Hey Arnold!: The Movie

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Hey Arnold!: The Movie

DVD cover
Directed by Tuck Tucker
Produced by Craig Bartlett
Written by Craig Bartlett
Starring Spencer Klein
Francesca Smith
Jamil Walker Smith
Dan Castellaneta
Tress MacNeille
Music by Jim Lang
Editing by Christopher Hink
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) June 28, 2002
Country USA
Language English
Budget $3 million
Gross revenue $15,249,308 (worldwide)
IMDb profile

Hey Arnold!: The Movie is a 2002 theatrical feature film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. The film was originally intended for television as Arnold Saves The Neighborhood in 2000.

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[edit] Synopsis

In the film, Arnold and Gerald set out to save their neighborhood from being converted into a shopping mall by the main villain, played by Paul Sorvino (Helga's father Big Bob also has something to do with this) by looking for a document that proves the historicity of their neighborhood (an event resembling the Boston Tea Party called "The Tomato Incident"), with the help of a few others (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Christopher Lloyd). Also in this film, Helga finally reveals her secret love to Arnold, as had been promised by series creator Craig Bartlett.[1]

[edit] Cast & Characters

Many of the series regulars also voice other bit roles, as seen here:

[edit] Reception

Hey Arnold!: The Movie received mainly negative to mixed reviews from film critics, resulting in only a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from selected critics with an average reviewer score of 4.6/10, and an even worse 29% rating from top critics on the site with an average reviewer score of 4.7/10, both of which classify the film as "Rotten". Metacritic lists it with a rating of 47 out of 100, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". It opened at #6 with an opening weekend gross of $5,706,332 from 2,527 theaters, averaging $2,258 per screen. It closed on August 22, 2002 with a final domestic tally of $13,728,902 and an additional $1,520,406 tally in other territories for a total of $15,249,308 worldwide, making the film, made at a meager budget of $3 million, financially successful.

[edit] References in popular culture

  • The poster for Hey Arnold! The Movie was based on the one for Nickelodeon's previous theatrical release, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, with the hero up front (Arnold, Jimmy), his friends behind him, and the enemy (Scheck, King Goobot) hovering above, reaching out to them and being larger than their actual size. [2] [3]
  • In the context of a fight with Nick Vermecilli, Big Bob is splattered with green pickle juice, his eyes become red, and fights even harder, a reference to The Incredible Hulk.
  • Several film references are made, including Men in Black, and Speed.
  • When Grandma Gertie breaks out of prison, her escape is identical to that of Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption.
  • At the end of the credits the first song that is playing Lil' Romeo 2-Way and is also the first single for his album Game Time there also was a music video for the movie.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Nickelodeon-Past Chats
  2. ^ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Jimmy_Neutron_Boy_Genius_film.jpg
  3. ^ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/HeyArnold%21.png

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