Product Details

• Actors: Ned Beatty, Stephen Fry, Bronagh Gallagher, Paul Giamatti, Robert Hardy
• Directors: Peter Hewitt
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: The Weinstein Company
• DVD Release Date: July 10, 2007
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000P6R9LM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,098 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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THUNDERPANTS - DVD Movie

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a gas!, July 26, 2007

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P. Burgess (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thunderpants (DVD)

The ultimate frat party or cult film - "Thunderpants" is quickly gaining steam as the new "Airplane!" or "Rocky Horror Picture Show." I was blown away by the production values and cast considering the puerile subject matter, while repeat viewings reveal the humor to be much more nuanced than just some cheap fart jokes. And although he only has a supporting role, Rupert Grint absolutely deserves top billing. His delivery is so over-the-top it's like the rest of the cast is speaking in monotone. He doesn't just deserve an Oscar, but a Nobel Prize. Best performance ever!

Note that the domestic U.S. release shows a shorter running time than the previous Canadian import, but the film is in fact complete (the import simply counted the supplemental material in the run time). This is a delightfully cheesy film, and it would be unfortunate to cut one, let alone nine, minutes from it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Equal Measures Of Cabbage, Opera, And Apollo, August 5, 2005

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thunderpants (DVD)

This is the only film I am familiar with that dwells on the subject of a boy with two stomachs and a rather unseemly capability that allows him to not only travel the world as an opera "singer," (please don't ask) but also allows him the ability to fly into space atop the world's first self-propelled rocket.

Right off the bat, I think I should advise that this film was purchased as a gift (it is probably most suited to pre-adolescent boys), but given the oddity of the subject matter, I decided to preview it (to make sure it was a suitable gift for the age range I was buying for, and admittedly out of somewhat morbid curiosity.) As others have mentioned, this is absolutely a one-joke movie, and it wears thin after a short while, yet the pre-teen market will love it. Some of the cast members are very interesting, particularly Stephen Fry as a prosecutor, Simon Callow as an underhanded opera singer, and Ned Beatty as the General in charge of the space program.

The DVD features some extras including two promotional trailers, a very brief "making of" short, and one of the worst music videos I have ever seen.

Kids will love this odorous comedy, while adults will more likely roll their eyes and leave the room. The movie is no masterwork, but taken for what it is it succeeds as harmless entertainment.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thunderpants, August 31, 2007

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Finnaly, a movie that all boys can and will relate to! My entire family laughed hysterically while at the same time learning to look at diversity in a whole new light. This film should be required curriculum for all 5th, 6th and 7th grade boys. Lets hope that filmakers agree and produce more great films for our guys!