The Powerpuff Girls - The Movie (2002)
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The most adorable little superheroines in all of Townsville make the jump to the big screen in this feature-length animated adventure based on the popular Cartoon Network series The Powerpuff Girls. Brilliant scientist Professor Utonium (voice of Tom Kane) is performing an experiment in his lab when… More The most adorable little superheroines in all of Townsville make the jump to the big screen in this feature-length animated adventure based on the popular Cartoon Network series The Powerpuff Girls. Brilliant scientist Professor Utonium (voice of Tom Kane) is performing an experiment in his lab when Jojo, a monkey trained to assist the professor, accidentally drops a bottle of hyper-powerful Chemical X into a mixture of sugar, spice, and everything nice. To the professor's surprise, what should emerge from the subsequent chemical reaction but three little girls: bright and practical Blossom (voice of Cathy Cavadini), sweet and sunny Bubbles (voice of Tara Strong), and tomboyish Buttercup (voice of Elizabeth Daily). Professor Utonium discovers that the girls have remarkable powers and super-human strength, and he hopes they'll be able to improve life in the crime-infected City of Townsville. However, after their first day at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten with Ms. Keane (voice of Jennifer Hale), the girls learn that having super powers can be both a blessing and a curse. Rejected by their classmates and quite unhappy, the girls are easily swayed when Mojo Jojo (voice of Roger L. Jackson), a superintelligent monkey in a turban, asks them to help him with a campaign to save the city. What the girls don't know is that Mojo Jojo is actually the monkey who once assisted the Professor; now he's embraced evil and hopes to use the Powerpuff Girls as part of his criminal scheme to wrestle control of Townsville away from the dense but well-meaning Mayor (voice of Tom Kenny). The Powerpuff Girls Movie was directed and co-written by Craig McCracken, who created the original television show as well as writing most of the episodes. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Craig McCracken
- Written By
- Craig McCracken
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 22, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Hank Sartin, Chicago Reader
This Cartoon Network feature-length animation manages to teach kids some good lessons and amuse the grown-ups without overdosing on pop-culture references.
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, Time Out
Stretched beyond its usual episode length, the Girls' adventure doesn't pack the nifty punch they're famous for.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
The slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters.
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Dan Via, Washington Post
Even with its flaws, The Powerpuff Girls Movie offers cleverness and charm that are hard to come by in the summertime multiplex.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
This is one freaky and annoying little film.
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Cast
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Cathy Cavadini
as Blossom
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Tara Strong
as Bubbles
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E.G. Daily
as Buttercup
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Roger L. Jackson
as Mojo Jojo
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Tom Kane
as Professor Utonium
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Tom Kenny
as The Mayor
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Jennifer Hale
as Ms. Keane
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Jennifer Martin
as Sara Bellum
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Rob Paulsen
as Hota Wata/Killa Drilla
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Frank Welker
as Whole Lotta Monkeys
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Kevin Michael Richardson
as Ojo Tango, Rocko Socko
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Phil LaMarr
as I.P. Host/Local Anchor
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Grey DeLisle
as Linda, Woman At Zoo
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Jeff Glen Bennett
as Ace, Big Billy, Grubber
