Hey Arnold!: The Movie
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Hey Arnold!: The Movie is a theatrical feature film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. In this film, Arnold and Gerald set out to save their neighborhood from being converted into a shopping mall by the main villain, played by Paul Sorvino (Helga's father Big Bob also has something to do with this) by looking for a document that proves the historicity of their neighborhood (an event resembling the Boston Tea Party called "The Tomato Incident"), with the help of a few others (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Christopher Lloyd). Also in this film, Helga finally reveals her secret love to Arnold, as had been promised by series creator Craig Bartlett [1].
The film was originally intended for television as "Arnold Saves The Neighborhood", but expanded to a cinema release while what had originally been intended as the cinema release (eventually scrapped, see the Hey Arnold! article for details) was being written.
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[edit] Critical Reception and Box Office
The film received negative reviews from critics, and even some Hey Arnold! fans were somewhat disappointed at several things, for example, the relegation of most of the regular kids to bit roles (especially Phoebe), the lack of PS 118, and showing the secret love revelation in the advertising for the film.
The box office results suffered as result, It opened at #6 for the weekend, and ended up grossing about $13 million overall, just over the budget of $10 million.
[edit] Voice actors and their characters
Many of the series regulars also voice other bit roles, as seen here:
- Spencer Klein - Arnold
- Francesca Marie Smith - Helga Geraldine Pataki, Deep Voice
- Jamil Smith - Gerald Martin Johanssen, Rasta Guy
- Dan Castellaneta - Grandpa, Nick Vermicelli
- Tress MacNeille - Grandma, Mayor Dixie, Red
- Paul Sorvino - Scheck
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Bridget
- Christopher Lloyd - Coroner
- Vincent Schiavelli - Mr. Bailey
- Maurice LaMarche - Big Bob Pataki, and The Head of Security
- Kath Soucie - Miriam Pataki, Mona, Reporter
- Christopher P. Walberg - Stinky Peterson
- Sam Gifaldi - Sid
- Justin Shenkarow - Harold Berman
- Blake Ewing - Eugene Horowitz
- Olivia Hack - Rhonda
- Anndi McAfee - Phoebe
- James Keane - Mr. Marty Green (mentioned as councilman, a job he won in "Mr. Green Runs"), Riot Cop
- Elizabeth Ashley - Mrs. Vitello
- Michael Levin - Ray Doppel
- Steve Viksten - Oskar Kokoshka
- Dom Irrera - Ernie
- Baoan Coleman - Mr. Hyunh
- Craig Bartlett - Brainy Murray, Grubby, Monkey Man
[edit] Trivia
- The poster for Hey Arnold! The Movie was based on the one for Nickelodeon's previous theatrical release, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, with the hero up front (Arnold), his close friends (Helga and Gerald) behind him, the minor characters behind them, and the enemy (Scheck) hovering above. [2], [3]
- In the context of a fight with Nick Vermecilli, Big Bob is splattered with green pickle juice and fights even harder, a reference to The Incredible Hulk.
- Several movie references are made, including Men in Black, and Speed.
- In the TV show, Big Bob has gray hair, but in this film he has brown hair.
- During several scenes when the characters get hit, colored stars can be seen flying on a black background. This is recycled animation from the Hey Arnold! episode Eugene's Bike.
- The mysterious "Deep voice" character and plot device is borrowed from the video game "Metal Gear Solid".
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