“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is an animated comedy film telling the story of a small town whose residents can only afford to eat sardines. A local scientist solves the problem by building a machine that converts water into food, and delicious meals literally descend from the sky! When the machine goes haywire, it threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food. Hilarity proceeds from there thanks to even direction by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who also penned the screenplay, based on the 1978 children’s book of the same name by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett.
The celebrity-filled voice cast includes Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Bobbe J. Thompson, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, Will Forte, and Angela V. Shelton. The colorful animation is a big part of the success of this film, thanks to a great job by production designer Justin K. Thompson and his team. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” was a huge hit at the box office for Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures Releasing. A sequel was released in 2013 called “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
cinema
My Review
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is an animated comedy film telling the story of a small town whose residents can only afford to eat sardines. A local scientist solves the problem by building a machine that converts water into food, and delicious meals literally descend from the sky! When the machine goes haywire, it threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food. Hilarity proceeds from there thanks to even direction by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who also penned the screenplay, based on the 1978 children’s book of the same name by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett.
The celebrity-filled voice cast includes Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Bobbe J. Thompson, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, Will Forte, and Angela V. Shelton. The colorful animation is a big part of the success of this film, thanks to a great job by production designer Justin K. Thompson and his team. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” was a huge hit at the box office for Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures Releasing. A sequel was released in 2013 called “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”