The Simpsons Movie Review

The Simpsons Movie 

Release Date: 26^th July 2007 - Australia

            

Production Companies

20^th Century Fox

Gracie Films

Film Roman

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia

Genre: Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 87 minutes


Budget: $75,000,000

Box Office Gross: $527,071,022
(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

When Lisa Simpson tells the
town of Springfield about 

their pollution problem, the 

town reacts and prohibits all 

pollution into the water. This 

doesn't stop Homer, who 

dumps a pig-waste silo into 

the water. Russ Cargill 

decides that  Springfield is 

too dangerous and places a 

dome over the town, 

stopping anything from
getting in or out. When the
town people find out the true 

culprit behind the problem,
they set out off straight for 

the Simpson's home. 

Escaping from the dome, 

the Simpsons decide to 

start a new life in Alaska,
whilst the remainder of
the town disappears. (Source - IMDb)

Voice Cast

Dan Castellaneta - Homer/
Grampa/Krusty the Clown/
Various Characters

Julie Kavner - Marge/Selma/
Patty Bouvier

Nancy Cartwright - Bart/
Ralph/Various Characters

Yeardley Smith - Lisa

Harry Shearer - Mr Burns/
Ned Flanders/President

Arnold Schwarzenegger/
Various Characters

Hank Azaria - Moe/Comic
Book Guy/Various 

Characters

Tress MacNeille - Colin/
Various Characters

Pamela Hayden - Milhouse/
Rod Flanders

Russi Taylor - Martin Prince

Maggie Roswell - Helen Lovejoy

Joe Mantegna - Fat Tony

Albert Brooks - Russ Cargill

Green Day - Themselves (Cameo)

Tom Hanks - Himself (Cameo)

Crew

Director - David Silverman

Based on Television Series/Creator/Developer/
Original Character Designer (Uncredited)/
Screenplay/Producer - Matt Groening
Based on Television Series/Developer (Uncredited)/
Screenplay/Producer - James L. Brooks
Based on Television Series/Developer/
Original Character Designer (Uncredited) - Sam Simon
Screenplay/Producers - Al Jean,
Richard Sakai & Mike Scully
Screenplay - Ian Maxtone-Graham,
George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss,
Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder & Jon Witti
Consultant Writers - Joel H. Cohen,
John Frink, Tim Long and Michael Price
Supervising Producer - Richard Raynis
Co-Producer - Jay Kleckner
Animation Producer: AKOM Production Co. -
Nelson Shin
Art Director - Dima Malanitchev
Sequence Directors - Mike B. Anderson,
Lauren MacMullan, Rich Moore,
Steven Dean Moore & Gregg Vanzo
Layout Supervisor - Razoul Azadani
Film Editor - John Carnochan
Sound: Design/Supervising Sound Editor (Uncredited) -
Randy Thom
Music - Hans Zimmer
Composer: "The Simpsons" Theme -
Danny Elfman
Composers: Additional Music - Ryeland Allison,
Lorne Balfe, Jim Dooley, Henry Jackman,
Michael A. Levine & Atli Orvarsson
Composer: Additional Music/Featured Musician:
Guitar - Heitor Pereira

Review
As a big fan of 'The Simpsons', I must say the movie adaptation was enjoyable but funny. The things of the film I find very remarkable includes how the story explores some plot points that haven't been used in new episodes of the long-running animated show. The hilarious scenes such as the few that include the Spider Pig and a vocal cameo of Tom Hanks are worthwhile.

'THE SIMPSONS MOVIE' is extremely loyal to the animated television sitcom in its golden age, especially to its purists such as myself. This feature is full of Simpson-ised humour that features Homer's antics and is possibly the greatest movie adaptation of a TV show that has ever been made.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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