The Rugrats Movie (1998)

Directed by

Norton Virgien, Igor Kovalyov

Genre

adventure film, comedy film, buddy film, musical film, teen film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

G

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 648 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tommy Pickles gets a new baby brother named Dil. The babies take a wild ride in the Reptar Wagon and end up lost in the woods. They must find their way home while avoiding monkeys and a wolf.

chaoticsillylightheartednostalgicwhimsicaladventurousenergeticplayful

What happens

The Rugrats Movie (also known simply as The Rugrats) is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats produced by Klasky Csupo. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film features the voices of E. G. Daily, Tara Strong, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Cree Summer, Jack Riley, Melanie Chartoff, Michael Bell, and Joe Alaskey, along with guest stars David Spade, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Cho, Busta Rhymes, and Tim Curry. The film takes place between the events of the series' fifth and sixth seasons. It follows Tommy Pickles as he and the rest of the Rugrats along with his new baby brother, Dil, eventually get lost into the deep wilderness after taking a high-speed ride on the Reptar Wagon. The Rugrats embark on an adventure to find their way home in the forest while being pursued by circus monkeys and a predatory wolf along the way. The Rugrats Movie was the first feature film based on a Nicktoon and is the first in the Rugrats film series. Plans for a Rugrats film adaptation, along with Ren and Stimpy and Doug, began when Nickelodeon made a contract with 20th Century Fox to produce them. However, the contract ended after Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom purchased Paramount Pictures' parent company Paramount Communications in 1994. Production then began in 1995 after the television series had restarted following a small hiatus. Series composer Mark Mothersbaugh wrote the film's score. The Rugrats Movie premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater on November 8, 1998, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 20, by Paramount Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, though some criticized its darker tone compared to the television series. It was a box office success, grossing $141 million worldwide. The film was followed by two sequels: Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in 2000 and Rugrats Go Wild in 2003, which is a crossover with another Klasky Csupo series, The Wild Thornberrys. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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