The Simpsons Movie

***The Simpsons Movie*** is a 2007 American animated comedy film directed by David Silverman. It was theatrically released in the United States on July 27, 2007.

## Plot

After finishing a concert at Lake Springfield, Green Day tries to engage the audience in a discussion about the environment, but the people refuse to listen and instead throw trash at them. The pollution in the lake erodes the band's barge, causing them to sink and drown. During their memorial, Grampa Simpson has a spiritual experience and frantically prophesies that a disaster will befall Springfield, but only Marge takes it seriously. Concerned about the terrible state of the environment, Lisa and her new friend, Colin (who later becomes her love interest), hold a seminar and convince the town to clean up the lake. Meanwhile, following a series of dares, Homer and Bart go to Krusty Burger, where Homer adopts a pig to save it from being killed by Krusty the Clown. Marge, identifying the pig as a part of Grampa's prophecy, warns Homer to get rid of it, but he refuses. Homer's fawning over the pig makes Bart, now fed up with his father's carelessness, look to their neighbor, Ned Flanders, as a father figure.

Homer stores the pig's feces (and his own) in an overflowing silo, disgusting Marge. Homer attempts to dispose of it safely at Marge's request, but when he learns Lard Lad's Donuts is giving away their donuts for free after being shut down by the health inspector, Homer, to get to the giveaway faster, dumps the silo in the lake, critically polluting it. Moments later, a squirrel stumbles into it after being chased by a raccoon and becomes severely mutated with many eyes, another part of the prophecy. While bonding on a hike, Bart and Ned notice the squirrel, which is captured by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Russ Cargill, head of the EPA, informs president Arnold Schwarzenegger on Springfield's pollution crisis. As a response, the president orders the federals to imprison Springfield under a giant glass dome, completely fulfilling the prophecy. When Homer's silo is discovered on live television, most of the townspeople form an angry mob and attempt to lynch them. The family escapes through a sinkhole, which destroys their house afterwards, and flees to Alaska, where they try to restart their lives.

Within 93 days, Springfield completely exhausts its daily supplies and the townspeople lose their sanity while trying to escape from the dome. Cargill, who does not want word of his imprisonment of Springfield to spread, plots to destroy Springfield by tricking the president into ordering its demolition. The Simpsons see a television advertisement, featuring Tom Hanks, for a new Grand Canyon on the site of Springfield. Realizing that their hometown is in danger, all of them decide to save it, except for Homer, who refuses to help the people who tried to kill them. A distraught Marge leaves behind a video explaining they have no intentions of returning recorded over their wedding video, causing him to run off in search of them. After an encounter with a mysterious Inuit shaman who saves him from being eaten by a polar bear, Homer has an epiphany about saving the town to save himself. Meanwhile, his family is captured by the EPA in Seattle and placed back inside the dome after Homer fails to save them.

Homer returns to Springfield as the EPA lowers a time bomb suspended by a rope through a hole at the top of the dome. Homer enters the dome and descends the rope, knocking the escaping townspeople and the bomb off, inadvertently shortening its countdown. Taking a motorcycle, he reunites and reconciles with Bart. Using the motorcycle to travel up the side of the dome, Bart throws the bomb through the hole seconds before it detonates, shattering the dome and freeing the town. Later, Cargill confronts the pair with a shotgun and attempts to kill them for foiling his plan, but before he can do so, Maggie knocks him out by dropping a large rock on his head. As Cargill is fired and arrested for his actions, the townspeople decide to forgive Homer and hail him a hero for saving Springfield from destruction. Riding into the sunset, Homer shares a kiss with Marge onboard the motorcycle. Afterwards, as the townspeople work to restore Springfield, they rebuild the Simpsons' house out of gratitude.

## Cast

**Dan Castellaneta** as Homer Simpson, Abe Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, EPA Official, Itchy & Barney Gumble

**Julie Kavner** as Marge Simpson, Selma Bouvier & Patty Bouvier

**Nancy Cartwright** as Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders & Nelson Muntz

**Yeardley Smith** as Lisa Simpson

**Hank Azaria** as Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Cletus Spuckler, Professor Frink, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Comic Book Guy, Captain McCallister, Bumblebee Man & Dr. Nick

**Harry Shearer** as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny, President Arnold Schwarzenegger, Seymour Skinner, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert & Otto Mann

**Pamela Hayden** as Milhouse Van Houten, Rod Flanders & Jimbo Jones

**Tress MacNeille** as Medicine Woman, Agnes Skinner, Crazy Cat Lady, Colin & Cookie Kwan

**Albert Brooks** as Russ Cargill