What Rugrats Go Wild! lacks in visual splendor it makes up for in comedic spunk.
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
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Reviews Counted:83
Fresh:33
Rotten:50
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: The Rugrats franchise has gone from fresh to formulaic.
Theatrical Release:Jun 13, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $39,343,764
Synopsis: RUGRATS meet THE WILD THORNBERRYS in this Nickelodeon crossover adventure that features characters from both of the wildly popular animated series. The Pickles family of RUGRATS decides to take a... RUGRATS meet THE WILD THORNBERRYS in this Nickelodeon crossover adventure that features characters from both of the wildly popular animated series. The Pickles family of RUGRATS decides to take a jungle cruise vacation that ends up in disaster. Shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island, the babies are separated from their parents and must fend for themselves under the leadership of Tommy Pickles (the voice of E.G. Daily). Unbeknownst to Tommy, his idol--naturalist and television explorer Sir Nigel Thornberry (Tim Curry)--is also on the island with his family to film a documentary on the rarely seen white leopard, Siri (rocker Chrissie Hynde). Lost in the jungle, the young RUGRATS kids meet the Thornberry daughters, Debbie (Danielle Harris) and Eliza (Lacey Chabert), whose magical ability to talk to animals makes it possible to converse with Spike (Bruce Willis), the Pickles family dog. But Spike has lost his sense of smell, thanks to jungle allergies, and isn't much help in finding their way--he bumbles along, cracking crude jokes with the help of the film's special interactive scratch-and-sniff "Odorama" feature. Hysterical but witless, Spike is no match for the leopard Siri, and soon everyone is in danger of becoming her next meal as they race around the jungle in search of their parents. Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh composed the film's original score, which includes the duet "Big Bad Cat," sung by Hynde and Willis. [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Chrissie Hynde, E. G. Daily, Nancy Cartwright
Starring: Bruce Willis, Chrissie Hynde, E. G. Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Lacey Chabert, Tim Curry, Danielle Harris, Flea, Cheryl Chase, Kath Soucie, Tom Kane, Jodi Carlisle, Cree Summer, Joe Alaskey, Melanie Chartoff, Jack Riley, Tara Strong, LL Cool J
Director: Norton Virgien, John Eng
Director: Norton Virgien, John Eng
Screenwriter: Kate Boutilier
Producer: Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh
Studio: Paramount Pictures
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Reviews for Rugrats Go Wild
For those already familiar with these oddly lovable characters, this one comes out smelling like a rose.
Not surprisingly, the Thornberrys scenes are more fun than the Rugrats material, but the film turns into an enjoyable enough trip.
Even with Nickelodeon's cross-pollination efforts and the dazzling Oderama concept, the 12-year-old babies just aren't funny this time.
Mildly amusing, but compared to Pixar's splashy fish story, the rudimentary drawings and childish gags of Nickelodeon's latest feature look, in a word, cartoonish.
"Rugrats Go Wild!" combines two successful franchises with woefully tame results.
Though, at times, sweetly sincere, the movie doesn't pack the emotion impact nor the thematic message we're all coming to expect from "movie cartoons."
t delights me to see that kids today... appreciate such an imaginative crew of enthusiastic youngsters as Tommy Pickles and his pals.
Rugrats Go Wild! but not quite wild enough. ... It needs more Rugrats and less Thornberrys.
Some might call Rugrats Go Wild a harmless time-killer. But it doesn't just kill time, it tortures and murders it.
Rugrats Go Wild! successfully exploits a series of run-ins between the two clans.
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March 02, 2006:
Critical Consensus: A Swinging "Party," A Sweet and Sour "16"
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