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The Rugrats Movie

Year:

1998

Duration:

79 min | USA:83 min (extended version)

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Igor Kovalyov

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-11-20

Earnings

Budget: $28,000,000

Opening Weekend: $27,321,470 (USA) (22 November 1998)

Gross: $100,491,683 (USA) (11 April 1999)

Cast

Actor

Character

Elizabeth Daily

Tommy Pickles

Christine Cavanaugh

Chuckie Finster

Kath Soucie

Philip Deville /

Melanie Chartoff

Didi Pickles

Phil Proctor

Howard DeVille

Cree Summer

Susie Carmichael

Mary Gross

Woman Guest (voice)

Kevin McBride

Male Guest (voice)

Andrea Martin

Aunt Miriam

Michael Bell

Chas Finster

Tress MacNeille

Charlotte Pickles

Jack Riley

Stu Pickles

Busta Rhymes

Reptar Wagon (voice)

Joe Alaskey

Grandpa Lou Pickles

Cheryl Chase

Angelica Pickles

Tony Jay

Dr. Lipschitz

Edie McClurg

Nurse (voice)

Hattie Winston

Dr. Lucy Carmichael (voice)

Laurie Anderson

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Beck

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

B-Real

Newborn Baby (singing voice) (as B Real)

Jakob Dylan

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Gordon Gano

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Lenny Kravitz

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Lisa Loeb

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Iggy Pop

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Phife Dawg

Newborn Baby (singing voice) (as Phife)

Lou Rawls

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Dawn Robinson

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Patti Smith

Newborn Baby (singing voice)

Fred Schneider

Newborn Baby (singing voice: of the B-52's)

Kate Pierson

Newborn Baby (singing voice: of the B-52's)

Cindy Wilson

Newborn Baby (singing voice: of the B-52's)

Tara Strong

Dylan Pickles

Gregg Berger

Circus TV Announcer (voice)

Abraham Benrubi

Serge (voice) (as Abe Benrubi)

Charles Adler

United Express Driver (voice)

Roger Clinton

Air Crewman (voice)

Margaret Cho

Lt. Klavin (voice)

Steven Zirnkilton

Reporter (voice)

Robin Groth

Reporter (voice)

Angel Harper

Reporter (voice)

Tim Curry

Rex Pester

Whoopi Goldberg

Ranger Margaret (voice)

David Spade

Ranger Frank (voice)

Devo

Circus Monkeys (singing voice)

Frank Welker

Spike / Monkeys / Scar Snout (voice) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Nickelodeon's first animated theatrical release.

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In theaters, the CatDog (1998) short "Fetch!" was featured before the movie, though the CatDog short "Winslow's Documentary" (aka "Winslow's Home Videos") was featured as a bonus feature on the original VHS and DVD releases.

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One of the first nickelodeon movies released to DVD.

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Goofs

While the babies are singing in the Reptar wagon in the river, Phil and Lil switch places between shots.

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Dil breaks the waist strap on Tommy's diaper at one point, but it appears fixed in later shots.

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At the end the movie, when the parents find them, we see the cars' headlights shine light on the babies' backs; they turn around, but the lights are coming from the wrong direction (when they see Stu and Spike under the bridge, the babies are facing the ranger station, where the cars pull up to, indicating the light should have been in their faces, not at their backs).

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Quotes

Phil: Thank Bob!

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Lil: We're taking Dil back to the hopsicle, Tommy. We're gonna get your moneys back.

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Minka: [after seeing the "Underwater Conversion Room"] She's havink a BABY, not a gefilte fish!

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Faq

How come Dil can't talk, but the babies in the nursery were able to sing a song?

Kids are known to mature at different levels in their youths, although it's possible that the newborns were singing in their own minds or the babies imagined them singing. Dil could possibly talk later on down the road, but for now, thinks and responds almost like an ordinary baby. Another explanation can be that while the babies can communicate with Angelica and Susie (who are not much older), they cannot communicate with the adults. Therefore, newborns can possibly communicate with each other like the babies communicate with each other, but not with the babies since they are on a different level of maturity.

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