Chelsea Magritte, Daran Norris, Elle Russ

Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, cel...( read more  read more... )ebrities and falling in love.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Matt Stone, Trey Parker

Release Date: December 31, 2004

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DVD Release Date: May 17, 2005

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  • October 31, 2009
    Technically excellent but typically crude send-up of the old puppet action series "Thunderbirds", courtesy of Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park infamy. It's the story of a group of "world police" who are ridding the world of terrorism one North Korean dictator at a time. I...( read more)f you're a Thunderbirds fan like I am, you'll recognize many of the elements and techniques. This isn't your parents Thunderbirds though. Nope. This is the 21st century, which means exploding bodies, decapitations, and a hilariously hardcore "puppet porn" sex scene. Lots of songs, some good (I Miss You Almost as Much as 'Pearl Harbor' Sucked", Montage) and some unnecessarily obscene (America...Fuck Yeah!). I could also have done without the extended drunken vomiting scene. But mostly entertaining. Why couldn't the live-action crap film "Thunderbirds" with Bill Paxton -- instead of puppets -- been like this!?!
  • September 15, 2009
    A really clever idea poorly executed. Stone and Parker let their egos get the better of them. The stupid humour was unnecessary when they already had a very funny premise already. I laughed about three times, heavily, but only three times.
  • June 14, 2009
    So original and brilliant, great plot, lines, marionettes, songs. Profane as expected but funny throughout the whole thing.
  • June 4, 2009
    Hilarious
  • December 28, 2008
    Very funny, and I don't normally like these kinda movies.
  • November 20, 2009
    I first saw this back in 2004 and was simply blown away from the get go. Granted, I am a South Park fan which does help, but the simple beauty of this film, is that it manages to take itself seriously, a tradition held by all the greats. Besides poking fun at the US, Terrorist, a...( read more)nd primarily Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, it also takes the time to mock itself, namely the difficulty in using marionettes. Great film with with a great, though sometimes crude sense of comedy.
  • November 15, 2009
    "Get outta the street ya fuckin' bum! Ya gave up on life, didn't ya!?"

    This film SHOULD be my favorite movie of all time; it's fucking flawless! Words simply cannot describe my sublime admiration for this work of art. A truly collaborative piece of ardor.
  • November 14, 2009
    Innovative and vile. Good old inappropriate Parker/Stone material.
  • November 13, 2009
    Political-incorrectness for political-incorrectness' sake.
    Funny in places, but flat in others. Ultimately iconsistant
  • October 28, 2009
    The problem with Team America is not the film but rather the audience. People have to see this for what it is. No, not stupid, but incredibly smart. People who do not acknowledge this and always see the thin veil of stupidity that covers it will not enjoy it as much.

    Smart? Ho...( read more)w is this smart? Well, I will tell you. As with South Park, the humour itself is violent, crude and rude but there is deeper, ingenius forms of comedy involved. It is hard to explain, but the jokes are smartly written. Written in a way that is funny on the outlook beacause of the toilet humour, it is funny on all sorts of levels that hide beneath it. The way they are delivered helps a lot but the way they mean so much more is the smartest part. People who watch South Park and Team America often overlook these hidden depths and fail to realise the true intellegence of the writers, Trey parker and Matt Stone. They use subtle satire and at times not so subtle. They play with the conventions of comedy and make a comedy out of comedies. To enjoy this film, you have to see it this way. To see it this way, you have to open your minds and accept that this is not a crap guilty pleasure and is infact true comic gold.

    People may think this is a pretty big defense and of course it isn't one to fill the shoes of comedy from Charlie Chaplin and other comic legends out there, it never will be but it does remain an overlooked film because of how people perceive it.

    Team America is full of the kind of comedy we should all love. Offensive, un-pc, violent and rude. Snootty audience members need to grow up. It may seem strange that I am saying this about a film like Team America but by turning away from this kind of comedy, you are being less grown up than you think. Everyone needs to get in touch with immaturity, otherwise you cannot enjoy life and will end up an old bastard moaning about The Daily Mail and anything deemed offensive. Some things offend people, some don't and moaning and complaining won't change the world, so just get on with life and ignor what offends you. Perhaps this is what the true genius of smutty humour is; showing people that they should enjoy life more and be immature once in a while.

Critic Reviews


October 15, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Team America is not as funny as the South Park movie, and some of its juvenile humor falls flat. But when Team America works, it falls squarely into the category of guilty pleasure. full review

October 15, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate

I laughed all the way through Team America. full review

October 15, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Outrageously, gut-bustingly hilarious. full review

October 15, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

A technical step forward from South Park. full review

October 15, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Like a cocky teenager who's had a couple of drinks before the party, [Parker and Stone] don't have a plan for who they want to offend, only an intention to be as offensive as possible. full review

October 14, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

More satisfying as a straight-ahead blow 'em up than as a satire. full review

October 14, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

For its imagination, audacity and willingness to tick off absolutely everyone, Team America is the most memorable comedy you'll see this year -- at least among the ones starring puppets. full review

October 11, 2004
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The funniest, filthiest, and--as surprising as it may seem--shrewdest politically-minded film of this election year. full review

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Comments


  • perfectgentlemn
    July 20, 2008
    Ridiculously Hilarious, sex scene in the unrated version (mindblowingly funny) haha. - Don't forget the secret help signal ! lol ;-) Enjoy.
  • Stayros
    April 22, 2008
    There are 3kinds of people:dicks,pussies and assholes.Pussies think that everyone can get along and dicks just wanna fuck all the time without thinking it through.But then u got your assholes.And all the assholes want is to shit allover everything.So pussies may get mad at dicks once in a while because pussies get fucked by dicks.But dicks also fuck assholes!And if they didn't fuck the assholes, do you know what you'd get?You'd get your dick and your pussy all covered in SHIT!!!!!

    AWESOME!!!!!
  • CamboD
    July 7, 2007
    America Fuck Yeah!
    Pearl Harbour sucked almost as much as I miss you.
    A million great moments, a million great quotes. A fantas movie.
  • elfcentric
    April 9, 2007
    i think its an awesome movie...judging from the political overtones alone....
    but i didnt get a chance to see it last time ard....
    Im finding this movie as i speak....
  • jviper
    February 7, 2007
    Possibly One of the most stupid films ever made
  • FerrariAreCheatingScum
    January 10, 2007
    an absolute work of brilliance this film is; the only time puppets have ever been put to good use, and what brilliant use it was here! just stupidly hilarious, i cant remember lmao more at any other film!!
  • islandbarbie
    December 21, 2006
    I LOVE THIS MOVIEEEEEe

    :DDDD
  • jbpelican
    August 7, 2006
    I cant imagine how frustrating it must have been to operate all of these puppets, but the makers have done a farkin cracker of a job. This movie is very funny, but it was ruined for me because everyone at school would simply not shut the fuck up about it. Rightly so, however.

    Justins Best Bit: Vomiting in ridiculouse amounts.
  • Bwanen
    June 13, 2006
    THIS IS HEAPS FUNNY once again from the guys who created South Park these guys a friggen geniuses!!!
  • Yollieanda
    May 19, 2006
    Omg This Film Is Soo Good I Love It And Wen He Goes "You Will Fool Everyone Gary ... Or Should I Say Akmed!" Hehehe x

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