The Simpsons Movie

PG-13

7/27/20071h 27m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ See our family. And feel better about yours. ~

Overview:

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

Director:

David Silverman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$75,000,000.00

Revenue:

$527,068,851.00

Key words:

garbage
pollution
quarantine
environmental protection agency
parent child relationship
villain
dysfunctional family
dysfunctional marriage
alaska
fugitive
ecology
first love
angry mob
duringcreditsstinger
dome
wanted
based on tv series
lighthearted

Cast

Dan Castellaneta

~ as ~

Homer Simpson / Itchy / Barney / Abe Simpson / Stage Manager / Krusty the Clown / Mayor Quimby / Mayor's Aide / Multi-Eyed Squirrel / Panicky Man / Sideshow Mel / Mr. Teeny / EPA Official / Kissing Cop / Bear / Boy on Phone / NSA Worker / Officer / Santa's Little Helper / Squeaky-Voiced Teen (voice)

Julie Kavner

~ as ~

Marge Simpson / Selma Bouvier / Patty Bouvier (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

~ as ~

Bart Simpson / Maggie Simpson / Ralph / Nelson / Todd Flanders / TV Daughter / Woman on Phone (voice)

Yeardley Smith

~ as ~

Lisa Simpson (voice)

Hank Azaria

~ as ~

Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)

Harry Shearer

~ as ~

Scratchy / Mr. Burns / Rev. Lovejoy / Ned Flanders / Lenny / Skull / President Arnold Schwarzenegger / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Dr. Hibbert / Smithers / Toll Booth Man / Guard / Otto / Kang (voice)

Pamela Hayden

~ as ~

Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones / Rod Flanders (voice)

Tress MacNeille

~ as ~

Sweet Old Lady / Colin / Mrs. Skinner / Nelson's Mother / Pig / Cat Lady / Female EPA Worker / G.P.S. Woman / Cookie Kwan / Lindsey Naegle / TV Son / Medicine Woman / Girl on Phone (voice)

Albert Brooks

~ as ~

Russ Cargill (voice)

Karl Wiedergott

~ as ~

Man / EPA Driver (voice)

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Reviews (2)

Gimly
Written 6 year(s) ago
4
I've never been particularly invested in The Simpsons. This movie didn't turn me around on that. I could stand watching it, Hell, this was actually the second time I've seen it, but I assure you, it was not for my own enjoyment I did so.

Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal.
Kamurai
Written 4 year(s) ago
4
Forgive this forward, but I literally watched all 31 seasons because I was sick and have never understood what the fuss was about the Simpsons.

I really have to conclude that the appeal of the Simpsons was a simple lack of options when it first came out, and then it just grew in power by simply existing for so long.

For this movie: Uninspired watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend, unless you're already a Simpsons fan.

It's really just a lot of the Simpsons being Simpsons, but that also means that the overall story writing is actually pretty good, even if the character writing is rather repetitive.

I did enjoy the introduction of Ploppers, Spider-Pig, but it doesn't really even out everything else.

The big adversity is an "under the dome" scenario, which is actually interesting enough to explore, but because it's the Simpsons, we know that nothing ultimately interesting is going to happen, and that everything is going to resolve like its TV counterpart. Now, that said, the TV show does drop unexpected, unexplainable shifts, like the death of characters. I don't think Fox was brave enough to put such a thing in the movie, which would have completely changed the gravity of the movie.

It's fine, it's well produced, it's just not very interesting, and I don't think I'd ever watch it again unless I was binging the Simpsons again, and wanted to watch it in order.