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The Powerpuff Girls Movie

  • 2002
  • PG
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
12K
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Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, and Roger Jackson in The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
Theatrical Trailer from Warner Bros. Pictures
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After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of super-powered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of super-powered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of super-powered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.

  • Director
    • Craig McCracken
  • Writers
    • Charlie Bean
    • Lauren Faust
    • Craig McCracken
  • Stars
    • Cathy Cavadini
    • Tara Strong
    • Elizabeth Daily
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Craig McCracken
    • Writers
      • Charlie Bean
      • Lauren Faust
      • Craig McCracken
    • Stars
      • Cathy Cavadini
      • Tara Strong
      • Elizabeth Daily
    • 82User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    The Powerpuff Girls Movie
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    The Powerpuff Girls Movie
    Powerpuff Girls Scene: Who's Hungry?
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    Powerpuff Girls Scene: Who's Hungry?
    Powerpuff Girls Scene: Who's Hungry?
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    Powerpuff Girls Scene: Who's Hungry?
    Powerpuff Girls Scene: You're No Monster
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    Powerpuff Girls Scene: You're No Monster
    Powerpuff Girls Scene: What Are Your Names?
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    Powerpuff Girls Scene: What Are Your Names?
    Powerpuff Girls: Featurette
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    Cathy Cavadini
    Cathy Cavadini
    • Blossom
    • (voice)
    • (as Catherine Cavadini)
    Tara Strong
    Tara Strong
    • Bubbles
    • (voice)
    Elizabeth Daily
    Elizabeth Daily
    • Buttercup
    • (voice)
    • (as E.G. Daily)
    Roger Jackson
    Roger Jackson
    • Mojo Jojo
    • (voice)
    • (as Roger L. Jackson)
    Tom Kane
    Tom Kane
    • Professor Utonium
    • (voice)
    Tom Kenny
    Tom Kenny
    • The Mayor of Townsville
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jennifer Hale
    Jennifer Hale
    • Ms. Keane
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jennifer Martin
    • Sara Bellum
    • (voice)
    Jeff Bennett
    Jeff Bennett
    • Ace
    • (voice)
    • (as Jeff Glen Bennett)
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    Grey DeLisle
    Grey DeLisle
    • Linda
    • (voice)
    • …
    Phil LaMarr
    Phil LaMarr
    • I.P. Host
    • (voice)
    • …
    Rob Paulsen
    Rob Paulsen
    • Hota Wata
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    • Rocko Socho
    • (voice)
    • …
    Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    • Whole Lotta Monkeys
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Director
      • Craig McCracken
    • Writers
      • Charlie Bean
      • Lauren Faust
      • Craig McCracken
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    User reviews82

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    10hwajar

    Standard drill: Love the show, love the movie. Hate the show, hate the movie.

    I, for one, loved the movie. There was enough action, humor and fun to make this a movie well worth paying for. The animation is simplistic, yet very cool and there are movie references galore. Quick warning for parents: One of the girls utters the word "damn." There's also some violence, so this isn't for real little children (under age 7). But if you can read this review, you're old enough to see it. PS-If you hate the show, don't bother. It's great, but it doesn't stray from the teevee show.
    Tsubahi

    A little dizzy, but pretty cool nevertheless.

    The animation is so fast-paced it's actually like the staff is hyper-high on...well, sugar and spice. And the way the Girls fly around SO FAST it makes you think of those mini-M&Ms you see on TV commercials that are out for trouble and mischief-making. Just like tiny, tiny little elves with BIGGG eyes that can drive any adult hopping crazy and desperately reaching for aspirins!

    At least that's how someone outside the PPG fandom sees this movie...if he or she doesn't get too giddy from all the startling, dizzying sequences first, that is. But like the kindergarten-going superheroines themselves, the movie itself can be far "more than meets the eye". So, it carries a pretty interesting story that reveals the very origin and birth of Townsville's littlest crimefighters and of course, it's not a pretty sight to behold. Still in their infancy, the alien-like Girls suddenly lose their scientist-parent (who's a real mouth-watering hunk!) and thus are doomed to wander the dark, lonely streets as everyone detest their very existence. And then a homeless lab monkey with distended brains picks the wee tots up and gets them to join forces with him to DO EVIL IN THE WORLD! No wonder so many parents are spooked away from this pretty bizarre film in the first place!

    The use of many different kinds of monkeys (with distended brains, of course!) as a part of evil force is a very interesting concept indeed and some CGI effects are fascinating to witness, like a whole army of gigantic monkey robots ravaging the innocent little city of Townsville. And the graphics aren't so bad, either. But whewww...what a ride!

    So this curious little movie is best made for those who like the world's oddest-looking female toddlers with eyes the size of moons and the weird, strange little world that they inhabit...for whatever reason, that is.
    7ryanperez-1999

    A movie that deserved a bigger auidence

    The Powerpuff Girls Movie is an amazing thrill ride for the fans of the show and to anybody who wants to watch a great movie. It's disappointing that the movie wasn't a huge box office hit but it deserves a lot of money. Like $400 million. It's a movie that needs to be rewatched and deserves a big box office.
    fraqtl

    Totally Hilarious

    I have been a big fan of the Powerpuff Girls for a long time now. As far as I can see all they are meant to be is some rock em sock em cute entertainment for the kids and also, as a bonus, some very very funny entertainment for the adults as well. There are many jokes for the adults that would go nicely over the kids heads but retain their humour for the adults.

    Anyone who would go to see this movie is either a) a kid or b) an adult with kids or c) just an adult fan. I fit into the last category and saw it with a friend of mine and haven't laughed so hard for quite a while. The kids in the cinema were also laughing a lot, just at different times to us.

    Anyone who goes along and says "This movie is only to market some toys" kinda missed the point of some harmless yet funny entertainment. Of course it's there to market the toys, companies are there to make as much money as they can and if they are providing a good entertaining product then who is to deny them the fruits of their labour.

    All up this is a hilarious movie about the genesis of the Powerpuff Girls which has never really been covered beyond the opening credits and as such was interesting for the completion of a storyline and also very funny for the foibles of 3 pre-school aged girls with super powers trying to come to terms with their place in the world.

    Many funny moments such as the game of tag through the city (causing massive destruction of course) as well as many many funny monkey jokes, corny as they are.

    Enjoy the movie, it doesn't answer any of lifes deep questions, but does fulfil one of lifes deep needs. That of laughter!

    9/10
    6dwpollar

    Different and interesting animated movie...

    1st watched 7/5/2002 - 6 out of 10(Dir-Craig McCracken): Different and interesting animated movie based on the cult-like girl-followed popular television show on the cartoon network. The movie is the story of how they came to be and how they decided to fight crime and evil in Townsville after their first harmless kindergarten game of tag destroyed the town. There is a good message behind this silly superhero story despite the much-publicized violent content. Yes, there is violent content and the evil that they face is `very' evil, but you can't help but love the well-intentioned `Professor' trying to be a parent to these over-achiever kindergartner's and his attempt to make them good little girls made of sugar, and spice and everything nice despite their super-human strengh. Bravo for this very un-Disney like entry by the Cartoon Network!!

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first Cartoon Network movie to have a theatrical release.
    • Goofs
      The crater that Buttercup makes during the tag scene moves from under her to behind her before the street is moved.
    • Quotes

      Buttercup: Get your hands off him, you darn dirty ape!

    • Crazy credits
      There is a statement in the closing credits: "No apes, monkeys, or talking dogs were injured during the making of this film".
    • Connections
      Edited into The Powerpuff Girls Movie: Deleted Scenes (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)
      Performed by Bis

      Written by Thomas Chase, John Clark, Steve Clark (as Steven Clark), James L. Venable, Steve Rucker (as Steven Rucker) and Amanda MacKinnon (as Amanda McKinnon)

      Published by Ten Fifty Music (BMI), Techwood Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS)

      © Cartoon Network

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    • Release date
      • July 3, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Powerpuff Girls: The Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Burbank, California, USA(Cartoon Network Studios)
    • Production companies
      • Cartoon Network Movies
      • Cartoon Network Studios
      • Craig McCracken Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,412,414
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,583,114
      • Jul 7, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,426,471
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 13m(73 min)
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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