# And The Simpsons Are Headed For The Big Screen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 11, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870 "2005-06-11T17:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/1 "2005-06-11T17:29:13Z")
[I dunno if it’s going to work or not.](http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=87067&cat=Entertainment) > [@](#): > > “The Simpsons” is about to get bigger - with a film being planned on the cult TV cartoon character Homer Simpson and his family. > > The show’s main voice actors have all signed up for the project. The creator of the series, Matt Groening, is thrilled with the film script, reports entertainment portal IMDB. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Gene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/2 "2005-06-11T18:47:45Z")
The writing has always been good for the tv show. I’m sure it’ll work. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/3 "2005-06-11T18:59:08Z")
Doesn’t seem like there’s much of a point to making a movie, other than to say, “Hey, we made a movie!” ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/4 "2005-06-11T19:11:46Z")
90 minutes? I can’t help but think it won’t be sustainable as a single coherent story for that length. ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/5 "2005-06-11T19:13:38Z")
I agree. It seems like it would just be a two-hour long episode. Hopefully, they’ll do better than that. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/6 "2005-06-11T19:51:25Z")
Shouldn’t the title of this thread be, “Woo-hoo! The Simpsons Are Going to Hollywood!” ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/7 "2005-06-11T19:58:38Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > Shouldn’t the title of this thread be, “Woo-hoo! The Simpsons Are Going to Hollywood!” Well, technically, they’re already there, since they’re on TV and all, and I’m not quite convinced that this is going to be good. I’m still not willing to condemn it outright, of course, but I’m going to need some convincing that they can pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/8 "2005-06-11T19:59:48Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > I agree. It seems like it would just be a two-hour long episode. Hopefully, they’ll do better than that. A two-hour long Simpson’s episode of average Simpson’s quality sounds better than most movies I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/9 "2005-06-11T20:15:30Z")
While I love the Simpsons, I really don’t see how this is going to work. A two-hour long sitcom? It’s been done before and it invariably sucks. I’d rather see a two-hour long space-adventure comedy. They should make a Futurama movie. Has there been any update to that rumor that was going around a few years ago that Bart was going to lose his virginity in the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/10 "2005-06-11T20:18:41Z")
No offesnse, **Cisco** , but that seems about as likely as interracial dating on _The Cosby Show._ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/11 "2005-06-11T23:01:53Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > They should make a Futurama movie. [Supposedly, direct-to-DVD Futurama movies are a distinct possibility.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317726&highlight=sweet+zombie+jesus) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/12 "2005-06-11T23:03:43Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > A two-hour long Simpson’s episode of average Simpson’s quality sounds better than most movies I’ve seen. Amen to that. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/13 "2005-06-11T23:33:36Z")
Not to nitpick but as a comedy, and and an animated one at that, there’s really very little chance that this’ll be longer than 90 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/14 "2005-06-11T23:44:10Z")
If we agree that there will be a certain number of published critics who do not like the film, I venture to predict that more than one review will consist of the following single word: “_D’oh!_” We should have a contest to see who can find the most reviews that fulfill that prediction. Let’s meet back here a couple of weeks before the movie opens and we can agree on the details then. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/15 "2005-06-12T00:31:14Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Has there been any update to that rumor that was going around a few years ago that Bart was going to lose his virginity in the movie? Huh? Is Michael Jackson doing another guest shot? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/16 "2005-06-12T00:39:56Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > While I love the Simpsons, I really don’t see how this is going to work. A two-hour long sitcom? It’s been done before and it invariably sucks. Both the “South Park” and “Beavis and Butthead” feature films were perfectly good, enjoyable movies. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/17 "2005-06-12T00:42:23Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Has there been any update to that rumor that was going around a few years ago that Bart was going to lose his virginity in the movie? I remember the same rumor. I also remember that a simpsons movie wasn’t going to be done until the series had reached it’s end. Interesting news though. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/18 "2005-06-12T00:48:40Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Huh? Is Michael Jackson doing another guest shot? Groening stated in an issue of _Rolling Stone_ a couple of years ago that he would **not** have MJ back on the show. Ever. I don’t remember if this was before the current MJ scandal broke or not. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/19 "2005-06-12T06:56:02Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Both the “South Park” and “Beavis and Butthead” feature films were perfectly good, enjoyable movies. The South Park movie was _great_. I think that’s the exception and not the rule though, and is the result of the creators being filmmakers first and tv show writers second. > [@Harborwolf](#): > > I remember the same rumor. I also remember that a simpsons movie wasn’t going to be done until the series had reached it’s end. We must’ve read the same article that no one else remembers or they never read, because I also remember it saying that the movie wouldn’t be done until the series ended. I believe the article came out the last time they renewed their contract, ~5 years ago, maybe? > [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Groening stated in an issue of Rolling Stone a couple of years ago that he would not have MJ back on the show. Ever. I don’t remember if this was before the current MJ scandal broke or not. How long ago was that? I know for a long time they wouldn’t even admit that he was on the show in the first place. He was uncredited and they refused to answer the question of whether it was indeed the gloved one himself or just a really good impersonator. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2005, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870/20 "2005-06-12T07:10:17Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > THow long ago was that? I know for a long time they wouldn’t even admit that he was on the show in the first place. He was uncredited and they refused to answer the question of whether it was indeed the gloved one himself or just a really good impersonator. Some time within the past 2 years. I _think_ it was around the time they renewed the contract the last time, but I don’t remember for certain. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-simpsons-are-headed-for-the-big-screen/307870.md?page=2)