Immediately after watching the film, the boys begin swearing everywhere they go. It is unclear when a new, full season will premiere. "[35] The rating of the film later brought comparisons to Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, which was released in theaters in a digitally altered and censored version just two weeks after South Park. [28] South Park was, at the time, generally waning in popularity: ratings dropped nearly 40 percent with the premiere of the series' third season and, according to Entertainment Weekly, "it [wasn't] the pop-culture behemoth it was last year [1998]. Are you strong enough to tune in, because here it comes you f**king rat. Although Satan initially agrees Saddam convinces him that he must go back to Earth so that they can rule together ("I Can Change"). He takes off his hood, revealing his face and saying goodbye to his friends. [85], "South Park (film)" redirects here. South Park is good at moving with the times. President Clinton then declares war on Canada and orders the execution of "war criminals" Terrance and Phillip within two days. Story. One Twitter user posted a screengrab from the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which was released in 1999 and followed Stan, Kyle, Eric and Kenny as they sneak into a R-rated movie - … The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Jack Valenti, former president of the MPAA, later said he regretted not giving the film an NC-17 rating. - Annict is the platform for anime addicts. [81] In 2011, Time called South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut the sixth greatest animated feature of all-time. "[52] Stephen Holden of The New York Times heavily praised the film, regarding the film's "self-justifying moral" as "about mass entertainment, censorship and freedom of speech." [23] The soundtrack also parodies many familiar Disney conventions, with several songs spoofing Disney musicals such as Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. [22], The musical score and songs featured in the film were composed and written by Parker and Marc Shaiman. [78] The film's use of profanity gained it a Guinness World Record in their 2001 edition for "Most Swearing in an Animated Film" (399 profane words, including 146 uses of "fuck";[77] 128 offensive gestures; and 221 acts of violence—in effect, one every six seconds on average). [21] Parker also noted that the title of the film is an innuendo, and "they (the MPAA) just didn't get it". The USO show begins, and the boys begin to carry out the plan by stalling Big Gay Al's act ("I'm Super"). It also received three Annie Award nominations, including for Best Animated Feature. Developmental stages began for the film midway through the series' first season production in January 1998. It was released in the United States and Canada on June 30, 1999, a direct two years after the series' broadcast, becoming the fastest TV-to-Film adaptation in history. Both The Simpsons Movie and South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut have shockingly avoided the curse that often comes with movies based on TV shows. Wendy suddenly kisses Stan, admitting she never liked Gregory, much to Stan's delight. Co-creator Trey Parker voices the characters of Eric Cartman and Stan Marsh, and Satan, Clyde Donovan, Mr. Garrison, Phillip Niles Argyle, Randy Marsh, Mr. Mackey, Ned Gerblansky, the singing voice of Big Gay Al, the speaking voice of Gregory, The Mole, Adolf Hitler, and President Bill Clinton, as well as multiple other background characters. [26], During development of the Imaginationland episode trilogy, Parker and Stone talked early on about the possibility of producing it as a feature-length South Park sequel movie, but desisted because they felt that the concept didn't justify a feature film and they had to still produce more episodes at the same time. [47] IGN's Scott Lowe explained, "Although clearly aged, South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut looks great and is free of the washed out, compressed imperfections of previous standard definition releases of the film. (especially the ending). It was released in the United States and Canada on June 30, 1999, and received positive reviews saying it was brilliant in it's own twisted way (though it amassed only $85 million in box office, which is pretty good considering that it is the highest grossing animated movie to be rated "R"). Cartman rushes to turn off the electric chairs and receives a mild jolt that causes the V-chip to malfunction. Stone and Parker made the animated short “Jesus vs. Frosty,” which became the foundation for the series that is still going strong after … Just for the information it contains about the way we live now, thoughtful and concerned people should see it. The pop punk band Blink-182 would often end songs on their The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show Tour with lines from "Uncle Fucka" throughout 2000. [48] The disc contained a full-length audio commentary from Parker and Stone, as well as other crew members though most of them had no recollection of making the film due to heavy scheduling. Administrators: "SP:BLU" redirects here. "South Park" held the record for the highest-grossing R-rated animated movie in America for a full 17 … [59][60] Jack Matthews of the Daily News suggested the film's running time made Parker and Stone "run out of ideas". Kenny then takes down his hood for the first time, says goodbye, and disappears. Unfortunately, at the current moment, there are no plans for a second South Park movie. [1] In Australia, it was rated MA15+ (Mature accompanied for those under 15) by the Australian Classification Board without cuts. The boys thank Kenny for his sacrifice, saying he's a "real pal". [63] When the time came to perform the track live at the ceremony, as is customary for the Academy Awards, it ran into trouble with ABC's standards and practices department: censors demanded they write TV-friendly lyrics. [28] The MPAA gave Paramount specific notes for the film; in contrast, Parker and Stone's NC-17-rated comedy Orgazmo, released in 1998 by Rogue Pictures, was not given any specifications on how to make the movie acceptable for an R rating. It's all in good dirty fun and in service of their pro-tolerance theme. The film features twelve original songs by Parker and Marc Shaiman, with additional lyrics by Stone. Kyle finally decides to stand up to his mom and says he wants her to stop fighting all these battles and just be his mom, and that she shouldn't blame Canada because it's his fault that he saw the movie in the first place. No one knew exactly what to expect, but what Parker and Stone delivered is one of the best animated films of all-time. Backgrounds, characters and other items could be saved separately or as fully composited scenes, with speedy access later. "[56] Corliss would later name the film his fifth favorite animated film of all time. Due to consisting almost entirely of crude jokes, constant flatulence humor, and excessively strong language, the film is rated R by the MPAA and the boys must have a guardian with them. Guest voices for the film included George Clooney as Dr. Gouache, Brent Spiner as Conan O'Brien, Minnie Driver as Brooke Shields, Eric Idle as Dr. Vosnocker, and Dave Foley provides the combined voices of Alec, Billy, Daniel, and Stephen Baldwin. 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[21] The duo attributed the R rating to the fact that Paramount and Warner Bros. are both members of the MPAA; the distributor dismissed these claims. Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a deal with Comedy Centralin April 1998 that contracted the duo to producing South Park episodes until 1999, gave them a slice of the lucrative spinoff merchandising the show generated within its first year, as well as an unspecified seven-figure cash bonus to bring the show to the big screen, in theaters. The news of Kenny's death prompts Sheila and other mothers to begin protests and form "Mothers Against Canada" or "M.A.C." When Parker and Shaiman declined these requests, Robin Williams, a friend of Shaiman's, sang the song with black tape over his mouth and turning his back when curse words were to be sung. After the immense success of Disney and other houses with animated film musicals beginning with The Little Mermaid in 1989 and running throughout the 1990s (including some more adult-themed films, like South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)), fewer animated film musicals were released in the first decade of the 21st century. If you believe in [your artistic vision] and you've got a moral conviction, take it to 'em! It made an additional $31.1 million internationally for a total of $83,137,603 worldwide. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 American adult animated musical comedy film based on the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. [16] In the audio commentary on the 2009 Blu-ray reissue of the film, Stone and Parker take ample time to criticize how "bad and time consuming" the animation was during the era. As such, they figured the phenomenon would be over soon, and they decided to write a personal, fully committed musical. [2], South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Blame Canada". In the process, Cartman's V-chip begins to malfunction. [9] However, there was much more discussion within the MPAA than initially reported in the media. By the end of the film, though, everyone except for the boys has walked out, considering the movie to be far too vulgar ("Uncle Fucka"). She however, claims that she doing something very important. Meanwhile, in Hell, Satan has been torturing Kenny until Saddam Hussein appears and reveals that he is Satan's lover. "[20] Paramount's first trailer for the film advertised it, according to Parker, as "the laughiest movie of the summer", and promoted it in a way that South Park "was completely against". South Park is restored to its former glory and everyone who was killed, including Terrance and Phillip, is revived. When the children's teachers and mothers find out about their swearing, the children are forbidden from seeing the film again, but do so anyway. After hearing that the boys went to the movie again, their parents ground Stan and Kyle for 2 weeks and Cartman for 3 weeks. At the end of the number, the boys see what appears to be a meteor shooting from the ground - Kenny's act of sacrifice was enough to get into Heaven. "[17] Nate Boss, in a review of the Blu-ray reissue for High-Def Digest, commented, "There is no comparing the two, as the movie has a classic (for South Park, at least) animated feel, so full of the cut-outs we have grown to love, while the newer seasons sport a more computer processed feel. The American then openly laughs at the Canadian accent. The film was released on DVD in the US on November 23, 1999, with a VHS release initially for rental services only, such as Blockbuster. 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