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Cultural references

Here are two more movie references:

The scene were Homer uses Marriot's doorman's-Uniform to pretend to be a general is a reference to Der Hauptmann von Köpenick, especially the 1956 version --> Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956 film)
The scene were Homer and Bart are driving through a dry channel on a motorbike immediately before they start to drive up the dome is a reference to Terminator 2: Judgment Day (The Terminator and John Connor ride through a dry channel).

Maybe you can use this in the article. --134.34.5.104 (talk) 22:51, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

To add stuff to this, or any article, a source is needed CTJF83Talk 22:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The playing of "Nearer, My God, to Thee" is more appropriately a reference to the Titanic itself and not Titanic (1997 film) specifically. 173.64.68.16 (talk) 22:38, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've one question, when Grampa says "This is exactly what that crazy old minister said would happen" at the begining when the dome is being placed over the city, is this supposed to be a reference to crazy fear mongering, minister Fred Phelps? - Bladez636 (talk · contribs)

Actually, Grampa says "crazy old man", not "crazy old minister". -- Scorpion ⁰⁴²² 02:04, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Crazy old man in church". Grampa clearly meant himself. Wimpyguy (talk) 21:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Potential sequel

I was wondering if we should have a brief mention of the writers thoughts on a potential sequel. In this, Groening says it is a huge possibility, but there are no plans at the moment. here he says the same thing. Here Al Jean says "It was so much work for all of us in that it was something that really was a labor of love in a lot of ways. We would like to do a sequel but not unless we had a script that we believed in as much as that one. That one took fifteen years. It was a labor of love but it was also a labor of work, and that was fine." -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 16:01, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Considering it's not even in production yet, and won't be for some time, I don't think it needs to be mentioned here. Maybe in the Film section of The Simpsons, but not here, until production has begun. Gran² 16:45, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So even if they'd had a completed script and everything, you still wouldn't include it here until production begins? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.67.223 (talk) 04:53, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a valid source that there is a script out? CTJF83Talk 05:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? Script writing is part of production, so if they had finished that, then yes, it should be mentioned at The Simpsons#Film. Not here though. And, no script has been finished, no script has even been started. So right now, there is no need to mention it anywhere, especially not here. Gran² 07:52, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scriptwriting is part of the pre-production process, production doesnt begin until the voice actors start recording. So we have to wait until that happens for it to appear here? We know it's going to happen, you might as well put it here.

I use wikipedia to learn about stuff like this, I regularly checked back to this article to see if there was gonna be a sequel, but it's not that trustworthy if it won't mention it after everyone else has reported that it'll happen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.67.223 (talk) 14:56, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well if you watch the Credits, Maggie say's Sequel so there could be a chance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Skulcouncilor08 (talk • contribs) 22:42, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cast

Dudes, where is the cast and characters topic ? World Cinema Writer (talk • contributions) 15:34, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't one because half the cast (Dan, Hank, Harry etc.) play about 20 characters so it would just become a horrible mess which doesn't really belong on an encyclopedia. The "Casting" section lists all cast involved and important cast related information. A full cast list can be found at the IMDb link at the bottom. Gran² 15:39, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, come one. Example, see this;

'''[[The Guy]]''' played '''[[The Main Character He Played]]''': Description about the Character :'''The Guy''' also voiced '''[[The Other Character]]''':Description

Just like WALL-E. Regards, World Cinema Writer (talk • contributions) 14:33, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again I don't think it is necessary and would in my opinion be a horrible mess. Dan Castellaneta voices 21 characters, Hank Azaria 20, Harry Shearer 14 and Tress MacNeille 13 most of whom are minor characters who do not need mentioning anywhere. The Casting section states all main cast members reprised their roles from the TV series, that is sufficient, we do not need to list each and every one of them. All other significant parts like Green Day and Tom Hanks are listed in the Casting section. Gran² 15:04, 8 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's shown in the credits in a very neat way...117.199.5.89 (talk) 21:39, 16 September 2014 (UTC)7-eleven[reply]

Hidden text.

I know on Wikipedia we use hidden text for a lot of things, but I happened to be browsing the article, something I haven't done in a while, and I noticed a bit of hidden text with a source with it. Is there a specific reason for this? This is is at the end of the "Cultural references" section and is as follows:

"EPA", the sound effect stated by Comic Book Guy to have been used during a fight between Green Lantern and Sinestro, was included in a December 2007 Green Lantern issue during the Sinestro Corps War as a homage to the film.<ref name="Green Lantern">{{cite web|url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=140469|title=The Lantern's Artists, II — Ivan Reis|last=Rogers|first=Vaneta|publisher=[[Newsarama]]|date=[[2007-12-21]]|accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref>

Just thought I'd ask here. --H E L LØ ŦH E R E 20:59, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I bracketed it out (although I can't be sure) because it sort of didn't really belong anywhere. It's not a cultural reference because it's a reference to the film from elsewhere. It was certainly true and I thought it might be worth including somewhere at some point but it didn't fit in then, and it still doesn't really go anywhere else. Gran² 21:15, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, lol. Simple enough. Thanks. --H E L LØ ŦH E R E 21:30, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Domestic Gross

Films like Up (2009 film) and The Princess and the Frog list their domestic grosses. Why can't this movie?

It does The_Simpsons_Movie#Box_office CTJF83 chat 12:32, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Johnny The Homicidal Maniac Reference

The machine that held the gun was clearly a reference to Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comic book series. Groening has referenced his work before in the television series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.25.242.138 (talk) 21:13, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide a reliable source. CTJF83 21:22, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Children?

Will you please believe me on this thing? It is NOT because of the fact that the film is animated that I want it to be considered "children's". THESE are the reasons:

The film is based on The Simpsons.

Many young adults who are now in their 20s and 30s fondly remember watching The Simpsons as children.

The film's plot may be based on climatic change, but climatic change, religion and politics are things that can be tolerated by preteens (10-12).

Preteens are considered to be children, right?

Maybe the film is rated PG-13, but films do not HAVE to be G-rated just to be called "family films". There are many family-friendly films that carry the PG-13 rating.

Maybe most of the film's jokes may appeal more to older teens and adults, but there are also some sight gags that can make children laugh.

PRProgRock (talk) 15:42, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The BBFC rated it PG, probably only because it's animated and based on a TV show that kids like. If it was a normal live-action film, it'd probably be 12A. Wimpyguy (talk) 21:01, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Technical Error - The Alaska Railroad does not go to Canada, or Seattle

In the film; Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie take a train from Alaska to Seattle. This is not possible because the Alaska railroad only runs in the state of Alaska. There are no rail links, (passenger or freight), to Canada and the southern 48 states of the USA. Bennett Turk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.80.61.133 (talk) 15:39, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's the kind of thing with belongs on IMDb, not here. Gran² 15:55, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's also the technical error that Arnold Schwarzenegger can never become President of the United States. He's not a natural-born USAn. JIP | Talk 16:11, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Today's Featured Article nomination

I think that this article should be nominated for the TFA. I would appreciate it if someone would nominate it for me though, I'm not a huge expert in Wikimarkup. If anyone objects, please say so.

Max 10:43, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Image Addition

Not sure if this is something you all would want to include in the article, but I have a scanned copy of the ticket stub from the day of the movie's release here in the US. It is/was my ticket stub, so I can release it as Free Use/CC3.0. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:12, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing sentence

"Silverman looked at some of the Simpsons episodes he had directed, primarily his two favorites, "Homie the Clown" and "Three Men and a Comic Book"."

Silverman didn't direct Three Men and a Comic Book. That was Wes Archer. Nohomersryan (talk) 17:27, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The image at the top of the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Simpsons_final_poster.png is perfectly fine, but it is listed as "Theatrical release poster" which is false. This is not a poster that was used for any theatrical release of this film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spman (talk • contribs) 05:36, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that is the international version. I have updated the poster with the version that was used at the film's premiere. --Carniolus (talk) 10:50, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Patty and Selma

In the cast list, Marcia Wallace's role as Edna Krabappel has the comment "scenes deleted". Shouldn't this also apply to Julie Kavner's roles as Patty and Selma? They don't speak in the movie either. --89.27.90.188 (talk) 23:51, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Springfield, Minnesota dropping out

I just had a look at the "Release" section of this article which says that Springfield, Minnesota dropped out on May 31st. I'm pretty sure it was the 29th, as seen in an article posted on May 29th, here. Quahog (talk • contribs) 18:45, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong box office?

Why is the box office gross counted as 536 Million? Box Office Mojo is wrong, the film made 527 Million worldwide and this can be confirmed by countless news outlets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DeanSal1 (talk • contribs) 01:52, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What news outlets? Link them here please. Knuthove (talk) 02:29, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-Protected edit of 2023 (To not cause more vandalism)

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LeronJomes (talk) 16:38, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's also been YEARS but YEARS since this article was never semi-protected LeronJomes (talk) 16:42, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you think this page should be protected, you would need to submit the request for that at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. MadGuy7023 (talk) 16:47, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok i will LeronJomes (talk) 16:48, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@MadGuy7023but how am i going to do it? I don't know LeronJomes (talk) 16:50, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

☑️ Semi-protected article made for eight-week period LeronJomes (talk) 20:40, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]