The Rugrats Movie

United States

1998

79 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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DIR Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien

PROD Gábor Csupó, Arlene Klasky

SCR David N. Weiss, J. David Stem

CAST Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Melanie Chartoff, Jack Riley, Joe Alaskey, Michael Bell, Tim Curry, Margaret Cho, David Spade, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Jay

ED John Bryant, Kimberly Rettberg

SOUND David Eccles, Kurt Vanzo

Synopsis

Tommy faces responsibility when Dil, his new baby brother is born. As with all newborns, the child becomes a bane to Tommy and the rest of his gang. Even Phil and Lil don’t like them. So much to Tommy’s hesitance, they decide to return Dil to where he came from, the hospital. But they get lost along the way— REALLY lost, and get into even more trouble when the babies come across a missing cargo of circus monkeys and, later on, a wild wolf. —IMDb

Director

Igor Kovalyov

Igor Kovalyov (Russia) is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, designer, animator and director. His short films Andrei Svislotski, Hen, His Wife, Bird in the Window and Flying Nansen have received numerous awards and accolades. His work is characterised by a vivid, deeply personal imagination and a profusion of graphic detail. It is often slightly melancholy or alienating and pervaded with a dark psychological suspense. But he also tacks effortlessly between drama and comedy.
Kovalyov was the co-founder of Moscow’s legendary Pilot School of Animation. In 1991, Kovalyov accepted an invitation to work at Klasky Csupo’s studio in Hollywood. In his time there, Kovalyov co-directed Klasky Csupo’s first feature film, The Rugrats Movie and has directed the television series, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as well as episodes of Duckman and Rugrats, commercials and internet shorts. —HAFF