Rugrats Go Wild

Overview

Two of the most popular animated series on the children's cable network Nickelodeon get wrapped up in one big-screen package in this comedy-adventure, featuring the characters from Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys. Drew and Didi Pickles (voices of Michael Bell and Melanie Chartoff) decide to take a special vacation with their children, Tommy (voice of Elizabeth Daily) and Angelica (voice of Cheryl Chase), with their friends (both grown-ups and toddlers) coming along for the ride. However, the ship Drew has chartered isn't especially seaworthy, and their party ends up stranded on an uncharted island in the Pacific. The kids figure the day is saved when they discover that famous explorer and television personality Sir Nigel Tornberry (voice of Tim Curry) is also on the island with his family, but after he gets a world-class knock on the head from a coconut, Nigel's upper intellectual register gets knocked out of commission. The Rugrats are then forced to turn to Nigel's daughter, Eliza (voice of Lacey Chabert), who not only knows the wilds, but can talk to animals, which comes as quite a surprise to Spike (voice of Bruce Willis), the Pickles' family pooch. Rugrats Go Wild also features the voice talents of LL Cool J, Cree Summer, Nancy Cartwright, Jack Riley, and Flea.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2017
UPC:	0032429257888
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	G
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nancy Cartwright	Chuckie Finster
Lacey Chabert	Eliza Thornberry
Tim Curry	Nigel Thornberry
Flea	Donnie
Danielle Harris	Debbie Thornberry
Bruce Willis	Spike
Cheryl Chase	Angelica Pickles
Kath Soucie	Betty DeVille
Tom Kane	Darwin
Jodi Carlisle	Marianne Thornberry
Cree Summer	Susie Carmichael
Dionne Quan	Kimi Finster
Jack Riley	Stu Pickles
Melanie Chartoff	Didi Pickles
Chrissie Hynde	Siri the Leopard
LL Cool J	Piki
E.G. Daily	Tommy Pickles
Joe Alaskey	Grandpa Lou
Tress MacNeille	Charlotte Pickles
Michael Bell	Drew Pickles/Chas Finster
Julia Kato	Kira Finster
Phil Proctor	Howard DeVille
Tara Strong	Dil Pickles
Tony Jay	Dr. Lipschitz
Ethan Phillips	Toa
Michael Patrick Bell	Drew Pickles
Christine Cavanaugh	Chuckie
The Rugrats	Actor
E.G. Dailey	Voices
Mark Mothersbaugh	Composer

Technical Credits

Kate Boutilier

Monica Piper

David Regal

Vito Viscomi

John Eng	Director
Norton Virgien	Director
Eryk Casemiro	Executive Producer,Producer
Gabor Csupo	Producer
Albie Hecht	Executive Producer,Producer
Arlene Klasky	Producer
Julia Pistor	Executive Producer,Producer
Hal Waite	Executive Producer,Producer
Barbara Wright	Casting,Casting
Kate Boutilier	Screenwriter
Monica Piper	Screenwriter
David Regal	Screenwriter
Vito Viscomi	Screenwriter
Jamie Clay	Special Effects
Brad Fuller	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Don't let the title concern you. There are no scenes of Anjelica cavorting at Mardi Gras or on spring break. Instead, this animated feature follows in the hallowed TV crossover tradition of The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones by uniting two of Nickelodeon's signature franchises, Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys. The two clans meet after the sea-cruising Pickles family and company are marooned on a remote island, upon which the globe-trotting Thornberrys are in search of a rare leopard to film for father Nigel's TV nature series. Luckily, toddling Tommy Pickles is a big fan of Nigel (voiced by Tim Curry), who becomes childlike himself following a coconut conk on the head. The princess pairing of Anjelica and Debbie Thornberry is a match made in cartoon diva heaven. And thanks to Eliza Thornberry's ability to talk to the animals, we get to hear Bruce Willis as Spike the dog ("Want to smell my butt?"). Rugrats' trademark bodily function jokes earn this film a PG -- as in "pretty gross" -- rating. Speaking of gross, use with caution the accompanying scratch-and-sniff "Odorama" cards, which contain scents -- ranging from strawberries and peanut butter to smelly feet -- that correspond to numbers flashed onscreen. Spike's duet with that wild cat (voiced by great Pretender Chrissie Hynde) is the lone musical highlight. Despite inevitable references to films and TV shows such as Titanic, Jaws, and Gilligan's Island, adults may feel stranded by the infantile goings-on. But young fans of both series will bask in the big, smelly, slapstick fun.