsung released a The Simpsons Movie phone,^[59] and Microsoft produced a limited edition The Simpsons Movie Xbox 360. The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. ^[60] Ben & Jerry's created a Simpsons-themed beer and donut-flavored ice cream, entitled "Duff & D'oh! Nuts". B&J redirects here For the beverage company see Bartles and Jaymes. ^[61] Windows Live Messenger presented their users with the opportunity to download a free animated and static content for use within their conversations. Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger ^[62] Burger King produced a line of Simpsons toy figures that were given away with children's meals, and ran a series of Simpsons-themed television adverts to promote this. Burger King ( often abbreviated to ^[52] JetBlue Airways held a series of online sweepstakes to a win trip to the film's Los Angeles, California premiere. In the United States consumer sales promotions known as sweepstakes or simply sweeps (both single and plural have become associated with Marketing promotions Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West They also included a channel dedicated to The Simpsons on their planes' inflight entertainment system. In-Flight entertainment ( IFE) refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight ^[52]

Home release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc worldwide on December 3, 2007 and on December 18, 2007 in the U. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. S. It contains commentary tracks from both the producers and animators, six deleted scenes and a selection of material used to promote the film release. On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry especially the film and television industry which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by ^[63] An unfinished deleted scene of the townspeople singing the Springfield Anthem was also included on The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD boxset. ^[64]

Promotions for the DVD release occurred across the United States. The Empire State Building was illuminated yellow, the first time the building had ever been used as part of a film promotion. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street ^[65] In the United Kingdom, Fox launched a £5 million advertising campaign. ^[66] They also signed a £1. 6 million deal with the yoghurt company Yoplait, to produce a The Simpsons Movie design for their brand Frubes. Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt (see spelling below is a Yoplait (pronounced yo-play or yop-lay depending on native dialects is a company owned by two French holdings SODIAAL and PAI Management and is the second best selling brand in Introduced by General Mills ' owned Yoplait in 1999 Go-Gurt is an American brand of Yogurt targeted at "on-the-go kids" as it is squeezed ^[67] In its first week it topped the U. S. DVD chart, and generated $11. 8 million in rental revenue. ^[65] As of February 24, 2008 the domestic DVD rental grossings stand at $56. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 72 million. ^[68]

Reception

Box office performance

The film earned $30. 7 million on its opening day in the U. S. making it the 16th-highest, and third-highest non-sequel opening day revenue of all time. ^[69] It grossed a combined total of $74 million in its opening weekend, putting it at the top of the box office,^[70] and making it the fourth-highest revenue of all time, for an opening weekend in July, and highest among non-sequels. ^[71] This outperformed the expectations of $40 million that Fox had for the release. ^[72]

It set several American box office records, including highest grossing opening weekend for a non-CG animated film and for a film based on a television series, surpassing Mission Impossible II. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Mission Impossible II, or MI-2 as it is also known is a 2000 film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, It was also the third-highest grossing opening weekend for an animated film. ^[73] It opened at the top of the international box office taking $96 million from 71 overseas territories, including $27. 8 million in the UK, the second-highest UK opening ever for a 20th Century Fox film. ^[74] It contributed to over half of the record 5. 5 million people attending British cinemas that weekend. ^[75] In Australia, it grossed AU$13. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 2 million, the third-highest opening weekend in the country, and the highest for an animated film. ^[76] The United Kingdom is the highest-grossing country for the film outside the US, with Germany in second place with a $36,289,250 grossing overall. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ^[77] The film closed with a worldwide gross of over $526 million. ^[78]

Critical reception

The film garnered an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 155 of a total 175 reviews being determined as positive. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. ^[79] It received a rating of 80 out of 100 (signifying "generally favorable reviews") on Metacritic from 36 reviews. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. ^[80] British newspapers The Guardian and The Times both gave the film four out of five stars. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The Times' James Bone said that it "boasts the same sly cultural references and flashes of brilliance that have earned the television series a following that ranges from tots to comparative literature PhDs". ^[81] The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw stated that it "gives you everything you could possibly want" and that he thought, "Eighty-five minutes [was] not long enough to do justice to 17 years of comedy genius". ^[82] Ed Gonzalez praised the film for its political message, likening the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon at the beginning to President Schwarzenegger's situation later on, as well as the film's visual gags. ^[37] Randy Shulman praised the cast, and described them as having "elevated their vocal work to a craft that goes way beyond simple line readings", and particularly praised Kavner who he said "gave what must be the most heartfelt performance ever". ^[83] Roger Ebert gave a positive review, but admitted he was "generally [not] a fan of movies spun off from TV animation". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. He called it "radical and simple at the same time, subversive and good-hearted, offensive without really meaning to be". ^[84] Richard Corliss of Time said that the film "doesn't try to be ruder or kinkier, just bigger and better". Richard Nelson Corliss (born 1943 is a writer for Time magazine who focuses on Movies, with the occasional article on music or sports Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and ^[85]

USA Today film critic Claudia Puig said that the story did "warrant a full-length feature, thanks to a clever plot and non-stop irreverent humor", but that some fans may "miss seeing their favorite characters". USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ^[86] Patrick Kolan believed that the film was "easily the best stuff to come [from the Simpsons] since season 12 or 13" and praised the animation, but also said that the appearances of characters such as Comic Book Guy and Seymour Skinner were "small and unfunny". The Simpsons ' 12th season ( November 2000 - May 2001) began on Sunday November 1, 2000 with " The Simpsons ' 13th season ( November 2001 - May 2002) began on Tuesday November 6, 2001 with Treehouse Jeff Albertson, better known as Comic Book Guy, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Principal Seymour Skinner (born in Capitol City as Armin Tamzarian) is a Fictional character on the animated sitcom The Simpsons ^[87] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film's good nature, stating that the laughs "come in all sizes", but also noted that, "little has been gained bringing the Simpsons to the screen. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. "^[88]

Variety's Brian Lowry called it "clever, irreverent, satirical and outfitted" but that it was "just barely" capable of sustaining a running time longer than a television episode. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman ^[89] Lisa Schwarzbaum praised the voice cast but stated that the "'action' sequences sometimes falter". ^[90] When comparing the film to the early episodes of the show, Stephen Rowley concluded that the film "has more going for it than the show in its later years, but is still a long way short of what made it so invigorating". ^[91]

Negative reception came from the magazine Empire, where reviewer Ian Nathan compared the film to New Coke, saying that "it utterly failed". Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. New Coke was the unofficial name of the sweeter formulation introduced in 1985 by The Coca-Cola Company to replace its flagship Soft drink, Coca-Cola ^[38] Phil Villarreal believed that there were "too few laugh-worthy moments" and that "instead of stretching to new frontiers, the film rests on the familiar". ^[92] Sheila Johnston criticized the pacing of the film and its joke level saying that "the overall momentum flags at times" and that it was "a salvo of comic squibs, some very funny, others limp". ^[93] David Edwards agreed with this, writing that although "there's a great half-hour show rattling around", "the rest is padding at its very dullest". ^[94] Cosmo Landesman believed, "the humour seem[ed] to have lost its satirical bite and wit" and that "much of the comedy is structured around the idiocy of Homer". Cosmo Landesman is a Journalist and editor and son of Fran and Jay Landesman ^[95] Bruce Newman criticized the fleeting appearances of many of the show's secondary characters, and found the film to be "a disappointment". ^[96]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards won by The Simpsons

The Simpsons Movie won the award for Best Comedy Film at the British Comedy Awards,^[97] Best Animation at the inaugural ITV National Movie Awards,^[98] and Best Movie at the UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, beating Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Shrek the Third. Awards for The Simpsons Annie Awards First awarded in 1972 the Annie Awards are given exclusively to animated programs The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent The National Movie Awards is a British movie awards ceremony broadcast by ITV. The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs, is an annual awards show which always aired live and usually is held in late March or early April that honors Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure Film, based on the novel of the same name by Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End is a 2007 Adventure film, the third film in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. Shrek the Third, released 6 years after the first ''Shrek'' and 3 years after the second ''Shrek'', is a 2007 Animated film, and the ^[99] The film's trailer won a Golden Trailer Award in the category Best Animated/Family Film Trailer at the 8th Annual Golden Trailer Awards. ^[100] Forbes named the film the third best of the year, based on its box office takings and Metacritic critical response score. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly ^[101]

At the 35th Annie Awards the film was nominated in four categories: Best Animated Feature, Directing in an Animated Feature Production, Writing in an Animated Feature Production and Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Julie Kavner. The 35th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation for 2007, was held on February 8, 2008 at UCLA 's Royce Hall The Annie Award for Best Animated Feature is an Annie Award, awarded annually to the best animated feature film and introduced in 1992 Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of All four awards were won by Ratatouille. Ratatouille (rat-a-too-e is a 2007 Computer-animated Family film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures ^[102][103] It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards, the BAFTA for Best Animated Film, and the Producers Guild Award for Animated Theatrical Motion Picture. The Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film was awarded for the first time in 2007 at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards to the Pixar film Cars 65th Golden The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation This is a list of the winners and nominees of the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. 19th PGA Awards ^{[104][105][106][107]} It also received nominations for the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature. The Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature is an annual Satellite Award given by the International Press Academy. The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U The Critics' Choice Award for Best Animated Feature is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. ^{[108][109][110][111]}

Before its release, the film received a nomination at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards for "Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet", with the award ultimately won by Transformers,^[112] and lost the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Summer Movie – Comedy/Musical", which was won by Hairspray. The 2007 MTV Movie Awards took place on June 3, 2007 (June 4 in Europe at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City California and were hosted by Sarah Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. Hairspray is a 2007 Musical film produced by Zadan / Meron Productions and distributed by New Line Cinema. ^[113] It was also nominated for Favorite Movie Comedy at the People's Choice Awards, losing to Knocked Up. Note This article does not pertain to the People's Choice Awards presented at the British Comedy Awards show in the United Kingdom, or to an awards show Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. ^[114] The film's website received a Webby Award at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in the category "Best Movie and Film Website". ^[115]

References

External links

• The Simpsons Movie Official website
• The Simpsons Movie at the Internet Movie Database
• The Simpsons Movie at Allmovie
• The Simpsons Movie at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Simpsons Movie at Metacritic
• The Simpsons Movie at Box Office Mojo

Preceded by I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Box office number-one films of 2007 (USA) July 29, 2007

Succeeded by The Bourne Ultimatum

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