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Team America: World Police (2004)

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Reviews Counted:186

Fresh:145

Rotten:41

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: Team America will either offend you or leave you in stitches. It'll probably do both.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] graphic, crude and sexual humor, violent images and strong language; all involving puppets

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:14-01-2005

Synopsis: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the masterminds behind SOUTH PARK, turn their attention to marionettes and politics in the riotous spoof TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE. Combining the puppetry of the... Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the masterminds behind SOUTH PARK, turn their attention to marionettes and politics in the riotous spoof TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE. Combining the puppetry of the mid-1960s series THUNDERBIRDS with action/disaster flicks produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (TOP GUN, ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR), Parker and Stone tell the story of a small group of heroic figures who span the globe protecting democracy and freedom against terrorism. Along the way, they destroy such famous international landmarks as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Sphinx in Egypt, and the Panama Canal. All the while they are developing close relationships that lead to love, jealousy, and betrayal. Their primary mission is to stop North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's peace conference, which is a ruse to allow him to attack the rest of the world with his weapons of mass destruction. Team America must also take on F.A.G., the Film Actors Guild, which is supporting the peace conference, including such participants as Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, George Clooney, and other actors who have spoken out against the war in Iraq (but did not agree to be spoofed in the film). Parker and Stone reserve a special message for FAHRENHEIT 9/11 director Michael Moore, and even former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix shows up. Among the very funny--and very dirty--songs in the film are "Everyone Has AIDS" (from the Broadway musical LEASE), "Only a Woman" (about homosexuality), and "I'm So Ronery" (Kim Jong Il's soaring solo). Despite having no actual humans in it, the movie earns its R rating with lots of blood, very adult language, and a steamy puppet sex scene. [More]

Starring: Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Kristen Miller, Daran Norris

Starring: Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Kristen Miller, Daran Norris, Maurice LaMarche

Director: Trey Parker

Director: Trey Parker
Screenwriter: Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Pam Brady
Producer: Trey Parker, Scott Rudin, Matt Stone, Pam Brady
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
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"Will have you howling with laughter, unable to stop even to catch breath."

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
01/09/05
Joe Utichi
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FilmFocus

The puppets are extremely impressive and the fact that the strings are constantly visible is used to brilliant comedic effect, particularly during one of the film's crudest scenes.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
01/15/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

[The] real target is the polarized state of society. All extremes get an equal bashing here, as they well deserve.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
10/24/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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06/24/06
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Mission accomplished.

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10/15/04
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Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
12/20/04
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More satisfying as a straight-ahead blow 'em up than as a satire.

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10/14/04
A.O. Scott
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New York Times
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...an occasionally hilarious, frequently anemic parody that misses its opportunity to permanently document a scathing critique of current events.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
10/15/04
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Premiere Magazine

an irreverent overview of the current geopolitical mess

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/13/04
Aaron Lazenby
Aaron Lazenby
Filmcritic.com

I give credit to satirists Parker and Stone for having the wherewithal to slaughter sacred cows and show that hypocrisy is evident on both sides of the political aisle.

Full Review Source: Town Talk (Alexandria, LA) | comment Comment
10/25/04
Andrew Griffin
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Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)

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Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
01/15/05
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

Three times in the course of Team America: World Police I laughed so hard I thought I was crying, and when I checked, sure enough.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
10/15/04
Arthur Salm
Arthur Salm
San Diego Union-Tribune

To put it gently, this makes "Bad Santa" look positively angelic.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
10/15/04
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Mass chaos one instant and a tender love moment the next...the perfect roast of Bay/Bruckheimer!

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06/26/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Given the content of this movie, I can't officially recommend it to anyone. But go anyway.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
10/14/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic

Team America is a poke in the nose, a kick in the pants to namby-pamby types afraid of offending anyone. It’s rather liberating, which, is what Team America is all about.

Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment Comment
10/19/04
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
 
 
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December 08, 2006: The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3" Teasers, "Pirates 3" Pics And Rumors, "Transformers" Images, And More!
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June 10, 2005: In Other News...Sean Penn, Chinese Pants, and Katie Holmes
Outspoken actor Sean Penn is on location in Iran playing a new role -- as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle. More...

January 12, 2005: Stone and Parker Split Rumours Quashed
While promoting the UK release of "Team America: World Police," Matt Stone has quashed rumours of a possible split with his creative partner, Trey Parker. More...

September 24, 2004: Judging from the trailer, you can expect plenty of miniature car chases, explosions and enough mayhem to make Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay proud. Opens in new window
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