Thunderpants

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Thunderpants is a 2002 family film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Peter Hewitt, whose previous work included Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Borrowers (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Peter Hewitt.

[edit] Selected cast

Simon Callow ........... Sir John Osgood
Stephen Fry .............. Sir Anthony Silk
Celia Imrie ............... Miss Rapier
Paul Giamatti ......... Johnson J. Johnson
Ned Beatty ............ Gen. Ed Sheppard
Bruce Cook .............. Patrick Smash
Rupert Grint ............ Alan A. Allen
Anna Popplewell............ Denise Smash
Joshua Herdman............ Damon
Bronagh Gallagher ... Mrs. Smash
Victor McGuire ......... Mr. Smash
Adam Godley ......... Placido P. Placeedo
Leslie Phillips ..... Judge
Robert Hardy ........ Doctor
John Higgins ........ Pediatrician
Lillie Crossley ..... Denise, age 5
Sam Davies .......... Patrick, age 3

[edit] Trivia

Rupert Grint, Stephen Fry and Robert Hardy all star together in this film, and coincidentally are all involved in the Harry Potter franchise, along with Joshua Herdman who plays Gregory Goyle, and The Chronicles of Narnia star Anna Popplewell who plays Susan Pevensie. Grint stars as the boy wizard's best friend, Ron Weasley, in the Potter films, while Fry is the voice behind the UK versions of the Potter audiobooks, and Hardy portrays Cornelius Fudge in the Potter films.