Hey Arnold!: The Movie
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Hey Arnold!: The Movie is a theatrical release based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. In this film, Arnold and Gerald set out to save their neighborhood from being converted into a mall by the main villain played by Paul Sorvino (Helga's dad Big Bob also has something to do with this) by looking for a document that proves the historicity of their neighborhood (something involving a tomato fight, which might possibly be a send up of the Boston Tea Party), with the help of a few others (Jennifer Jason Leigh and Christopher Lloyd). Also in this film, Helga finally reveals her secret love to Arnold, as had been promised by series creator Craig Bartlett [1].
The film was originally intended for television as "Arnold Saves The Neighborhood", but was made into a cinema release in hopes of making a quick buck, so to speak, while what had originally been intended as the cinema release (eventually scrapped, see the Hey Arnold! article for details) was being written. The film received negative reviews from critics, and even some Hey Arnold! fans were somewhat disappointed at several things, for example, the relegation of most of the regular kids to bit roles (especially Phoebe), the lack of PS 118, and showing the secret love revelation in the advertising for the film. The box office results suffered as result: It opened at #6 for the weekend, and ended up grossing about $13m overall.
Tagline: A Big Problem Calls For A Big Head.
Voice actors and their characters
Many of the series regulars also voice other bit roles, as seen here:
- Spencer Klein - Arnold
- Francesca Marie Smith - Helga Pataki, Deep Voice (an informant, a take on Deep Throat, of the Watergate scandal)
- Jamil Smith - Gerald, Rasta Guy
- Dan Castellaneta - Grandpa, Nick Vermicelli (Big Bob's partner from "Save The Tree" and "Runaway Float")
- Tress MacNeille - Grandma, Mayor Dixie, Red
- Paul Sorvino - Scheck
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Bridget
- Christopher Lloyd - Coroner
- Vincent Schiavelli - Mr. Bailey (appeared in "Arnold's Christmas")
- Maurice LaMarche - Big Bob Pataki, and The Head of Security
- Kath Soucie - Miriam Pataki (has all of a brief 5 second appearance), Mona, Reporter
- Christopher P. Walberg - Stinky
- Sam Gifaldi - Sid
- Justin Shenkarow - Harold
- Blake Ewing - Eugene
- Olivia Hack - Rhonda
- Anndi McAfee - Phoebe (gets all of one line)
- James Keane - Mr. Green (mentioned as councilman, a job he won in "Mr. Green Runs"), Riot Cop
- Elizabeth Ashley - Mrs. Vitello
- Michael Levin - Ray Doppel
- Steve Viksten - Oskar Kokoshka
- Dom Irrera - Ernie
- Baoan Coleman - Mr. Hyunh
- Craig Bartlett - Brainy (the only non-regular kid with a speaking role in the movie, and it's more of a wheeze), Murray, Grubby, Monkey Man