South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker (television series South Park) &
Matt Stone (television series South Park) ...

Release Date:

30 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Warning: This movie will warp your fragile little minds.

Plot:

When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance & Phillip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada.

Plot Keywords:

Satan | Hell | Saddam Hussein | Hypocrisy | Unintelligible

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Trey Parker	...	Stan Marsh / Eric Cartman / Satan / Mr. Herbert Garrison / Phillip Niles Argyle / Randy Marsh / Tom - News Reporter / Midget In A Bikini / Ticket Taker / Canadian Ambassador / Bombardiers / Mr. Mackey / Army General / Ned Gerblanski / Additional Voices (voice)
Matt Stone	...	Kyle Broflovski / Kenny McCormick / Saddam Hussein / Terrance Henry Stoot / Jimbo Kearn / Gerald Broflovski / Bill Gates / Additional Voices (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Liane Cartman / Sheila Broflovski / Sharon Marsh / Wendy Testeberger / Clitoris / Additional Voices (voice)
Isaac Hayes	...	Chef (voice)
Jesse Howell	...	Ike Broflovski (voice)
Anthony Cross-Thomas	...	Ike Broflovski (voice)
Franchesca Clifford	...	Ike Broflovski (voice) (as Francesca Clifford)
Bruce Howell	...	Man In Theatre (voice)
Deb Adair	...	Woman In Theatre (voice)
Jennifer Howell	...	Bebe Stevens (voice)
George Clooney	...	Dr. Gouache (voice)
Brent Spiner	...	Conan O'Brien (voice)
Minnie Driver	...	Brooke Shields (voice)
Dave Foley	...	The Baldwin Brothers (voice)
Eric Idle	...	Dr. Vosknocker (voice)

Also Known As:

South Park (International: English title) (short title)
South Park Saves the World (USA) (working title)
South Park: All Hell Breaks Loose (USA) (working title)
South Park: BLU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (USA) (closing credits title)
The South Park Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive vulgar language and crude sexual humor, and for some violent images.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:7 | Hungary:18 | France:-12 | Iceland:12 | Iran:(Banned) | USA:TV-MA (tv rating) | USA:R (No. 36729) | Brazil:14 | Singapore:(Banned) | South Africa:13L | Italy:VM14 (sky rating) | Austria:16 | Sweden:11 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (video rating) | Finland:K-14 (original rating) | Poland:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Chile:18 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iraq:(Banned) | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Italy:T | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:15 | Argentina:16

Company:

Comedy Central Films

Trivia:

The ending of the song "Uncle F*cka" (sung by Terrence and Philip in the movie-within-a-movie) makes reference to the famous title song from "Oklahoma!" in which they spell out Oklahoma in the same way that T and P spell out "Uncle F*cka!"

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the La Resistance towards the climax of the song when the soldiers can be seen singing "Tomorrow night!" on a four-way split screen, the lip-sync doesn't match for the first "Tomorrow night!" and on the third one the mouths don't open at all.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Stan: [singing] There's a bunch of birds in the sky. And some deers just went running by.

Movie Connections:

References "Dragon Ball Z" (1989/I)

Soundtrack:

Mountain Town (Reprise)

Funnier, Faster, and Delicious

When "South Park" first appeared on the scene, I dismissed it without ever really watching it. I wasn't too interested in watching little kids yell and curse at each other. When "Baseketball" opened last July, it was there and then that I began to understand the humor and musical styling of "Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Last year also saw the release of the duo's "Orgazmo" and "Cannibal : The Musical", both made prior to the "South Park" phenomena. I became a fan. With "South Park : Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", the television show makes the giant leap to the big screen with a completely over the top feature that will probably end up as the one summer film that gives the audience the most pop for it's coin. To synopsize the film would be too painful (and boring). It's so packed with plot and characters that a one sentence generalization would do the film no justice. I'll put it this way : If you don't know, get, or find "South Park" funny, DON'T GO SEE THE FILM. There might be droves of walkouts as soon as the opening sequence ends by people who thought that a cartoon could never be "that bad". The R rating and the "Uncut" of the title are there for a reason. Heed the signs. Paced like a bat out of hell, "South Park" is the funniest film to come around in some time. While most of the jokes might seem stale to real "Park" devotees, Director Parker knows exactly how to keep the film flowing, and in the process, show us new sides and characters that used to be unattainable on Comedy Central. The movie is vulgar and offensive, that's the idea. But Parker and Stone never once get meanspirited about things, always making sure everybody get a slice of the laughingstock pie. The dreaded "bleeping" of the curse words is finally gone, leaving Parker and Stone their first chance to show the world just how far they can take this concept. After hostilities with the ratings board over the NC-17 given to "Orgazmo"(which was harmless fun), this new film( which is far more raunchy than "Orgazmo") can be easily viewed as one big middle finger to the ratings board. It's the first film I have ever seen that purposely goes unbelievably far just to see what they can actually get away with. It's very interesting to compare this film, which made it out with a R rating, to others that were slapped with the NC-17. I believe that this is what Parker and Stone had in mind. Watching the antics of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny on the silver screen does have it's advantages. The film is decidedly cinematic, often jumping to show-stopping musical numbers that I love Parker for. Working with Marc Shaiman, Parker brings us a whole new load of songs that are equal parts silly, and yet retain some musical respect. A just world would find evil Canadians Terrence and Phillip's "Uncle Fu**a" at the number one spot on the charts. Like "Cannibal", the songs stay in the head. They move beyond their comic foundation and feel like real songs, Parker has a musical gift and this "South Park" feature really showcases it. But don't fret fans, the film is jammed packed with comedy that represents what "South Park" is all about. Canadians, African-Americans, Jews, Catholics, the poor, the wealthy, gay, straight, bi, men with voiceboxes, men with puppets on their hands... Everyone is made fun of here. And every moment of this 80 minute film is comedic gold. Like the "Beavis And Butthead" film, this movie comes out just as people are beginning to write off the TV series. And similar to "Butthead", this film has made a true fan out of me. No other flick this year will have the stamina, the audacity, and the sheer momentum to please like this little "South Park" film. I give Parker and Stone endless credit for crafting a film that nobody will expect, and that every fan will relish.--------- 9