Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie
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| Directed by | Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis |
| Written by | Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis |
| Starring | C. Martin Croker Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis Carey Means Dana Snyder Neil Peart Fred Armisen Bruce Campbell |
| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
| Release date(s) | February 2007 |
| Running time | 80 mins |
| Language | English |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie (also called The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie For Theatres) is an upcoming animated film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The film is written and directed by the show's creators, Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, and is set to be released in February 2007 (pushed back from September 2006).
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[edit] Information
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, 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 movie will run 80 minutes, was filmed on a meager $750,000 budget and features a plot detail about a "lost Aqua Teen." There was a rumor that Master Shake would have a 48-minute drum solo, but nothing else of this rumor has come up so it has been dubbed false. They also confirmed more cameos, with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, Jon Benjamin from Home Movies and Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, filmmaker Jon Glaser, SNLs' Fred Armisen and Bruce Campbell to make appearances. Progressive metal band Mastodon have stated in a recent decibel article that they are performing the opening music, and that the band would be animated as a bucket of popcorn and a candy bar. [1] On the matter of the film's rating, which will play a large part in how loyal the film will be to the show, Maiellaro commented that "I think if (the movie is rated) R, it won’t get the audience that watches it. But we don’t know yet. We’re still waiting to find out." A short teaser on the ATHF Volume 4 special features suggests that the film is in production.
At the "Adult Swim 4 Your Lives" show in Philadelphia on April 8th, 2006, a 2 minute clip from the movie was shown. It is rumored that the clip shown was in fact the first 2 minutes of the movie.
At present, critics have confirmed that several penultimate screenings of the movie have been shown, and the movie is indeed real, contrary to many of the growing rumors that the film is a hoax. The release date for the movie has changed many times, but the current date is said to be sometime in February of 2007.[2]
Recently, as of November 6, 2006, a short clip of the movie, about one minute in length, can be seen at the adult swim website. It shows the Aqua Teens in an older Egyptian setting. The site claims that the clip is the first minute (or so) of the movie.
[edit] "Deleted Scenes"
Episode 58, titled "Deleted Scenes", is the first 22-minute episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and according to the episode narration contains deleted scenes from the upcoming movie. However, the deleted scenes all combine to form one normal 11-minute episode, so it is unknown if they are actually deleted scenes or an episode used to promote the film. The episode refers to the name of the movie as Untitled Master Shake Project. The episode altogether recounts the unfolding of a prank in which Master Shake (via his being the director of the alleged Master Shake Project movie) persuades Carl to shove a broom stick in his anus during production (because Carl was simply playing his role in the story line). It should be noted that the animation in the deleted scenes is much sharper and certain characters (i.e. Meatwad's dolls Dewey, Vanessa and Boxy Brown) are drawn with much more detail. Also, Carl animates more instead of standing around with his hands on his hips. This suggests a higher budget and is a typical change made to movies based on cartoons. The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future also has a deeper, much more distorted voice which might mean his new voice was recorded at a different studio.
[edit] Plot
On March 30, 2006, Adult Swim announced on their website new information about the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie.[3] The description given in the announcement is consistent with much of the content of "Deleted Scenes" but there is no way to know if it is serious or another joke.
"The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for Theatres is an action-adventure epic that tackles the mysterious circumstances that brought Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake together. An immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, and it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to run away from it. Complicating matters, the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future for ultimate control of the deadly device."
