As we mentioned in our coverage of Thursday’s [adult swim] Upfront presentation in New York, the first feature film based on an original [adult swim] series is slated for release this September. Frylock, Master Shake and Meatwad will finally get to wreak havoc on the big screen in The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for Theatres, an action-adventure epic featuring that unique brand of humor late-night cartoon fans have come to love.
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force series debuted on [adult swim] in September 2001, introducing viewers to a trio of human-sized food products who live together in a rental house in New Jersey. Usually short on money and bored, they often hang out in their neighbor’s above-ground swimming pool or dream up kooky get-rich-quick schemes that go horribly wrong.
Written and produced by series creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, the feature film tackles the mysterious circumstances that brought our misguided heroes together. An immortal piece of exercise equipment threatens the balance of galactic peace, and it is up to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to run away from it. Complicating matters, the Plutonians team up with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past for ultimate control of the deadly device.
Reprising their roles in the movie will be Willis (voice of Carl, Meatwad and Ignignokt) and Maiellaro (Err, Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past), Dana Snyder (Master Shake), Carey Means (Frylock) and Andy Merrill and Mike Schatz (The Plutonians). Guest stars will include actor Bruce Campbell (The Evil Dead trilogy), Larry Blackmon and T-Man of platinum-selling funk band Cameo and Neil Peart of rock band Rush. Music will be provided by Phil Collins and Schoolly D.
To date, more than 60 episodes of the series have been produced. The show ranks among the most watched basic cable programs with young adults and has sold more than one million units on DVD. Meatwad will get even more money and honeys when the video game based on the showis released in 2007. An official release date and distribution plans for The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie Film for Theatres have yet to be announced.
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