Rugrats Go Wild (2003)

Directors:

John Eng
Norton Virgien

Writer:

Kate Boutilier (written by)

Release Date:

13 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The family vacation just went overboard.

Plot:

The Rugrats get tangled in an exotic adventure, where they're helped by the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world making nature documentaries.

Plot Keywords:

Rugrats | Kid | Children | Smells Used In Cinema | Crossover

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Elizabeth Daily	...	Tommy Pickles (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Chuckie Finster (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Phil DeVille / Lil DeVille / Betty DeVille (voice)
Dionne Quan	...	Kimi Finster (voice)
Cheryl Chase	...	Angelica Pickles (voice)
Tim Curry	...	Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Joe Alaskey	...	Grandpa Lou (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Charlotte Pickles (voice)
Michael Bell	...	Drew Pickles / Charles 'Chaz' Finster, Sr. (voice)
Melanie Chartoff	...	Didi Pickles (voice)
Julia Kato	...	Kira Finster (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Howard DeVille (voice)
Jack Riley	...	Stuart 'Stu' Pickles (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Dil Pickles (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Susie Carmichael (voice)

Also Known As:

Rescue Me (USA) (working title)
Rugrats 3: Rescue Me (USA) (working title)
Rugrats Meet the Wild Thornberrys (USA) (working title)
The Rugrats Movie III (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild crude humor.

Runtime:

USA:84 min | Germany:81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:G | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #39950)

Company:

Klasky-Csupo

Trivia:

Tony Jay's last film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Dil disappears during the chase, and is not shown again until the end of the sequence.

Quotes:

Spike: "Woof! That's right, I said woof!"

Movie Connections:

References Das Boot (1981)

Soundtrack:

Should I Stay or Should I Go

A complete surprise overall!

I am 16, and like the Rugrats very much, but I love the Wild Thornberrys. I bought this two days ago, and watched it with low expectations, and boy was it a huge surprise. This was infinitely better than I expected, if not quite as good as anything to do with the Wild Thornberrys or Rugrats. My favourite characters were Spike, Nigel, Angelica and Debbie.

For the first time, we hear Spike talk, and he was brilliantly voiced by Bruce Willis, who put some of his previous films into this, and that was perfectly refreshing. The other voice talents were great, with great voice veterans like Nancy Cartwright, Danielle Harris and Tim Curry.I did notice though that Christine Cavanaugh, I think, was missing. It was a shame though that Curry was reduced to talking childishly for a good bit of the movie, and don't expect too much from the plot.

The humour was also not bad. I don't care whether it was the same as in other movies, because they did it in the other Rugrats outings, don't you remember. I loved the ever-imitated mirror sequence in the waterfall, and when Nigel hits his head and turns into a baby. There is a lot of imagination, as Angelica imagines herself as an island princess, and she is the toddler equivalent to Debbie. And the animation is true to the style of both shows, colourful and crisp, plus the time goes by quickly.

As for the songs, they were the weakest category of the film, but they had so many funny lyrics. The melodies were a bit uninspired, but the lyrics were a lot funnier than the overall script, which I thought had a lot of heart and humour. Plus, we get to hear Bruce Willis sing, which for me was the biggest surprise of the film, because he can actually sing.

In conclusion, a movie that was much better than expected. Kids will love this, and adults MIGHT probably laugh at the funny lyrics of the songs. 7/10 Bethany Cox