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The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated action comedy film based on the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons. The film was directed by the show's supervising director David Silverman and stars the show's regular cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, Karl Wiedergott, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor, and Joe Mantegna reprising their roles and Albert Brooks as the film's main antagonist, Russ Cargill, head of the EPA. The film follows Homer Simpson, who irresponsibly pollutes the lake in Springfield, causing the evil Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to imprison the town under a giant glass dome. After he and his family escape, they ultimately abandon Homer for his selfishness and return to Springfield to prevent the town's demolition by Cargill. Homer works to redeem his folly by returning to Springfield himself in an effort to save it.

Although previous attempts to create a Simpsons film had been made, they failed due to the lack of lengthy script. Eventually in 2001, producers James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully and Richard Sakai began development on the film and a writing team consisting of Brooks, Groening, Jean, Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti were assembled. They conceived numerous plot ideas, with Groening's being the one adapted. The script was rewritten over a hundred times, also continuing after work on the animation began in 2006. Consequently, hours of finished material was cut from the final release, including cameo roles from Erin Brockovich, Minnie Driver, Isla Fisher, Edward Norton, and Kelsey Grammer, who would have reprised his role as Sideshow Bob. Tom Hanks and the members of Green Day voice their own animated counterparts in the final cut of the film, while Albert Brooks, a frequent guest performer on the series, provides the voice of its main antagonist, Russ Cargill.

Tie-in promotions were made with several companies to promote the film's release, including Burger King and 7-Eleven, the latter of which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts. The film premiered in Springfield, Vermont on July 21, 2007 and was released theatrically six days later on July 27 by 20th Century Fox across the United States. The Simpsons Movie received positive reviews and grossed $536.4 million worldwide, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2007, the second-highest-grossing traditionally animated film (behind Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Lion King), and the highest-grossing film based on an animated television series. The film received praise for its humor, emotional weight, and callbacks to early seasons. The film was nominated for numerous awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards.

Storyline[]

Plot[]

The combination of Homer (Dan Castellaneta), his new pet pig, and a leaky silo full of excrement triggers a disaster that threatens not just Springfield but the entire world. An angry mob descends on the Simpson home, splitting the family. With Earth's fate in the balance, Homer sets out on a quest for redemption in order to ready for battle of Springfield and earn Marge's (Julie Kavner) forgiveness.

Genres[]

  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Satire
  • Adventure
  • Animation

Motion Picture Rating[]

  • Atp (Argentina)
  • PG (Australia)
  • 6 (Austria)
  • Livre (Brazil)
  • A (Bulgaria)
  • PG (Canada)
  • TE (Chile)
  • PG (Colombia)
  • U (Czechia)
  • 7 (Denmark)
  • K-7 (Finland)
  • Tous publics (France)
  • 12 (Germany)
  • K (Greece)
  • I (Hong Kong)
  • L (Iceland)
  • U (India)
  • SU (Indonesia)
  • PG (Ireland)
  • PG (Israel)
  • T (Italy)
  • G (Japan)
  • V (Lithuania)
  • U (Malaysia)
  • 0+ (Maldives)
  • U (Malta)
  • B (Mexico)
  • 6 (Netherlands)
  • PG (New Zealand)
  • G (Nigeria)
  • 7 (Norway) (2007, cinema rating)
  • Apt (Peru)
  • PG-13 (Philippines)
  • M/12 (Portugal)
  • 12+ (Russia)
  • PG (Singapore)
  • PG13 (Singapore) (re-rating)
  • PG (South Africa)
  • All (South Korea)
  • A (Spain)
  • 7 (Spain) (Disney+)
  • 7 (Sweden)
  • 7 (Switzerland) (canton of Geneva)
  • 7 (Switzerland) (canton of Vaud)
  • 7+ (Turkey) (self-applied)
  • GP (Taiwan)
  • G (Thailand)
  • 7+ (Turkey)
  • PG (UK)
  • PG-13 (USA)
  • Not Rated (United Arab Emirates)

Images[]

Cast and Crew[]

Director[]

  • David Silverman

Writing Credits[]

  • James L. Brooks (screenplay) &
  • Matt Groening (screenplay) &
  • Al Jean (screenplay)
  • Ian Maxtone-Graham (screenplay) &
  • George Meyer (screenplay) &
  • David Mirkin (screenplay) &
  • Mike Reiss (screenplay) &
  • Mike Scully (screenplay) &
  • Matt Selman (screenplay) &
  • John Swartzwelder (screenplay) &
  • Jon Vitti (screenplay)
  • Joel H. Cohen (consultant writer) (as Joel Cohen) &
  • John Frink (consultant writer) &
  • Tim Long (consultant writer) &
  • Michael Price (consultant writer)
  • Matt Groening (based on the television series "The Simpsons" created by) (uncredited)
  • James L. Brooks (based on the television series "The Simpsons" developed by) (uncredited) &
  • Matt Groening (based on the television series "The Simpsons" developed by) (uncredited) &
  • Sam Simon (based on the television series "The Simpsons" developed by) (uncredited)

Cast[]

  • Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson (voice)
  • Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson (voice)
  • Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright as Maggie Simpson (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright as Ralph Wiggum (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Scratchy (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Itchy (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Professor Frink (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns (voice)
  • Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel (voice) (scenes deleted)
  • Hank Azaria as Comic Book Guy (voice)
  • Billie Joe Armstrong as Green Day (voice)
  • Tré Cool as Green Day (voice) (as Frank Edwin Wright III)
  • Mike Dirnt as Green Day (voice) (as Michael Pritchard)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Barney (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Rev. Lovejoy (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Ned Flanders (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Grampa (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Sweet Old Lady (voice)
  • Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Van Houten (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright as Nelson Muntz (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Colin (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Agnes Skinner (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Chief Wiggum (voice)
  • Pamela Hayden as Rod Flanders (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright as Todd Flanders (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Lou (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Nelson's Mother (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Stage Manager (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Krusty the Clown (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Pig (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Crazy Cat Lady (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Mayor Quimby (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Lenny (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Carl (voice)
  • Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Cletus (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Mayor's Aide (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Bumblebee Man (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Skull (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Multi-Eyed Squirrel (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Male EPA Worker (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Female EPA Worker (voice)
  • Albert Brooks as Russ Cargill (voice) (as A. Brooks)
  • Harry Shearer as President Arnold Schwarzenegger (voice)
  • Russi Taylor as Martin Prince (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Panicky Man (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Sideshow Mel (voice)
  • Karl Wiedergott as Man (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as G.P.S. Woman (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Kent Brockman (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Dome Depot Announcer (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Mr. Teeny (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Principal Skinner (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as EPA Official (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Kissing Cop (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Kissing Cop (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Carnival Barker (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Counter Man (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Dr. Hibbert (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Apu (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Smithers (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Toll Booth Man (voice)
  • Maggie Roswell as Helen Lovejoy (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Cookie Kwan (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Lindsey Naegle (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Drederick Tatum (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Sea Captain (voice)
  • Tom Hanks as Tom Hanks (voice)
  • Phil Rosenthal as TV Dad (voice) (as Philip Rosenthal)
  • Nancy Cartwright as TV Daughter (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as TV Son (voice)
  • Tress MacNeille as Medicine Woman (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Bear (voice)
  • Nancy Cartwright as Woman on Phone (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Boy on Phone (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as NSA Worker (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Officer (voice)
  • Karl Wiedergott as EPA Driver (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as EPA Passenger (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Guard (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Robot (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Otto (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Dr. Nick Riviera (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Santa's Little Helper (voice)
  • Harry Shearer as Kang (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Squeaky-Voiced Teen (voice)
  • Julie Kavner as Selma Bouvier (voice)
  • Julie Kavner as Patty Bouvier (voice)
  • Hank Azaria as Wise Guy (voice)
  • Dan Castellaneta as Groundskeeper Willie (voice)

Producers[]

  • Elise Belknap (animation associate producer: Rough Draft Animation)
  • James L. Brooks (producer)
  • Katherine C. Concepcion (animation associate producer: Film Roman Animation (as Katherine Cullano Concepcion)
  • Peter Gave (associate producer: Stacked Animation Laboratory)
  • Matt Groening (producer)
  • Al Jean (producer)
  • Claudia Katz (producer: Rough Draft Studios)
  • Jay Kleckner (co-producer)
  • Joel Kuwahara (animation line producer: Film Roman Animation)
  • Karen K. Miller (animation associate producer: Rough Draft Animation (as Karen Miller)
  • Amanda Moshay (associate producer)
  • Felicia Nalivansky-Caplan (associate producer)
  • Matt Orefice (associate producer)
  • Richard Raynis (supervising producer)
  • Richard Sakai (producer)
  • Mike Scully (producer)
  • Nelson Shin (animation producer: Akom Production Co.)
  • Loren Smith (digital line producer: Film Roman Animation)
  • Craig Sost (animation co-producer)
  • Geraldine Symon (digital line producer: Rough Draft Animation)
  • Nikki Vanzo (executive producer: Rough Draft Korea)
  • Hyejoon Yun (supervising producer: Rough Draft Korea)

Details[]

Country[]

  • USA

Language[]

  • English

Release Dates[]

  • July 21, 2007 (USA) (Springfield, Vermont) (premiere)
  • July 24, 2007 (Argentina) (Buenos Aires) (premiere)
  • July 25, 2007 (Belgium)
  • July 25, 2007 (Egypt)
  • July 25, 2007 (France)
  • July 25, 2007 (UK)
  • July 25, 2007 (Indonesia)
  • July 25, 2007 (Ireland)
  • July 25, 2007 (Kuwait)
  • July 25, 2007 (Philippines)
  • July 26, 2007 (United Arab Emirates)
  • July 26, 2007 (Argentina)
  • July 26, 2007 (Austria)
  • July 26, 2007 (Australia)
  • July 26, 2007 (Belarus)
  • July 26, 2007 (Chile)
  • July 26, 2007 (Czechia)
  • July 26, 2007 (Germany)
  • July 26, 2007 (Dominican Republic)
  • July 26, 2007 (Spain)
  • July 26, 2007 (Croatia)
  • July 26, 2007 (Israel)
  • July 26, 2007 (Malaysia)
  • July 26, 2007 (New Zealand)
  • July 26, 2007 (Peru)
  • July 26, 2007 (Puerto Rico)
  • July 26, 2007 (Portugal)
  • July 26, 2007 (Serbia)
  • July 26, 2007 (Singapore)
  • July 26, 2007 (Slovenia)
  • July 26, 2007 (Slovakia)
  • July 26, 2007 (Uruguay)
  • July 27, 2007 (Albania)
  • July 27, 2007 (Bulgaria)
  • July 27, 2007 (Bahamas)
  • July 27, 2007 (Canada)
  • July 27, 2007 (Cameroon)
  • July 27, 2007 (Colombia)
  • July 27, 2007 (Estonia)
  • July 27, 2007 (Finland)
  • July 27, 2007 (Iceland)
  • July 27, 2007 (Lithuania)
  • July 27, 2007 (Latvia)
  • July 27, 2007 (Norway)
  • July 27, 2007 (Panama)
  • July 27, 2007 (Romania)
  • July 27, 2007 (Sweden)
  • July 27, 2007 (Turkey)
  • July 27, 2007 (USA)
  • July 27, 2007 (Venezuela)
  • July 27, 2007 (South Africa)
  • July 31, 2007 (Madagascar)
  • August 2, 2007 (Mexico)
  • August 3, 2007 (Denmark)
  • August 3, 2007 (India)
  • August 3, 2007 (Poland)
  • August 9, 2007 (Hong Kong)
  • August 9, 2007 (Hungary)
  • August 9, 2007 (Thailand)
  • August 16, 2007 (Kazakhstan)
  • August 16, 2007 (Netherlands)
  • August 16, 2007 (Russia)
  • August 16, 2007 (Ukraine)
  • August 17, 2007 (Brazil)
  • August 23, 2007 (South Korea)
  • August 30, 2007 (Greece)
  • September 14, 2007 (Italy)
  • October 26, 2007 (Japan) (Tokyo International Film Festival)
  • October 26, 2007 (Pakistan)
  • November 20, 2007 (Togo)
  • December 15, 2007 (Japan)

Trailer Release Dates[]

Home Media Release Dates[]

  • December 10, 2007 (UK) (DVD)
  • December 18, 2007 (USA) (DVD)

Reception[]

Box office[]

The film earned $30,758,269 on its opening day in the United States making it the 25th-highest, and fifth-highest non-sequel opening day revenue of all time. It grossed a combined total of $74,036,787 in its opening weekend on 5,500 screens at 3,922 theaters, reaching the top of the box office for that weekend. This made it the tenth-highest revenue of all time, for an opening weekend in July, and highest among non-sequels, and the highest animated TV adaptation of all time, surpassing Thomas and the Magic Railroad, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. This outperformed the expectations of $40 million that Fox had for the release.

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 2. It was also the third-highest grossing opening weekend for an animated film. It opened at the top of the international box office taking $96 million from 71 overseas territories, including $27.8 million in the United Kingdom, the second-highest UK opening ever for a 20th Century Fox film. It contributed to over half of the record 5.5 million people attending British cinemas that weekend. In Australia, it grossed $13.2 million, the third-highest opening weekend in the country, and the highest for an animated film. The United Kingdom is the highest-grossing country for the film outside in the United States with a $78.4 million gross overall, with Germany in second place with a $36.3 million gross overall. The film closed on December 20, 2007 with a gross of $183.1 million in the United States and a worldwide gross of $536.4. It was the eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide and the twelfth-highest grossing in the United States of 2007

Critical reception[]

The film has a 7.3 rating on IMDb and a 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Company Credits[]

Production Companies[]

Distributors[]

Technical Specs[]

Runtime[]

  • 87 mins

Color[]

  • Color

Aspect Ratio[]

  • 1.78:1 (Itchy and Scratchy)
  • 2.39:1
  • 1.37:1 (Full-screen prints)

Trivia[]

  • While watching the Green Day concert, Edna Krabappel is wearing a shirt saying "NOT MY BOYFRIEND", the arrow is pointing down at Seymour Skinner.
  • This movie is centered mostly on Homer.
  • Tom Hanks’ line from the commercial, specifically ‘The government has lost its credibility, so it’s borrowing some of mine.’ was later brought up during the 2021 inauguration, due to Hanks hosting the inauguration (the US literally borrowing his fame).
  • Ruth Powers is first seen in the church and then near the end of the movie with her daughter, Laura.
  • Snowball V doesn't appear in this movie, but Santa's Little Helper does.
  • This film was rated PG-13 by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) for "irreverent humor throughout" on DVD.
  • The film's "color and shading" was brighter than the one used on the show, since the film is made in a 16:9 aspect.
  • This film was released in between the episodes "You Kent Always Say What You Want" and "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs".
  • Dr. Nick Riviera is presumably hited by a giant piece of the dome's glass, yet in "Lost Verizon", he is seen alive. It might be possible that he was just seriously injured by the large piece of glass, and could have just passed out unconscious.
  • Homer's statement to Maggie after knocking out Russ Cargill, "What a great accident you turned out to be!" was a reference to Homer's Maggie conception story in "And Maggie Makes Three", where he and Marge had conceived Maggie at a time that neither Marge nor Homer had planned.
  • Herman is one of the people seen lifting up the Simpsons' car when they try to drive off.
  • The scene where the dome covers the town is similar to the scene where the sun is blocked in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)".
  • In many trailers, when Bart hits the Krusty Burger window while naked, Ned Flanders screams, unlike the actual movie where he shouts, "Penis!". The scream is used for when Ned sees the mutated squirrel.
  • Some of the numerous scenes that were used in the film’s trailers that didn’t appear in the film itself, these include:
    • Apu, Mr Burns and Smithers were chased by dogs.
    • Reverend Lovejoy saying "Here’s the money shot".
  • The ambulance wreckage from "Bart the Daredevil" remains at the side of Springfield Gorge.
  • Certain characters like Wink, Gavin, Jacques, Troy McClure, Marvin Monroe, Yoda, Gypsy, Leprechaun, Lionel Hutz, an Orc, Arthur Fortune, Leon Kompowsky and Lyle Lanley are seen in the mob scene, though some characters had one-time appearances.
    • Even though he passed away in "'Round Springfield", Bleeding Gums Murphy is seen in the furious mob.
  • Homer uses a lizard tongue to eat a shrimp, a possible reference to the "close enough" timeline seen at the end of Treehouse of Horror V's "Time and Punishment". However, at the end of "Time and Punishment," Homer had a normal tongue and the rest of the family had lizard tongues.
  • No one ever thought of digging out of the dome, though this was probably criticizing the stupidity of the Springfieldians.
    • This was brought up in "The Fool Monty".
    • There were people outside the dome guarding it, so they would probably get in trouble with them if they dug out anyway and they figured it was better not to do it.
  • Another way one could interpret Grampa's message is "Twisted tale, a thousand eyes, trapped forever!" (Eyes referring the Springfieldians'), or the "ayes" the Springfieldians said in favor of a new scissor lift at the town meeting.
  • The family was originally going to go to Homer, Alaska rather than Nome, Alaska, because Homer felt he could fit in with other "Homers".
  • In the mob scene, a "Lord of the Rings" orc with an axe can be seen.
  • Tom Hanks makes a cameo in the end credits. The line he says is "This is Tom Hanks saying if you see me in person, please, leave me be."
  • When Homer's phone is ringing, the Nokia tune plays over it when he got a call from Lenny where he tells that the donut shop is closing down and selling free doughnuts.
    • It is insinuated that the reason the Nokia tune is played is because most "No mobiles allowed" adverts use this ringtone. It is also one of the best known ringtones in the world.
  • The film was given a PG classification due to brief nudity. The only nudity is when Bart's penis is briefly shown on-screen during the skateboard scene, about 12 minutes in when he skates through a fence.
  • The objects falling off the Simpsons' roof are from "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".
  • In the angry mob scene, Ralph, Sideshow Bob, and Mr. Burns were not seen (although Smithers was in the mob, and Sarah and Chief Wiggum wouldn't leave Ralph unsupervised). Although, on a "The Simpsons Movie" poster, Homer is being chased by the angry mob, and Mr. Burns and Sideshow Bob were seen in it. This may imply that they were in the mob in the actual movie.
  • The citizens in the angry mob that lifted up the Simpsons' car were Comic Book Guy, Fat Tony, Snake Jailbird, Herman Hermann, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Superintendent Chalmers, Dr. Nick, Brunella Pommelhorst, Krusty the Clown and Louie.
  • In the angry mob scene, some of the characters were duplicated (Princess Kashmir, Martha Prince and Marcus Le Marquez for example), most likely because there weren't enough characters to look like the entirety of Springfield.
  • In the angry mob scene, the word "MAYOR" on Mayor Quimby's sash is missing, as well as the bone in Sideshow Mel's hair.
  • Homer said that the angry mob chased them at 4:00 in the afternoon, but Marge said it was 7:00 pm. However, the grandfather clock that got swallowed up by the sinkhole said 4:43. It could be implied that Homer was right.
  • Some of the people in the mob were carrying other weapons instead of torches. The Sea Captain is brandishing a meat hook, the Orc is using an axe, and Comic Book Guy is holding a lightsaber (it might not be a prop, since the mob is intending to literally kill Homer, it might be real). In the poster, Chief Wiggum is using his baton, Sideshow Bob is using his carving knife, Luigi is using a ladle, The Rich Texan has his guns, and Groundskeeper Willie has his rake (coincidentally, and to make matters more humoring, Willie's rake is right in front of Sideshow Bob).
  • In the big mob shot, Richard can be seen holding his torch with both of his hands.
  • When the sinkhole destroys the house, a chiming grandfather clock can be seen, but when the sinkhole stops expanding, and everything collapses, a cuckoo bird pops up and "cuckoos". Cuckoo birds come out of cuckoo clocks, not grandfather clocks.
  • In the big mob shot, the pastor, Robert H. Schuller can be seen with his bible. He previously appeared in "Natural Born Kissers", where he was much younger.
  • In the mob scene, the Orc can be seen again in the big shot where the townspeople are carrying the car to the backyard.
  • In the big mob shot, the Springfield Elementary children are wearing their regular clothing, but when they shoot their arrows, they are wearing light blue sweaters. In a movie trailer, the sweaters are labeled with text saying "Springfield Archery". In the movie, the text is gone in one shot, but reappears in the next shot when Nelson is about to shoot his red arrow.
  • Homer says that they are staying in Alaska, and that they are never going back to America again. However, Alaska is a US state, and so part of America. However, Homer might not have understood this.
  • When Homer's "pig crap" silo is found in the poisoned lake, and when Kent Brockman tells the townspeople to "get him", the entire town formed a vigilante angry mob in four seconds, when normally, it would take hours for an entire town to get together.
  • While Kent Brockman tells the townspeople to get him, Officer Eddie writes on his notepad, "Illegal dumping pig crap, Homer Simpson". The first letters in Homer's first and last name is lowercase and not capitalized. Not to mention the text on Eddie's notepad is written over his hand and uniform.
  • In an unreleased deleted scene, in place of Homer saying "Marge, look, those idiots don't even know where we live!" Sideshow Bob was going to be in the back of the mob shot, further proving that he was in the mob.
  • When the townspeople approach to the Simpsons house chanting "We want Homer!", the same townspeople are shown outside the window, with more characters added. However, Birch Barlow is replaced with Fat Tony, and Krusty, Luigi, Otto, Smithers, Bumblebee Man and Chief Wiggum are missing. This must be because they were the ones that rammed the door down, along with Manjula, but she was shown outside the window. Chief Wiggum was replaced by Officer Eddie.
  • When the angry mob claws Homer's head, Groundskeeper Willie scrapes Homer's head with his rake.
  • In the angry mob scene, many people confused Dexter Colt for Rex Banner, and Rex Banner has not appeared in the movie, meaning that Rex Banner could be deceased.
  • This was the second time Homer had a pet pig. The first was in "Homer Goes to College".
  • When Bart is reunited with Santa's Little Helper, Bart asks SLH how he had fared and SLH barks in reply. On the DVD at this point, if "English for the Hard of Hearing" subtitles are on, the barks are subtitled as English words. It is also on Disney+.
  • The scene with Homer on the wrecking ball makes a cameo in the GLaD to See You level in Disney Infinity.
  • In at least one draft of The Simpsons Movie Russ Cargill was gonna die at the end of the Film. How exactly he was gonna die is currently unknown.
  • Due to the movie format, some scenes were in the film that would not have been included in the TV series due to censorship reasons:
    • During Bart's streaking scene, there was a brief shot of his penis being visible (in some TV airings of The Simpsons Movie, the penis is covered with a black bar containing text reading "European version only").
    • Homer when jumping into the sinkhole to escape from the congregated mob proceeds to briefly do double middle fingers at them (though because the characters have four fingers, it isn't particularly obvious) before prematurely stopping (and thus forcing him to dig down to evade them).
    • Marge briefly witnesses two male cops arrive near a hotel (narrowly avoiding being caught by the two cops), who then proceed to make out before ducking into a bathroom.
  • Unlike the Simpsons episodes that still shows the original logo until mid-season 20, the Gracie Films logo appears at the very end of the movie, but it looks like a slightly rushed attempt at recreating the original logo, as the background of the lit up screen room (apart from the "shushing woman") appears to be a photo still of the original logo, which fades into a Flash-esque animation with a darker blue light and a smoother font.
  • The 20th Century Fox logo appears as usual but with Ralph standing in the "O".
  • During the church scene the sign out front reads "Thou shall turn off thy cell phone".
  • During Green Day's funeral the organ plays a somber version of "American Idiot".
  • The audio commentaries for the movie had not one but 2 tracks one for the animators cast and crew and the other for the directors only, the animators commentary was possibly recorded between May-Late July 2007 at the earliest as they mentioned that they were recording It before the movie came out On July 27th of that year and the directors commentary was recorded about a week after the movie came so was recorded In early August 2007.

Connections[]

Follows[]

  • The Simpsons: Family Portrait (1988) (TV Short)
  • The Simpsons (1989) (TV Series)
  • The Simpsons: Family Therapy (1989) (TV Short)
  • The Simpsons: Christmas (1989) (TV Series)
  • The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (1990) (TV Series)

Followed by[]

References[]

  • Thunderball (1965) - When Homer enters the supplybunker, the jetpack from Thunderball is hanging on the wall.
  • Spider-Man (1967) (TV Series) - Homer sings 'Spider-Pig' to the "Spider-Man" theme tune from this cartoon.
  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) -
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Homer looking down from the mountain with helicopters circling above.
  • Ghost (1990) - The shape of the glass shard that hited Dr. Nick Riviera is the same as that on the window that hited Carl Bruner.
  • Jurassic Park III (2001) - the pig eats a cellphone with the same ringtone, the spinosaurus does in the Jurassic Park movie.

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