Thunderpants

Thunderpants is a 2002 family comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, whose previous work included Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Borrowers (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Peter Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, but has a problem with flatulence.
Thunderpants was released on VHS and DVD in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 18, 2002 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Pathé. In the United States, the film wasn't released in that country until it was released on DVD over there on July 10, 2007 by Genius Products and The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment.
==Images==
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK VHS cover V1.jpeg|UK/Ireland VHS cover (front)
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK VHS cover V2.png|UK/Ireland VHS cover (back)
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK VHS tape label.png|UK/Ireland VHS tape label
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK DVD cover V1.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (front)
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK DVD cover V2.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (spine)
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK DVD cover V3.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (back)
File:Thunderpants 2002 UK DVD disc label.png|UK/Ireland DVD disc label
==Storyline ==
=== Plot===
Born with two stomachs, Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook) is uncontrollably and devastatingly flatulent. No more than thirty seconds after his birth, he first breaks wind, horrifying his parents (Bronagh Gallagher and Victor McGuire) and doctor (Robert Hardy). As he grows up, Patrick's farts become so uncontrollable and destructive that his father has to flee their home, as he is often injured by his son's gaseous emissions, whose force is so strong that it can blow people over. Patrick is bullied at school as a result of his condition, but eventually finds strength in his disorder, ultimately gaining revenge on the school bully Damon (Joshua Herdman) by passing gas in his face, leaving him scarred for life. Patrick's only friend is child prodigy Alan A. Allen (Rupert Grint), who has anosmia, and, therefore, lacks the ability to smell. Alan and Patrick team up to make Thunderpants, reinforced short trousers strong enough to contain Patrick's emissions. Eventually, Patrick learns that Alan went to the U.S. to assist astronauts who are trapped in outer space, and Patrick finds that his condition may be of use to the spacemen in peril.
===Genres===
*Comedy
*Family
*Sci-Fi
===Home Media Rating===
*PG (Ireland)
*PG (UK)
*PG (US)
==Details==
===Countries of origin===
*United Kingdom
*Germany
===Category Number=== 
*P9030S (UK / Ireland) (VHS)
*P9030DVD (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
===Home Media Release Dates===
* November 18, 2002 (UK) (VHS / DVD)
*November 18, 2002 (Ireland) (VHS / DVD)
*July 10, 2007 (US) (DVD)
==Company Credits==
===Production Companies===
*Pathé
*Sky Movies
* Film Council
*Mission Pictures
*CP Medien AG
=== Distributors===
*Pathé (2002) (UK) (all media)
*Pathé (2002) (Ireland) (all media)
*20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (UK) (VHS / DVD)
*20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Ireland) (VHS / DVD)
*The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (2007) (US) (DVD) (through Genius Products)
* Genius Products (2007) (US) (DVD) (through)
==Technical Specs==
===Aspect Ratio===
*1.85:1
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