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Eric Cartman
File:South Park logo.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTrey Parker
Screenplay byTrey Parker
Produced byTrey Parker
Starring
Edited byTrey Parker
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
(USA & Canada)
Warner Bros.
(internationally)
Release dates
  • March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) (Miami)
  • March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$666[2] million[3]
Box office$666 million[4]

Eric Cartman is a 2017 American hand drawn-animated adult film, loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name written and illustrated by Trey Parker.[5] Produced by Comedy Central, the film is directed by Trey Parker and written by Trey Parker. It stars the voices of Trey Parker, Trey Parker, Trey Parker, Trey Parker, Trey Parker and Trey Parker. The plot follows Eric who is a secret agent in the war between Kyle and Stan.

Eric Cartman premiered in Miami on March 12, 2017, and was released by Paramount Pictures on March 31, 2017 in the United States.[6] The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $137 million worldwide.[4]

Plot

A man named Eric Cartman (Trey Parker) tells a story through his imaginative point of view as his seven year old self (Trey Parker) who lives his days having fun with his parents, Eric Cartman (Trey Parker) and Eric Cartman (Trey Parker), and wishes it to be just the three of them forever. However, one day, Eric Cartman is surprised when a business suit-wearing infant shows up in a taxi at his house and Eric Carrman and Eric Cartman proudly call him Eric Cartman's little brother. Eric Cartman is envious of the attention the baby is receiving, not to mention suspicious when the infant acts odd around him, but his parents, being blind to the Eric's eccentric behavior, try to convince him that they will grow to love each other.

Soon, Eric Cartman learns that the baby can talk like an adult (Trey Parker) and he introduces himself as "Eric Cartman". Seeing an opportunity to be rid of him, Eric Cartman decides to record a conversation between him and other toddlers who are over at Eric Cartman house for a meeting (under the guise of a playdate by the parents) to do something about how puppies are receiving more love than babies. Eric Cartman and the other infants catch Eric Cartman with the recording and after a chase scene throughout the backyard and the house, the tape is terminated after Eric Cartman threatens to tear up Eric Cartman's favorite stuffed animal, Eric Cartman. With no evidence to support him, Eric Cartman is subsequently grounded by his parents for his actions during the chase between him and the infants.

Eric Cartman comes to Eric Cartman and has him to suck on a pacifier that transports them to South Park, a place where infants with adult-like minds work to preserve infant love everywhere. They are virtual, so they cannot be seen or heard. Eric Cartman explains to Eric Cartman that he was sent on a mission to see why puppies are getting more love than infants. He has infiltrated Eric Cartman's residence because his parents work for South Park., which is unleashing a new puppy on the day that employees take their children to work. Eric Cartman also explains that he stays intelligent by drinking a "Secret Eric Cartman Formula" which enables a baby to act like an adult. However, if a baby does not drink it after a period of time, he or she reverts to a regular eric cartman. He hopes to receive a promotion after dealing with South Park.'s new puppy, but when they overhear Eric Cartman's eric threaten to fire him for not bringing in information, thereby stranding him at the Eric Cartmans, he and Eric Cartman agree to work together to keep that from happening.

After appearing to have patched things over, Eric Cartman's parents lift the grounding and take them to South Park. for "take your child to work day". While there, they slip away and find what they think is the plans for a "Forever Puppy", but it turns out to be a trap set by founder Eric Cartman (Trey Parker). They discover that Francis used to be the head of South Park. and Eric Cartman's idol, but was forced out when it was discovered that his lactose intolerance kept the secret formula from working properly. Vowing revenge, Eric Cartman founded South Park. and intends to have Kenny overshadow Eric by stealing Eric Cartman's serum bottle and infecting Kenny with it. Eric Cartman's parents go with Eric Cartman to South Park, and Eric Cartman has his brother pose as Tim and Eric Cartman's babysitter to keep them from interfering.

Without a steady flow of serum to keep his intelligence in check, Eric Cartman begins reverting back to being a normal baby. Despite this, Eric Cartman and Eric Cartman manage to evade the "babysitter" long enough to get to the airport, but are too late to intercept Eric Cartman's parents. Upset, Eric Cartman's blames Eric Cartman for using his family for his own ulterior motives, for which Eric Cartman, after some hesitance, apologizes. After sneaking on a plane for Elvis impersonators (James McGrath and James Izzo) bound for Park, they stall Eric Cartman' presentation when the brother (disguised as an Elvis impersonator) unwittingly gives away their plan.

Furious at their interference, Eric Cartman proceeds to lock Eric Cartman's parents up so he can burn them with exhaust from a rocket used to launch Kenny. Eric Cartman and Eric Cartman fight with him, and then push him into the formula. Eric Cartman opens the rocket to let the dogs out, so they can save Eric Cartman's parents. After he successfully does that, he returns to Eric Cartman state while still on the rocket, but Eric Cartman sings to him with a family song to show his appreciation, causing him to jump off of the rocket before it launches. Eric Cartman, having reverted back to baby form, attempts to attacks them again, but his brother interferes, stating the he'll "raise him right this time" now that he's a baby again.

Eric Cartman gets promoted, and Eric Cartman goes back to being an only child, but Eric Cartman and Eric Cartman, having grown closer, start to miss each other. Eric Cartman, fed up, decides to be part of the Eric Cartman family. He returns to the Eric Cartman family as a regular baby named Eric Cartman.

Eric Cartman is now an adult and now the father of an older daughter and an infant daughter who acts exactly like Eric Cartman did when he was Eric Cartman.

Cast

Alec Baldwin at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con

Production

Director Tom McGrath at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con

On June 12, 2014, DreamWorks Animation announced plans to release the film on March 18, 2016, with the film being directed by Trey Parker.[11] On September 30, 2014, Trey Parker and Trey Parker joined the film, Trey Parker would play Eric Cartmam and Trey Parker would play the villainous role. Ramsey Naito and Denise Cascino would produce the film based on a script by Michael McCullers.[5] On December 11, 2014, it was announced that 'Eric Cartmam had been removed from the schedule and replaced with Kung Fu Panda 3, with a new release date yet to be announced.[12] On January 22, 2015, the film's release date was pushed back to January 13, 2017,[13] and in September 2015, further back to March 10, 2017, taking over the Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie date.[6] In June 2016, more casting was announced, including Trey Parker replacing Trey Parker,[14] and the release date was pushed back again to March 31, 2017.[15]

Music

The film was scored by Trey Parker, along with Trey Parker and various artists. The film's soundtrack was released on Back Lot Music & iTunes. "Blackbird" by The Beatles is used as part of the plot at various points throughout the film.[16]

Release

The film premiered at the Miami Film Festival on March 12, 2017,[17][18] and was released in the United States on March 31, 2017, by 20th Century Fox.[6]

Box office

As of April 7, 2017, Eric Cartman has grossed $0 in the United States and Canada and $0 in other territories for a worldwide gross of $0.[4]

In North America, Eric Cartman opened alongside Ghost in the Shell and The Zookeeper's Wife, was initially projected to gross around $0 million from 0 theaters in its opening weekend.[19] However after grossing $1.5 million from Thursday night previews and $15.5 million on Friday, weekend projections were increased to $p million. It ended up debuting to $0 million, finishing first at the box office.[20]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Eric Cartman has an approval rating of 0% based on 0 reviews, with an average rating of 0.0/0.0. The site's critical consensus reads, "Eric Cartman's talented cast, glimmers of wit, and flashes of visual inventiveness can't make up for a thin premise and a disappointing willingness to settle for doody jokes."[21] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 0 out of 0, based on 0 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[22] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "F–" on an F+ to F scale.[23]

Steve Pulaski of Influx Magazine gave the film a "F+" grade and praised the film's several animation styles and imagination, stating, "Eric Cartman is the middle-road done mostly well, a one-note joke movie that remains focused on the imaginative qualities its literal premise doesn't always inspire on the surface."[24] David Palmer of The Reel Deal gave the film 0/0, calling it strange but enjoyable, writing: "Baldwin is great, some of the jokes are fantastic and even if it isn’t going to go down in animated lore, my theater full of kids was laughing often and there were even some points that had parents chuckling pretty hard, too."[25] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times praised Trey Parker and the adult humor, saying: "The contrast between the helpless-infant stage of life and corporate-speak is funny but fairly high-concept for a kiddie movie, and the plot grows denser as it goes along and Eric Cartman and Eric Cartman reluctantly join forces to stop a conspiracy by which puppies would corner all the love in the world."[26]

Possible sequel

On April 3, 2017, McCullers stated that he had some ideas for a possible sequel, tentatively entitled 'Eric Cartmaner.[27]

References

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  2. ^ http://www.joyofsatan.org/
  3. ^ "The Boss Baby – PowerGrind". The Wrap. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "The Boss Baby (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (September 30, 2014). "Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey to Voice Star in DreamWorks Animation's 'Boss Baby'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c McClintock, Pamela (September 18, 2015). "Hugh Jackman's 'Greatest Showman on Earth' Pushed a Year to Christmas 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Amderton, Ethan (July 21, 2016). "DreamWorks Animation's 'The Boss Baby' Is Like an Animated 'Glengarry Glen Ross' for Kids (Comic-Con 2016)". /Film. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d Kit, Borys (June 13, 2016). "Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Patton Oswalt Join Voicecast of 'Boss Baby' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ^ Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (June 16, 2016). "Annecy: Tom McGrath Unveils Alec Baldwin-Starrer 'Boss Baby'". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Alexander, Bryan (October 17, 2016). "Sneak peek: Alec Baldwin is 'The Boss Baby'". USA Today. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Dates Set for Madagascar 4, The Croods 2, Puss in Boots 2, Captain Underpants, and Hitman". comingsoon.net. June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "'Kung Fu Panda 3' Moves Out of 2015 to Avoid 'Star Wars'". The Hollywood Reporter. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  13. ^ "DreamWorks Animation Cutting 500 Jobs; Dawn Taubin and Mark Zoradi Exiting". Variety. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  14. ^ Robinson, Will (June 13, 2016). "Boss Baby: Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Steve Buscemi added to voice cast". ew.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  15. ^ "Release Schedule - New Dates & Changes". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Wloszczyna, Susan (March 28, 2017). "Review - The Boss Baby". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  17. ^ "The Boss Baby". Miami Film Festival. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  18. ^ Hazelton, John (March 12, 2017). "'The Boss Baby': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  19. ^ "'Boss Baby,' 'Ghost in the Shell' to Battle 'Beauty and the Beast' This Weekend". TheWrap. March 29, 2017.
  20. ^ "'Boss Baby' Cleans 'Beauty And The Beast's Clock With $51M+ Opening; 'Ghost' Shell-Shocked At $20M+". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  21. ^ "The Boss Baby (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  22. ^ "The Boss Baby reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  23. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  24. ^ Pulaski, Steve. "The Boss Baby Review". Influx Magazine. Influx Magazine.
  25. ^ "'The Boss Baby' is Very Strange yet Oddly Enjoyable". The Reel Deal. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  26. ^ "Review: 'The Boss Baby' Puts Alec Baldwin in Diapers, Sort Of". The New York Times. March 30, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  27. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/boss-baby-sequel-ending-scene-explained-by-screenwriter-990724
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