The Rugrats Movie

***The Rugrats Movie*** is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series _Rugrats_. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. It is about Tommy, the main character, getting a new baby brother named Dil. Tommy is jealous because Dil gets the most attention. Tommy and friends try to return Dil to the hospital in their toy Reptar wagon and manage to get lost in the forest.

_The Rugrats Movie_ was released in the United States on November 20, 1998. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, though some criticized its darker tone compared to the television series. The film was a box office success, opening at #1 and grossing a total of $141 million worldwide. It became the first non-Disney animated film to gross over $100 million in the United States.

The film was followed by two sequels: _Rugrats in Paris: The Movie_ in 2000 and _Rugrats Go Wild_ in 2003, which is a crossover with _The Wild Thornberrys_.

### Main

- E. G. Daily as Tommy Pickles
- Tara Strong as Dil Pickles
- Christine Cavanaugh as Chuckie Finster
- Kath Soucie as Phil, Lil, and Betty DeVille
- Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles
- Jack Riley as Stu Pickles
- Melanie Chartoff as Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka
- Michael Bell as Drew Pickles, Chas Finster and Grandpa Boris
- Tress MacNeille as Charlotte Pickles
- Philip Proctor as Howard DeVille, Igor
- Joe Alaskey as Grandpa Lou Pickles

### Guest

- David Spade as Franklin
- Whoopi Goldberg as Margaret
- Tim Curry as Rex Pester
- Hattie Winston as Dr. Lucy Carmichael
- Andrea Martin as Aunt Miriam
- Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael
- Tony Jay as Dr. Lipschitz
- Busta Rhymes as Reptar Wagon
- Roger Clinton Jr. as Air Crewman
- Margaret Cho as Lt. Klavin
- Edie McClurg as Nurse
- Charlie Adler as United Express Driver
- Gregg Berger as Circus TV Announcer
- Abraham Benrubi as Serge

### Baby singers

- Lenny Kravitz
- Iggy Pop
- Lisa Loeb
- Gordon Gano
- B-Real
- Patti Smith
- Jakob Dylan
- Phife Dawg
- Beck
- Lou Rawls
- Dawn Robinson
- Laurie Anderson
- Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson of The B-52's without member Keith Strickland

### Home media

_The Rugrats Movie_ was released on VHS and DVD on March 30, 1999, by Paramount Home Video. The film was also released on Laserdisc on the same day by Pioneer Entertainment. On March 15, 2011, the film was re-released in a three-disc trilogy DVD set alongside its sequels, in honor of _Rugrats_' 20th anniversary.

### Soundtrack

_The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture_ was released by Interscope Records on November 3, 1998. The enhanced soundtrack contains thirteen tracks, bonus CD-ROM demos, and commercials.

Longtime _Rugrats_ composer Mark Mothersbaugh composed the film's musical score. A new track by English rock musician David Bowie, "(Safe in This) Sky Life", was written for the film's soundtrack but was ultimately removed. The track was re-recorded as a B-side for Bowie's 2002 single "Everyone Says 'Hi'", under the title "Safe".

### Box office

The film was released on November 20, 1998, and made $27.3 million in its opening weekend, from 2,782 theaters, averaging about $9,821 per venue and ranking number one that weekend, beating _Enemy of the State_. It would be overtaken by _A Bug's Life_ during its second weekend. The film closed April 4, 1999 in total, _The Rugrats Movie_ made $140.9 million; $100.5 million from the domestic market and $40.4 million from its foreign release.

### Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, _The Rugrats Movie_ holds an approval rating of  based on  reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads: "Charming characters; loads of fun for kids and adults." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.

## Infobox (film)

- **name**: The Rugrats Movie
- **music**: Mark Mothersbaugh
- **color process**: Technicolor
- **production companies**: Nickelodeon Movies
Klasky Csupo
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Sunwoo Entertainment, Grimsaem Animation Co., Ltd. (animation production)
- **distributor**: Paramount Pictures
- **runtime**: 80 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $24 million
- **gross**: $140.8 million


## Infobox (album)

- **name**: The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture
- **type**: soundtrack
- **artist**: Various Artists
- **released**: November 3, 1998
- **recorded**: 1998
- **genre**: Contemporary R&B, R&B, Hip hop music, hip hop, Pop music, pop
- **length**: 41:51
- **label**: Interscope Records, Interscope, Nickelodeon Records, Nickelodeon
- **chronology**: Rugrats soundtrack
- **next title**: Rugrats in Paris: The Movie#Soundtrack, Rugrats in Paris: Music from the Motion Picture
- **next year**: 2000