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Distributed by | First Look Pictures[1][2] |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $750,000[2] |
Box office | $5.5 million[2] |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (also known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters) is a 2007 American adult animated surreal black comedy film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The film was produced, written and directed by series creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, and features the voices of Dana Snyder, Carey Means, Willis, Maiellaro, Mike Schatz, Andy Merrill, and C. Martin Croker, with Neil Peart of the Canadian rock band Rush, Bruce Campbell, Tina Fey, Fred Armisen, and Chris Kattan in cameo appearances.
The film centers around
During an interview at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Maiellaro and Snyder stated that rumors of a feature-length film based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force would be made. Maiellaro would also describe the film as "an action piece that leads into the origin story that unfolds in a very 'Aqua Teen' way." As production went on, several cameos, including Peart, Armisen and Campbell, were confirmed. On April 1, 2007, Adult Swim premiered the movie just a week before the main release; however, in honor of the block's annual April Fools' Day traditions, the film remained in a small picture-in-picture box at the bottom left corner, with no sounds.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters premiered in
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Plot
Before the main feature, a faux theatre concession stand advertisement plays. A group of anthropomorphic theater snacks sing a spoof of Let's All Go to the Lobby until they are interrupted by another snack band (performed by Mastodon). The new band proceed to loudly sing some of their own bizarre theater rules as a death metal song.
In
When Shake decides to use his new exercise machine; the Insanoflex, Frylock notices that it is not assembled properly, and the instructions cannot be found. After searching for them online, he finds a message warning not to assemble the machine. Frylock calls the website's listed phone number, which is revealed to be that of Emory and Oglethorpe, the Plutonians. Before they can answer the phone, they discover the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future on board with them. The Ghost explains to the two aliens the story of the Insanoflex: the machine, when assembled, will exercise a man into a super-being, who will attract all the women on Earth, leading to a massive inbreeding and the eventual extinction of mankind. To prevent this, the Ghost traveled to the past and steals a screw that holds the machine together. The Plutonians, now determined to get the machine, point out to him that the screw could easily be replaced: someone can buy another screw or shove a pencil into the screw hole.
Back on
The Aqua Teens, the Plutonians and the Ghost, aided by an instructional workout video, find that the Insanoflex can be destroyed using music. After a failed encounter with
The Aqua Teens travel back to Dr. Weird's condo to confront him, where Frylock begins to tell the origin story of the Aqua Teens: they were created by Dr. Weird, along with a chicken nugget named Chicken Bittle. In the flashback, Dr. Weird proclaims that the Aqua Teens were created for one purpose: to crash a jet into a brick wall. Realizing the pointlessness of this mission, Frylock diverted the jet and set a course to Africa, where they would try to solve world hunger. Upon entering Africa, Bittle was killed by a lion and the presence of the Aqua Teens scares a tribe of natives. With no other solutions, they returned to the United States and rented a house in New Jersey, where they would start their new lives as regular civilians.
Meanwhile, Carl and Linda recline in her room, where she reveals "herself" to be Dr. Weird in disguise. He cuts off Carl's muscles and grafts them onto his own body. A fight ensues between Frylock and Dr. Weird, while arguing about who created whom. Dr. Weird claims that it was Frylock who created him, not the other way around. Dr. Weird shows Frylock a
In a
Cast
- Master Shake, the de facto leader of the ATHF, a talking milkshake
- Frylock, the smartest of the ATHF, a talking box of fries able to fire beams from his eyes
- Dave Willis as
- Meatwad, the youngest of the ATHF, a talking chunk of hamburger meat with shape-shifting abilities
- Carl Brutananadilewski, the ATHF's neighbor and landlord
- Ignignokt, the large green Mooninite
- Video Game Voice
- Matt Maiellaro as
- Err, the small purple Mooninite
- Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, a large robotic duck claiming to see thousands of years into the past
- Satan, the devil
- Andy Merrill as Oglethorpe, the fat, orange Plutonian with the German accent
- Mike Schatz as Emory, the skinny, green Plutonian alien with a headband
- C. Martin Croker as
- Dr. Weird, a mindless mad scientist who created many creatures, including the ATHF
- Steve, Dr. Weird's assistant
- Bruce Campbell as Chicken Bittle, the original leader of the ATHF who is long deceased
- Neil Peart as himself
- Chris Kattan as Walter Melon, the scheming melon waiting to take over Dr. Weirds and the ATHF's assets
- MC Chris as MC Pee Pants, a rapping 8 foot spider in a diaper who constantly winds up in Hell and is sent back to Earth
- Fred Armisen as Time Lincoln, the 16th US president who helps the ATHF escape the 19th Century
- George Lowe as Space Ghost
- Isaac Hayes III as Plantation Owner
- Tina Fey as Burrito, a large bean burrito claiming to be the mother of the ATHF
- H. Jon Benjamin as CIA Agent 1
- Jon Glaser as CIA Agent 2
- Craig Hartin as Rob Goldstein
- Matt Harrigan as Linda, a muscular woman who Carl is seeing, turned out to be Dr. Weird in disguise
- Mastodon (uncredited) as Interrupting Snack Band, a gumdrop at the mic, a pretzel on the guitar, a carton of milk on the bass, and nachos on the drums
Production
Development
In an interview at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Dana Snyder and Matt Maiellaro confirmed rumors that there would be a feature-length movie of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. More details were revealed at the 2005 Paley Television Festival,[3] such as a possible cameo by 80s funk group Cameo, and Maiellaro described it as "an action piece that leads into an origin story that unfolds in a very 'Aqua Teen' way."
The creators revealed much more information in an interview with Wizard Entertainment. While they dodged many questions, they confirmed that the film would run 80 minutes, be produced on a meager $750,000 budget, and feature a plot detail about a "lost Aqua Teen", who is a large chicken nugget named "Chicken Bittle" (voiced by
Music
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
Released | April 10, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Length | 44:25 | |||
Label | Williams Street | |||
Producer | Various Artists | |||
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack was released on April 10, 2007 It features many previously unreleased songs, some recorded for the purpose of the album. In addition, the compilation features an intro/outro titled "Nude Love" by
The album features mix of musical styles ranging from
- Master Shake– "Nude Love" – 1:27
- Soda Dog Refreshment Squad – "Groovy Time for a Movie Time" – 0:48
- Mastodon – "Cut You Up With a Linoleum Knife" – 1:50
- Early Man – "More to Me Than Meat and Eyes" – 3:11
- Schoolly D – "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme" (Remix) – 1:34
- Meatwad– Skit – 0:18
- Unearth – "The Chosen" – 3:50
- Andrew W.K. – "Party Party Party" – 1:56
- Carl Brutananadilewski – Skit – 0:15
- Nine Pound Hammer – "Carl's Theme" – 2:42
- Brass Castle– "Bookworm Resin" – 3:34
- Master Shake – Skit – 0:22
- Killer Mike – "Blam Blam" – 6:12
- Insane-O-Flex – "I Like Your Booty (But I'm Not Gay)" – 2:04
- mc chris– "I Want Candy" – 2:03
- The Hold Steady – "Girls Like Status" – 2:43
- Master Shake – "Nude Love (Reprise)" – 9:28
- features hidden tracks
- Meatwad and Superchunk – "Misfits and Mistakes"
- Master Shake and Nashville Pussy – "Face Omelet"
- Carl Brutananadilewski – Skit
- Matt Maiellaro – Guitar Solo
- features hidden tracks
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Marketing
The film's poster was illustrated by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, and parodies the "King of the Mountain" design.[7]
Boston Mooninite panic
On January 31, 2007, police in Boston, Massachusetts received reports of devices resembling bombs in various places around the city. The devices turned out to be electronic signs similar to a
The Boston City Government sought a reimbursement for the money spent responding to the incident. The amount quoted was $500,000 initially, and then was increased to $750,000.[9]
On February 5, it was announced that Turner Broadcasting and the city of Boston have reached an agreement to pay $2 million to offset the cost of removing the devices: $1 million to cover the cost of the agencies involved and an additional $1 million in goodwill funding to homeland security.[10]
An episode from
April Fools' Day television "premiere"
Adult Swim began running advertisements on March 25, 2007, advertising the television premiere of the movie the following Sunday, April 1, 2007. Its only reasoning behind this stunt, as stated in the advertisement, was "because we're fucking crazy". While Adult Swim's TV listings on its website stated the movie would be shown, other TV listings reported the same Sunday block. The stunt was, in actuality, yet another one of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' pranks: though the first few minutes of the movie were shown normally, the remainder was shown in a small picture-in-picture box in the bottom left-hand corner, with no sound, over the normal programming and occasional giant pop-ups alerting viewers of its presence, as well as advertising the actual premiere. The advertising was shown again on one episode of a Family Guy marathon on July 6, 2007. The movie eventually was shown in full on Sunday, March 30, 2008. The day after the April Fools' joke, Cartoon Network showed another bumper, stating, "Sorry you will still have to pay to actually see the movie. But thanks for the ratings!"[citation needed]
Fake endings
In yet another promotional stunt, the "ending" to the movie was posted in various places including YouTube, KingColon.com (in the Worst Game Ever game), and fansite "Aqua Teen Central": each ending was completely different.
Eventually, the Adult Swim website let it be known that none of the "endings" were real and presented seven more clips (which were fake as well) throughout the weeks following the film's release.
These endings, now called the "fake.com endings", are available on the film's "Extras" DVD on the 2-Disc Collector's Edition. These endings are parodies of other films. For example, one of the endings spoofs The Terminator, featuring Meatwad as "The Determinator".
Release
Home media
The set also features the
The film is also available in
Reception
Box office
The film was a box office success, earning $3,088,000 in its opening weekend at no. 13. It grossed $5,520,368 domestically against its $750,000 budget,[2] making it the 21st highest grossing R-rated animated film at the time. It is currently ranked as the 12th highest grossing R-rated animated film of all time.
Critical response
With 28 reviews compiled,
In response to such reviews, a commercial featuring the Mooninites began airing during the Adult Swim block. The two characters spend the entire commercial insulting a supposedly typical reviewer, "Lionel" of lionellovesmovies.com (the site merely leads back to the movie page). Other commercials recommend people see the film two or three more times to push the box office numbers up. Adult Swim also mentioned in one of its commercial bumpers that the review situation highlights the generation gap, and that most negative reviews came from much older critics.[citation needed]
Sequel
There has been mention of producing a sequel titled Death Fighter.[19] While little has been confirmed by Adult Swim in regards to the film, there have been many statements regarding it. On December 15, 2008, Dave Willis stated no script was written and that the film would be released in Spring 2009 (though, as he also stated that Death Fighter was a T-shirt he was working on, he likely wasn't being serious)[20] Following this, in an April 2009 interview, Dave joked about the film lacking any sort of funding and being sold out of the back of his car.[21] In a 2010 interview, staff members of Radical Axis confirmed that a sequel was indeed in production, and mentioned the possibility that the film might be made in 3D. When asked if the film was designed for a theatrical release, a Radical Axis staff member responded yes, but stated: "We're not sure if we have a distributor yet." This was then followed by the statement: "Adult Swim will never make another movie ever again."[22] In 2012, Matt Maiellaro released more news regarding the film, that being: "It is all written and great. We are just trying to convince the network do it again. The first one was such a cash cow for them, not just box office but also ad sales in the movie. So it is kind of a no-brainer. So hopefully one day."[23]
By 2014, the script had been completed and approved and would be released somewhere in mid 2015 and jokingly stated that the film was shelved as it was not
On May 12, 2021, Adult Swim announced a second Aqua Teen Hunger Force film, as well as original films based on
See also
References
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- ^ "Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare". CNN. January 31, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2007.
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External links
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters at IMDb
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters at the TCM Movie Database
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters at Box Office Mojo
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters at Rotten Tomatoes
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters at Metacritic