Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie
Released July 21, 2006 by Hanna-Barbera Pictures
Production Companies
Fuzzy Door
Snee-Oosh
Charm City
Directed by
Tuck Tucker
Executive Producers
Craig Bartlett
Seth MacFarlane
Written by
Craig Bartlett
Steve Viksten
Rachel Stone-Abbott
Seth MacFarlane
Jonathan Greenberg
Joe Purdy
IOTL, the original TV series ended in the Spring of 2004 on the famous cliffhanger episode "The Journal." ITTL, the key plot points from that episode are tacked on to the beginning of the film for an 86 minute running time.
The leitmotifs that Jim Lang had originally written for the show are still used in heaping spoonfuls, while the rest of the musical score was composed by Michael Giacchino, who had scored
The Incredibles for RKO.
The major plot points still remain the same, with Arnold and his friends embarking on a field trip to the fictional South American kingdom of San Lorenzo. Suddenly the trip gets way out of the hand, and the only way our heroes can get home is through the ancient ruins where Arnold learns the truth about his parents' whereabouts.
VOICES
Angus T Jones as Arnold Shortman
Malcolm David Kelley as Gerald Johansson
Francesca Marie Smith as Helga Pataki
Anndi McAfee as Phoebe Heyerdahl
Justin Shenkarow as Harold Berman
Dan Castellaneta as Phil Shortman
Tress MacNielle as Gertrude Shortman
Seth MacFarlane as Pigeon Man, Oskar and Mr Huynh
Carlos Alazraqui as Eduardo
Alfred Molina as Lasombra
Danny Cooksey as the Stoop Kid
Dom Irrera as Ernie Potts
Maurice LaMarche as Big Bob
Upon its release,
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie took the top spot at the box office.
Bonkers, which had been the number one movie in America for two weeks, dropped down to second.
American Crime Story, released by 20th Century Fox, sank to fifth place, as two other films were released that same weekend. Revolution Studios'
Little Man and Universal's
You, Me and Dupree took third and fourth place respectively.
CRITICAL RECEPTION
"I'd never thought I'd live to see the day that freaking HANNA-BARBERA would be a viable competitor against a heavyweight like Disney."
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The Indianapolis Star
"I saw adults who came to see this picture without any kids. Perhaps their stomachs were too weak for
American Crime Story."
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune
"The timing for this film's release doesn't get any better than this, with many incoming college freshmen having been kids when the show launched."
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The Washington Post
"Shortman was his last name this whole time?!!!"
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The Houston Chronicle
"This film's time at the top of the charts will be extremely short, with Columbia bringing out
The Dark Knight Begins next weekend."
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The Los Angeles Times
"A studio once notorious for limited animation, formulaic concepts and wraparound backgrounds challenging the Disney juggernaut? Are we living in Bizarro World??!!"
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The New York Post.