Plot
Before the main feature, a faux theatre concession stand advertisement plays. A group of Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic theater snacks, The Soda Dog Refreshment Band, sings a spoof of ''Let's All Go to the Lobby'' until they are interrupted by another snack band (performed by Mastodon (band), Mastodon). They proceed to loudly sing some of their own bizarre theater rules as a death metal song before finishing on a guitar solo. The film starts properly in Egypt in a purposely indeterminable time, where Master Shake, a milkshake, Frylock, a box of french fries, and Meatwad, a ball of ground meat, break free from within Great Sphinx of Giza, the Sphinx and are attacked by an oversized poodle who kills Frylock before Shake defeats it. Shake and Meatwad flee with Frylock's corpse and meet "Time Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln", who revives Frylock. When the Central Intelligence Agency break into his house, Time Lincoln helps the Aqua Teens escape in a wooden space vehicle, rocket ship. Time Lincoln is shot, changing history and resulting in the Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America's winning the American Civil War, with the CIA agents being made slaves to a Black Kentucky Colonel as punishment for their crimes against Southern United States, the South. All this, however, is just an elaborate story concocted by Shake to explain their origin to Meatwad. Meanwhile, a slice of watermelon named Walter Melon observes events of the Aqua Teens from his watermelon spaceship, including a backyard concert performed by Meatwad and his dolls. When Shake plans to use his new exercise machine; the Insanoflex, Frylock notices that it is not assembled properly, and the instructions cannot be found. After searching for them online, he finds a message warning not to assemble the machine. Frylock calls the website's listed phone number, which is revealed to be that of List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters#Oglethorpe and Emory, Emory and Oglethorpe, the Plutonians. Before bothering answering the phone, they discover the List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters#Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future on board with them. The Ghost explains to the two aliens the story of the Insanoflex: the machine, when assembled, will exercise a man into a super-being, who will attract all the women on Earth, leading to massive inbreeding and the eventual extinction of mankind. To prevent this, the Ghost Time Travel, travels to the past (not before traveling forward to The Bahamas first) and steals a screw that holds the machine together. The Plutonians, now determined to get the machine, point out to him that the screw could easily be replaced: someone can buy another screw or shove a pencil into the screw hole. Back on Earth, Frylock finishes re-building the Insanoflex with a pencil in the screw hole, but he discovers the printed circuit board, circuit board is missing. The trio visit their short-tempered, foul-mouthed, sarcastic neighbor Carl Brutananadilewski, from whom Shake had stolen the machine, to see if he has the missing piece. After Carl refuses to tell them, Meatwad finds the address in the Insanoflex's box. List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters#Dr Weird, Dr. Weird, whose abandoned asylum has been purchased and turned into a condominium, is visited by Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad. Frylock retrieves the missing circuit board and installs it into the machine. Carl insists that as the rightful owner he should be the first to test the machine. The Insanoflex straps him in and transforms itself into a giant one-eyed robot. The robot plays techno music and heads for Center City, Philadelphia, downtown Philadelphia, all while Carl's strapped-in form is forced to exercise. Eventually, the robot begins laying metallic eggs, which hatch into smaller versions of the machine. The Aqua Teens, aided by an instructional workout video, find that the Insanoflex can be destroyed using music. After a failed encounter with List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters#MC Pee Pants, MC Pee Pants (Reincarnation, reincarnated as a fly) The Aqua Teens have no choice but to have Shake play his music. Shake poorly plays his original song "Nude Love" on acoustic guitar, forcing the Insanoflex to commit suicide. Carl (now bulging with so much muscle) leaves with his newly found date, a bodybuilder named Linda, and they head back to her condo while the Aqua Teens try to figure out a way to stop the newly hatched machines from destroying the city. After a pointless time travel, the Aqua Teens travel back to Dr. Weird's condo to confront him, where Frylock begins to tell the origin story of the Aqua Teens: they were created by Dr. Weird, along with a chicken nugget named Chicken Bittle. In the Flashback (narrative), flashback, Dr. Weird proclaims that the Aqua Teens were created for one purpose: to crash a Jet aircraft, jet into a brick wall. Realizing the pointlessness of this mission, Frylock diverted the jet and set a course to Africa, where they would try to solve world hunger. Upon entering Africa, Bittle was eaten by a lion and the presence of the Aqua Teens scare a tribe of natives. After realizing they couldn't be much help, they returned to the United States and rented a house in New Jersey, where they would start their new lives as regular civilians. Shake and Meatwad do not recall their missions, due to the fact that they've been playing with their Game Boy to pay any attention. Meanwhile, Carl and Linda recline in her room, where she reveals "herself" to be Dr. Weird in disguise. He cuts off Carl's muscles and grafts them onto his own body. Frylock and Dr. Weird do battle while they argue back and forth about who created whom. Dr. Weird claims that it was Frylock who created him, not the other way around. Dr. Weird shows Frylock a teddy bear filled with razor blades. Shake tries to take the teddy bear, but he loses his hand. Dr. Weird then reveals that the blue diamond on Frylock's back hides a VCR, in which a videotape with false memories of Dr. Weird creating Frylock had been playing in Frylock's head. Frylock also admits that he is a transsexual lesbian trapped in a man's body. Just then, Walter Melon arrives in his ship. Meatwad mentions he saw the ship earlier. Shake calls him a liar and shoots him with a shotgun. Shake gets concerned when Meatwad does not reform like always. Walter tells his partner, Neil Peart, the drummer of the rock band Rush (band), Rush, to play the "Resurrection, Drum Solo Of Life" to bring Meatwad back to life. Meanwhile, Shake tries to pick up the teddy bear for the second time, losing his other hand. Melon explains he created the Aqua Teens and all the List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, other characters, including the Insanoflex. His plan was that they would kill each other and Walter would inherit their real estate in order to create the "Insano-Gym". The others inform Walter that they rent and do not own property, proving Walter's plan pointless. Walter storms off. The Teens see their alleged mother standing before them, revealed to be a burrito. Shake suddenly Jumper (person), jumps out the window upon hearing this news, Meatwad hugs her, and Frylock states, "That's neat". The movie ends with The Soda Dog Refreshment Band singing the audience out again, only for the band to insult the audience instead. In a Post-credits scene, post-credit scene, The Cybernetic Ghost is seen humping the TV in the Aqua Teens living room. Then Frylock (who went through a sex change) tells him that it's time for bed.Cast
* Dana Snyder as Master Shake * Carey Means as Frylock * Dave Willis as Meatwad, Carl Brutananadilewski, The Mooninites, Ignignokt, Video Game Voice * Matt Maiellaro as The Mooninites, Err, List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, Cybernetic Ghost, Satan * Andy Merrill as List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, Oglethorpe * Mike Schatz as List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, Emory * C. Martin Croker as List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, Dr. Weird, List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, Steve * Bruce Campbell as Chicken Bittle * Neil Peart as himself * Chris Kattan as Walter Melon * MC Chris as List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force characters, MC Pee Pants * Fred Armisen as Time Lincoln * George Lowe as Space Ghost * Isaac Hayes III as Plantation Owner * Tina Fey as Burrito * H. Jon Benjamin as CIA Agent 1 * Jon Glaser as CIA Agent 2 * Craig Hartin as Rob Goldstein * Matt Harrigan as Linda * Mastodon (band), Mastodon (''uncredited'') as Interrupting Snack BandProduction
Development
In an interview at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Dana Snyder and Matt Maiellaro confirmed rumors that there would be a feature-length movie of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''. More details were revealed at the 2005 Paley Television Festival, such as a possible cameo by 80s funk group Cameo (band), Cameo, and Maiellaro described it as "an action piece that leads into an origin story that unfolds in a very 'Aqua Teen' way." The creators revealed much more information in an interview with Wizard Entertainment. While they dodged many questions, they confirmed that the film would run 80 minutes, be produced on a meager $750,000 budget, and feature a plot detail about a "lost Aqua Teen", who is a large chicken nugget named "Chicken Bittle" (voiced by Bruce Campbell). They also confirmed more cameos, with Rush (band), Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, voice actor H. Jon Benjamin and his comedy partner Jon Glaser, and ''Saturday Night Live''s Fred Armisen making appearances. Heavy metal band Mastodon (band), Mastodon stated in a Decibel magazine, Decibel article that they would be performing during the opening, and that the band would be animated as a bucket of popcorn, a soda, a hot dog, and a candy bar. They were actually animated as a pretzel, a pile of nachos, an "Icecaps" box, and a gumdrop.Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on April 10, 2007, under the title ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack''. It features many previously unreleased songs, some recorded for the purpose of this album. In addition, the compilation features an intro/outro titled "Nude Love" by Aqua Teen character Master Shake, a track from MC Chris, skits and sound bites from the movie, and a new version of the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' theme by rapper Schoolly D. The album features mix of musical styles ranging from heavy metal, indie rock, and hip-hop; and also features new, original music from Mastodon (band), Mastodon, Killer Mike and Unearth. Noticeably missing is "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, which is prominently featured at the end of the film. # Master Shake – "Nude Love" – 1:27 # Soda Dog Refreshment Squad – "Groovy Time for a Movie Time" – 0:48 # Mastodon (band), Mastodon – "Cut You Up With a Linoleum Knife" – 1:50 # Early Man (band), Early Man – "More to Me Than Meat and Eyes" – 3:11 # Schoolly D – "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme" (Remix) – 1:34 # Meatwad – Skit – 0:18 # Unearth – "The Chosen" – 3:50 # Andrew W.K. – "Party Party Party" – 1:56 # Carl Brutananadilewski – Skit – 0:15 # Nine Pound Hammer – "Carl's Theme" – 2:42 # Brass Castle (Band), Brass Castle – "Bookworm Resin" – 3:34 # Master Shake – Skit – 0:22 # Killer Mike – "Blam Blam" – 6:12 # Insane-O-Flex – "I Like Your Booty (But I'm Not Gay)" – 2:04 # mc chris – "I Want Candy" – 2:03 # The Hold Steady – "Girls Like Status" – 2:43 # Master Shake – "Nude Love (Reprise)" – 9:28 #* features hidden tracks #** Meatwad and Superchunk – "Misfits and Mistakes" #** Master Shake and Nashville Pussy – "Face Omelet" #** Carl Brutananadilewski – Skit #** Matt Maiellaro – Guitar SoloMarketing
The film's poster was illustrated by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, and parodies the "King of the Mountain" design.Boston Mooninite panic
On January 31, 2007, police in Boston, Massachusetts received reports of devices resembling bombs in various places around the city. The devices turned out to be electronic signs similar to a Lite-Brite that displayed images of the Mooninites Ignignokt and Err giving Finger (gesture), the finger, and were designed to promote the ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' television show as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign authorized by Cartoon Network, the cartoon's parent company. The boards were present in several cities for weeks before the ones in Boston were reported. The Boston City Government sought a reimbursement for the money spent responding to the incident. The amount quoted was $500,000 initially, and then was increased to $750,000. On February 5, it was announced that Turner Broadcasting and the city of Boston have reached an agreement to pay $2 million to offset the cost of removing the devices: $1 million to cover the cost of the agencies involved and an additional $1 million in goodwill funding to homeland security. An episode from Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 5), season five titled "Boston" was produced as the series creators' response to the scare, but Adult Swim pulled it to avoid further controversy surrounding the events of the bomb scare.April Fools' Day television "premiere"
Adult Swim began running advertisements on March 25, 2007, advertising the television premiere of the movie the following Sunday, April 1, 2007. Its only reasoning behind this stunt, as stated in the advertisement, was "because we're fucking crazy". While Adult Swim's TV listings on its website stated the movie would be shown, other TV listings reported the same Sunday block. The stunt was, in actuality, yet another one of Adult Swim's annual April Fools' Day, April Fools' pranks: though the first few minutes of the movie were shown normally, the remainder was shown in a small picture-in-picture box in the bottom left-hand corner, with no sound, over the normal programming and occasional giant pop-ups alerting viewers of its presence, as well as advertising the actual premiere. The advertising was shown again on one episode of a ''Family Guy'' marathon on July 6, 2007. The movie eventually was shown in full on Sunday, March 30, 2008. The day after the April Fools' joke, Cartoon Network showed another Bumper (broadcasting), bumper, stating, "Sorry you will still have to pay to actually see the movie. But thanks for the ratings!"Fake endings
In yet another promotional stunt, the "ending" to the movie was posted in various places including YouTube, KingColon.com (in the Worst Game Ever game), and fansite "Aqua Teen Central": each ending was completely different. Eventually, the Adult Swim website let it be known that none of the "endings" were real and presented seven more clips (which were fake as well) throughout the weeks following the film's release. These endings, now called the "fake.com endings", are available on the film's "Extras" DVD on the 2-Disc Special edition, Collector's Edition. These endings are parodies of other films. For example, one of the endings spoofs ''The Terminator'', featuring Meatwad as "The Determinator".Release
Home media
Warner Home Video released ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters'' in a two-disc DVD edition on August 14, 2007. For the DVD release, the studio changed the title of the eighty-seven-minute full-length movie to ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters for DVD'', just like the film soundtrack's title. The DVD features include the ten fake endings as shown on the internet, a "making of" featurette, promos, the "Deleted Scenes" episode, a music video, and an eighty-minute animatic (rough cut) of the movie made out of the deleted scenes from the film and scenes from the "Deleted Scenes" episode as well as a commentary. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith is featured on the DVD commentary. The scene after the credits was removed from the UK DVD release. The set also features the Aqua Teen Hunger Force (season 4), season four episode "Deleted Scenes" (also known as "Star-Studded Xmas Spectacular"), which makes heavy references and parallels to the film that originally aired years prior to the film's release on December 18, 2005. The film is also available in HD video, HD and SD on iTunes Store, Amazon Prime Video, and Microsoft Movies & TV.Reception
Box office
The film was a box office success, making $5,520,368 domestically against its $750,000 budget, making it the List of highest-grossing R-rated films#Highest-grossing R-rated animated films, 8th highest grossing R-rated animated film at the time. It is currently ranked as the 12th highest grossing R-rated animated film of all time.Critical response
With 28 reviews compiled, Metacritic reported that ''Movie Film for Theaters'' has received an average rating of 54/100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 48% based on reviews from 84 critics, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's consensus states: "The non sequitur humor of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' will surely appeal to its built-in fanbase, but for the uninitiated, the premise wears thin". Reviews ranged from Glenn Kenny at ''Premiere (magazine), Premiere'' magazine, who stated that he was tempted to refer to the film as "the most successful full-on surrealist film since Luis Buñuel, Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, Dalí's 1930 ''L'Age d'Or''", to Ty Burr of ''The Boston Globe'', who called it "an act of terrorism against entertainment". The film was given a thumbs down on the television show ''At the Movies (1986 TV program), At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper''; Richard Roeper criticized the film's run time and calling it "unfunny", though he said the first five minutes of the film were funny. In response to such reviews, a commercial featuring the Mooninites began airing during the Adult Swim block. The two characters spend the entire commercial insulting a supposedly typical reviewer, "Lionel" of lionellovesmovies.com (the site merely leads back to the movie page). Other commercials recommend people see the film two or three more times to push the box office numbers up. Adult Swim also mentioned in one of its commercial bumpers that the review situation highlights the generation gap, and that most negative reviews came from much older critics.Sequel
There has been mention of producing a sequel titled ''Death Fighter''. While little has been confirmed by Adult Swim in regards to the film, there have been many statements regarding it. On December 15, 2008, Dave Willis stated no script was written and that the film would be released in Spring 2009 (though, as he also stated that Death Fighter was a T-shirt he was working on, he likely wasn't being serious) Following this, in an April 2009 interview, Dave joked about the film lacking any sort of funding and being sold out of the back of his car. In a 2010 interview, staff members of Radical Axis (studio), Radical Axis confirmed that a sequel was indeed in production, and mentioned the possibility that the film might be made in 3D film, 3D. When asked if the film was designed for a theatrical release, a Radical Axis staff member responded yes, but stated: "We're not sure if we have a distributor yet." This was then followed by the statement: "Adult Swim will never make another movie ever again." In 2012, Matt Maiellaro released more news regarding the film, that being: "It is all written and great. We are just trying to convince the network do it again. The first one was such a cash cow for them, not just box office but also ad sales in the movie. So it is kind of a no-brainer. So hopefully one day." By 2014, the script had been completed and approved and would be released somewhere in mid 2015 and jokingly stated that the film was shelved as it was not G-rated; however, on April 25, 2015, at a C2CE convention panel, Willis indirectly stated that the project was scrapped, soon after announcing the show's cancellation.Dave Willis speaking at a C2CE convention panel on April 25, 2015See also
* List of adult animated feature films * List of American films of 2007References
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