Team America: World Police
Freedom Hangs By A Thread
Country
Production
Budget
$32 000 000
Box office
$50 907 422
Website
Director
Actors
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Chelsea Marguerite, Masasa Moyo, Daran Norris, Fred Tatasciore, Phil Hendrie, Jeremy Shada, Maurice LaMarche
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Scott Rudin, Michael Polaire, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Pam Brady, Frank C. Agnone II, Scott Aversano, Anne Garefino
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Eric Stough, Chris 'Crispy' Brion, Daniel Lindsey
Audition
Mary Hidalgo
Editing
Thomas M. Vogt, Julie M. Anderson
Whole Team (60)
Whole Team (60)
Short description
When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed, highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which has recruited troubled Broadway actor Gary Johnston, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America's "policing the world" tactics.
What's left behind the scenes
- The first promotional video was shown at a comedy forum held in San Diego in 2004. The video began with the following slogan: "Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, Janine Garofalo, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, George Bush, John Kerry… they will all hate this movie!". The advertising teaser, intended for cinema release, included even more celebrity names.
- The idea for the film came in 2003 when Matt Stone and Trey Parker were watching some episodes of the television series "Thunderbirds" (1964). Until that point, Trey Parker had not seen a single episode of the show and was quite intrigued after watching it. It was at that moment that the two decided to make an action film with puppets as the main actors. "We have to make a film that will outdo all of Bruckheimer's stuff in scope" (Jerry Bruckheimer is one of Hollywood's most famous producers, known for his spectacular blockbusters).
- Before Parker and Stone agreed on the film's plot, one idea was to create a puppet version of the disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004). The main reason this idea was not realized was the problem of acquiring the rights to use the plot devices and characters.
- Each doll’s head contained around 9 devices that allowed control over the characters’ emotions and facial expressions.
- The objects and accessories located in the rooms were created life-size, as if reminding viewers of the dolls’ tiny size.
- During the scene depicting the destruction of several countries, the creators of the film also show the USA. Interestingly, one of the cinemas shows films released simultaneously with “Team America: World Police”: “Heartbreakers” and “Seed of Chucky”.
- Initially, Matt Damon was supposed to appear as an intelligent young man who clearly expresses his thoughts, but the costume designers working on creating Matt’s puppet failed, and the doll of the actor turned out with a rather sour expression. However, they decided not to change anything, and Matt Damon (or rather, the puppet portraying him) appeared before the audience in such a sluggish and listless manner.
- Bill Pope agreed to be the cinematographer of the film to experience something long forgotten. Recently, Bill has worked on films ("The Matrix," "Spider-Man") where most of the material had to be shot against a blue or green screen.
- Dmitry Puchkov, well-known to the Russian film audience under the nickname Goblin, was invited to participate in the film's voiceover for the first time.
- The scene in the Egyptian bar parodies a similar scene in the infamous location of Tatooine in the "Star Wars" episode "A New Hope." In particular, the "Derka Derk (The Terrorist Theme)" playing there parodies the music from "Star Wars"; also in the background you can see dolls resembling Han Solo and Greedo.
- On the world map displayed by the supercomputer, there is no border between Egypt and Sudan.
- DVDA’s song “Montage,” which plays during Gary Spottswood’s preparation, previously appeared in a different version in the “Aspen” episode of "South Park."
- In the DVD commentary, the filmmakers stated that they tried to make all the plants shown in the film resemble marijuana leaves.
- The transformation of the car from ordinary to jet-powered on the streets of New York parodies similar scenes in the films "Men in Black" and "Men in Black II".
- North Korean slogans in Kim Jong-il's palace are written according to the rules of South Korean orthography.
- The film ranks 19th in Quentin Tarantino's list of the twenty best films since 1992.
- Due to the dolls' sexual intercourse, the film received an NC-17 rating. The scene was edited nine times until the film finally received an R rating, which is what the creators had hoped for.
- All the dolls used in the film have bodies of two types (male and female), with differences only in the heads. The creators made only one exception for Kim Jong-il, to make him appear smaller than the other characters.
- A real actor, subjected to a makeup attack, played the statue in Kim Jong-il's palace. In the very first scene with the statue, you can notice the movement of the eyelashes when blinking.
- The first promotional trailer was shown at a comedy forum held in San Diego in 2004. The clip began with the following slogan: "Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, Janeane Garofalo, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, George Bush, John Kerry… they will all hate this movie!". The theatrical teaser trailer included even more celebrity names.
- The idea for the film came in 2003, when Matt Stone and Trey Parker were watching episodes of the series "Thunderbirds" (1964) on television. Until that point, Trey Parker had not seen a single episode of the show and was left quite intrigued after watching. It was at that moment that the two decided to make an action movie where the main actors would be puppets. "We have to make a movie that outdoes all of Jerry Bruckheimer's bells and whistles" (Jerry Bruckheimer is one of Hollywood's most famous producers, renowned for his spectacular blockbusters).
- Before Parker and Stone reached a consensus on the film's storyline, one of the ideas was to create a puppet version of the disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004). The main reason the concept was never realized was the difficulty of acquiring the rights to use the plot points and characters.
- Due to scenes of puppets engaging in sexual intercourse, the film initially received an NC-17 rating. The scene was edited nine times until the film finally received the R rating that the creators had intended.
- All the puppets used in the film have one of two body types (male and female), with differences applying only to the heads. The creators made a single exception for Kim Jong-il, so that he would appear smaller than the other characters.
- The statue in Kim Jong Il's palace was played by a real actor who underwent a heavy makeup transformation. In the very first scene featuring the statue, you can notice the eyelashes moving when they blink.
- Inside the head of each doll were about nine mechanisms that allowed for the control of the characters' emotions and facial expressions.
- The objects and accessories located in the rooms were created in full size, serving as a reminder to the viewers of the dolls' tiny proportions.
- During the scene depicting the collapse of several nations, the creators also show the USA. Interestingly, one of the cinemas is showing films that were released at the same time as 'America's Squad: World Police': 'Heartbreakers' and 'Seed of Chucky'.
- Originally, Matt Damon was supposed to appear as an intelligent young man who expressed his thoughts clearly; however, the costume designers working on Matt's puppet messed up, and the actor's doll ended up with a rather sour expression. Nevertheless, they decided not to change anything, and Matt Damon (or rather, the puppet depicting him) appeared before the audience as sluggish and listless.
- Bill Pope agreed to be the cinematographer for the film to experience something he had long forgotten. Recently, Bill had been working on movies ("The Matrix", "Spider-Man") where the majority of the footage had to be shot against a blue or green screen.
- Dmitry Puchkov, well known to the Russian cinephile audience by the nickname Goblin, was invited to participate in the voice-over of the film for the first time.
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