Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American computer-animated fantasy science fiction adventure comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Loosely based on the 1978 children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett, the film was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (in their feature directorial debuts), and stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, and Neil Patrick Harris. The film centers around an aspiring inventor named Flint Lockwood who develops, following a series of failed experiments, a machine that can convert water into food. After the machine gains sentience and begins to develop food storms, Flint must stop it in order to save the world.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiered at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 2009, and was released in the United States six days later on September 18, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label. It earned over $243 million worldwide on a budget of $100 million at the box office. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its colorful visuals, humor, characters, voice acting, and the score, while the simple character designs were said to be unfitting. The film has since been expanded into a franchise, with a sequel, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, released on September 27, 2013, as well as an animated television series based on the film that premiered on Cartoon Network on February 20, 2017, with none of the original cast returning.
Storyline[]
Plot[]
Genres[]
- Children's film
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Animation
Motion Picture Rating[]
- Atp (Argentina)
- G (Australia)
- KT/EA (Belgium)
- Livre (Brazil)
- G (Canada)
- G (Japan)
- G (New Zealand)
- G (Nigeria)
- 7 (Norway) (2009, cinema rating)
- 6+ (Russia)
- G (Saudi Arabia)
- G (Singapore)
- G (South Africa)
- U (UK)
- PG (USA)
Images[]
Cast and Crew[]
Directors[]
- Phil Lord
- Christopher Miller
Writing Credits[]
- Phil Lord
- Christopher Miller
Cast[]
Producers[]
- Pam Marsden
Details[]
Country[]
- USA
Language[]
- English
Release Dates[]
- September 18, 2009 (USA)
- September 18, 2009 (UK)
Home Media Dates[]
- January 5, 2010 (USA)
Release[]
Box office[]
Critical reception[]
Company Credits[]
Production Companies[]
Distributors[]
- Columbia Pictures (2009) (USA) (Theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (USA) (Theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (UK) (Theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Australia) (Theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (New Zealand) (Theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (Blu-Ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (Blu-Ray)
Special Effects[]
Technical Specs[]
Runtime[]
- 90 mins
Color[]
- Color
Aspect Ratio[]
- 2:35:1
- 1:78:1 (IMAX prints)
Trivia[]
- The fourth computer-animated film to be rated PG by the MPAA after Shrek (2001), Ice Age (2002) and Scooby-Doo (2002),
Connections[]
Followed by[]
References[]
- Willow (1988)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Spoofs[]
- Shrek (2001)
- Ice Age (2002)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Frozen (2013)
Spoofed in[]
- Shrek (2001)
- Ice Age (2002)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Frozen (2013)