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.

Cast
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

Media
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.

SoundtrackThe 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"."The Complete David Bowie" by Nicholas Pegg,  (p.151)

Track listing

Reception
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.

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