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. The video quality of the simpsons movie may have exceeded my expectations, but the audio doesnt offer any such surprises. The simpsons, season 21 starts thursday 14 january at 7. A 2nd simpsons movie is bound to happen, but what are some ideas for a plot.
The simpsons movie additional material,audio commentary featuring producer matt groening,dan castellaneta,mike scully and other members of the cast and crew video. Although this is a fine mix overall, the films sound design is not nearly as creative as it might have been, and as a result this bluray doesnt offer much in the way of a overwhelming aural experience. It has that sweet simpsons spirit and it delivers in showmanship. Mike reiss was born on september 15, 1959 as michael louis reiss.
The simpsons movie partially found alternate versions and. The simpsons movie makes baby jesus cry dead homer society. The simpsons movie went through many revisions, even while the film was being animated. List of commentary wikisimpsons, the simpsons wiki. The simpsons movie by david silverman david silverman, dan. In the simpsons movie, homer pollutes a lake in springfield, triggering the same political sideswipes. After homer deliberately pollutes the towns water supply. For the 30th anniversary of the simpsons, a look back at the funniest, quirkiest and weirdest episodes. The films production was famously stuck in development hell for most of the series run, with the film having been commissioned around 2001 and movie plans going back as far as the episode kamp krusty in 1992. Best looking movie studio company opener ever, not to mantion one of 6 largest film studios out there and the one responsible for the most succesful movie of all time. The show is set in the fictional town of springfield and parodies american culture, society and television. Simpsons movie audio commentary podcast four finger discount. This bent archetype of the american family, as well as the hundreds of.
The environmental protection agency, commonly abbreviated to epa, is an organization that is or was a part of the united states armed forces that was headed by the evil mastermind russ cargill. What the simpsons can teach us about life telegraph. Springfields usual characters and new favorites all turn up in the first ever movie length version of. That may say more about time magazine and the 20th century than it does about the simpsons, but never. As the simpsons turns 30, a superfan picks the best 20.
The simpsons movie is rated pg and runs 85 minutes. Jan 05, 2010 the simpsons, season 21 starts thursday 14 january at 7. Animations there are a variety of menus featuring different characters, and each menu has three animations, one of which plays when you select an option. The simpsons movie is an animated feature film based on the popular american television series. Three 20th anniversary specials will air on monday 11, tuesday 12 and wednesday january at 7. As a child, i always wondered what a live action simpsons movie or an animated one would look like. Listening to the commentary, it wasnt shocking to hear current showrunner and head writer al jean explicitly state, we made this movie for people who dont. A cultural event long thought limited to the daydreams of diehard fans has finally seen the light of day. The simpsons movie exclusive sneak peek animation showcase. The simpsons are fairly surprised to find themselves in a movie. The simpsons movie was worth waiting and paying for. The simpsons movie is a 2007 theatrical film adaptation of, well, the simpsons.
Jul 27, 2007 the simpsons movie is full of the anarchic, generous, goodnatured humor that is the shows enduring signature. The simpsons commentaries music, videos, stats, and photos. The simpsons movie is rated pg for irreverent humor throughout. They are the tertiary antagonists of the simpsons movie the main being russ cargill and the secondary being. Lost our lisa with matt groening, yeardley smith, mike b. I am not going to dignify this film with a commentary of its plot or story. The simpsons movie british board of film classification. Featuring special season only content, an animatic with illustrated commentary by simpsons creator matt groening, uberdirectors david silverman monsters, inc, the simpsons movie and jim reardon walle, this is truly a collection too scary to be missed. Dec 17, 2019 as the simpsons turns 30, a superfan picks the best 20 episodes ever.
Simpsons movie, the widescreen homer accidentally causes an environmental catastrophe which could doom springfield forever. The film was classified pg for mild language, innuendo and comic violence, all of these issues being set within an irreverent tone familiar to viewers of the series the bbfc guidelines at pg state that mild bad language only is acceptable and the film includes uses of bastard. Put simply, if somebody had to make a simpsons movie, this is pretty much what it should be clever, irreverent, satirical and outfitted with a largerthan22minutes plot, capable just barely of sustaining a narrative roughly four times the length of a standard episode. Popcorn talk network, the online broadcast network that features movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary and schmoes know proudly presents dc movie news. I watched it a couple of nights ago and the person who viewed it with me rather enjoyed it. Hosted by jack and dan from worst episode ever a simpsons podcast, this is the first episode of sync points a series of movie. With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. Its job was to protect the environment by using brute force with the epa army. Jul 29, 2010 according to the commentary, that famous independence was completely abandoned during the creation of the simpsons movie. The simpsons movie is fully equivalent to most rrated films in magnitude or influence envelope in five of the six cap investigation areas. An hourlong documentary detailing the history of the simpsons phenomenon, from its inception in 1986 to the shows cancellation in 2011.
Dec 20, 2007 a cultural event long thought limited to the daydreams of diehard fans has finally seen the light of day. Disney plus will offer the prehd episodes of the simpsons in their original 4. Wishfulfillment commentary, the simpsons movie what couldve turned out to be the greatest series of commentary tracks ever turned out to be an elaborate joke from a website that seems to have. Nov 22, 2019 the simpsons movie 2 could include a metacommentary on the disneyfox merger, with springfield getting bought out by a corporation possibly the corporation owned by mr. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the simpsons commentaries. The dvd extra features are good with deleted scenes and commentary tracks. On april 8, 2015, showrunner al jean announced that there would be no more dvd or bluray releases, shifting focus to digital distribution. Bart simpson, confesses about how he took the head of springfields loved founder to gain friends. They are the tertiary antagonists of the simpsons movie the main being russ cargill and the secondary being charles. The sites critical consensus reads, the simpsons movie contains the hearty laughs, biting satire, and honest portrayal of an american family that makes the show so popular. Ive been watching the simpsons since the very beginning. He is a producer and writer, known for the simpsons 1987, the simpsons movie 2007 and its garry shandlings show.
The simpsons movie contains the hearty laughs, biting satire, and honest portrayal of an american family that makes the show so popular. Homer now must save the city and rescue his family. And it boasts slicker animation and polished writing that hearkens back to the shows glory days. Instead, 711s were turned into kwikemarts around the country. So over the years, i have managed to find a lot of simpsons dvd commentaries in mp3 form. And it boasts slicker animation and polished writing that. Burns, the towns resident unscrupulous business tycoon that turns it into a 50sstyle company town. This is a list of the simpsons episodes crew members have provided dvdbluray commentary for. The simpsons movie additional material,audio commentary video. Of course, theres no doubt that disney execs would. The greatest obstacle the simpsons movie faced was cultural relevance. Why another simpsons movie wont be happening for a while. Parents need to know that the simpsons movie has some iffy content, but nothing older kids. The simpsons is an american animated sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company.
Simpsons movie, the widescreen dvd 2007 dvd empire. He is a producer and writer, known for the simpsons 1987, the. According to the commentary, that famous independence was completely abandoned during the creation of the simpsons movie. The simpsons and sociology the simpsons is currently the longest running primetime show on television, airing more than 240 episodes since its premier in 1990. Here is a featurelength version of what time magazine, no less, called the 20th centurys best television series. I realize that the simpsons have been on for so long that there are some readers of this site that cant say that. After homer deliberately pollutes the towns water supply, springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the epa and the family are declared fugitives. It contains commentary tracks from both the producers and animators, six short deleted scenes, and a selection of material used to promote the film release. The main commentary features matt groening, al jean, mike reiss, rich moore and david silverman. 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, pamela hayden, russi taylor, and albert brooks. The cool thing about the first commentary, too, is that its pseudointeractive. The simpsons movie wrecking ball game flash with commentary. Three 20th anniversary specials will air on monday 11, tuesday 12 and wednesday january at. Theres the part where homer adopts a pet pig and lovingly collects the porkers droppings in a backyard silo and then dumps the silo into lake.
Adult written by username11111111111 september 30, 2018. The simpsons movie by david silverman david silverman. The simpsons movie is everything a fan of the 18yearold animated fox television series could ask for. The simpsons when the fox network aired the simpsons in 1989, the show brought the yellowskinned and fourfingered cartoon characters named homer, marge, bart, lisa, and maggie simpson into millions of american living rooms. Rather than the writers writing, the actors acting, the animators animating and letting chips fall where they may, a partially completed version was repeatedly shown to test audiences, and everything was redone based on. Dando and mitch sit down and do a simpsons movie audio commentary. Springfields usual characters and new favorites all turn up in the first ever movie length version of the hit tv show, 18 years in the making. Critics consensus the simpsons movie contains the hearty laughs, biting satire, and honest portrayal of an american family that makes the show so popular. Sep 26, 2007 the simpsons movie was worth waiting and paying for.
Environmental protection agency simpsons wiki fandom. But then, homer simpson opens the movie by calling everyone in the audience giant suckers. Jul 27, 2007 bigger and longer dont always mean better, but the simpsons movie is still a cut above. On the commentary track, someone recalls that groening wanted the pig to have a porky pigtype nose.
The r thesimpsons subreddit is fan base of redditors who love the simpsons. For example, in one version, lisas love interest is milhouse, and in another, marge is the one whos spoken to by god and not grandpa this is where the heres the money shot bit in the trailer comes from. Watch the simpsons movie wrecking ball game flash with commentary tinkwaqi on dailymotion. As the simpsons turns 30, a superfan picks the best 20 episodes ever. Disappointingly, if not surprisingly, the simpsons movie doesnt amount to more than a 90 minute long. All singing, all dancing with matt groening, yeardley smith, mike b. The simpsons movie dvd is a really good movie, and not a bad movie to watch, especially if youre a fan of the simpsons as well. Much of the official dvds commentary is dedicated to talking about all the different versions of the movie that exists.
The movie episode marge gets a job episode new kid on the block. Jul 25, 2007 the simpsons are fairly surprised to find themselves in a movie. The simpsons movie, a featurelength film, was released in theaters worldwide on july 27, 2007, and it was later available on dvd and bluray worldwide on december 3, 2007 and on december 18, 2007 in the u. Disney plus to offer the simpsons in original format by june. The simpsons movie wound up being a huge hit when it came out back in 2007, but if youre hoping to see a sequel any time soon, you may be disappointed. Overview the simpsons movie finds the fate of springfield the. Disney plus to offer the simpsons in original format by. Released between seasons 18 and 19 of the show, after 874 episodes exaggeration, after many fans had stopped prioritizing weekly viewings, and ten years later than it should have been, the movie could have struggled to find an audience. Within the environmental disaster theme there are antiiraq war jokes and commentary, criticisms of the way the us government has limited personal freedoms. List of the simpsons home video releases wikipedia. In 2007, the producers of the show delivered the simpsons movie. Homer buys an rv to show off to flanders, but their holiday ends in a mess and the simpsons must meet with nature itself. The simpsons movie is a 2007 american animated comedy film based on the popular longrunning fox animated television series the simpsons 1989present. After a nighon two decade wait, does the simpsons movie live up to.
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