Movie Description

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 American adult animated musical comedy film based on the Comedy Central adult animated television series South Park. The film was directed by series co-creator Trey Parker and stars the regular television cast of Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman and Isaac Hayes, with George Clooney, Eric Idle and Mike Judge in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by Parker, Stone and Pam Brady. It follows Stan Marsh as well as his friends Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick as they sneak into an R-rated film featuring their idols Terrance and Phillip and begin cursing incessantly. Eventually, their mothers pressure the United States to wage war against Canada for allegedly corrupting their children, giving Stan, Kyle and Cartman no choice but to unite the other children, fight their own parents, put both America and Canada back into control and rescue Terrance and Phillip, while Kenny tries to stop a prophecy when Satan and Saddam Hussein conquer the world.

The film is primarily centered on themes of censorship and bad parenting; it also serves as a parody and satire of the animated films of the Disney Renaissance, musicals such as Les Misérables, and the controversy surrounding the show itself. The film also heavily lampoons the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA); Parker and Stone battled the MPAA throughout the production process and the film received an R rating just two weeks prior to its release. A writing team consisting of Parker, Stone, and Pam Brady was assembled. They conceived numerous plot ideas, with Parker and Stone's being the one developed into a film. The film features twelve original songs by Parker and Marc Shaiman, with additional lyrics by Stone. The film was produced by Comedy Central Films, Scott Rudin Productions and Braniff Productions.

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is Comedy Central’s first animated feature film and only theatrically released animated feature film. It was released theatrically in the United States and Canada on June 30, 1999 by Paramount Pictures, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling international distribution. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its soundtrack, humor and themes. Produced on a $21 million budget, it went on to gross $83.1 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time until it was surpassed by Sausage Party in 2016. At the 72nd Academy Awards, the song "Blame Canada" was nominated for Best Original Song, but lost to "You'll Be in My Heart" from Tarzan. It also received three Annie Award nominations, including for Best Animated Feature.