In Piqua, Ohio, George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two fourth-grade friends and next-door neighbors who often bring joy to their school, Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, by excessively pranking the cruel school staff, especially their mean-spirited principal, Mr. Benjamin "Benny" Krupp, which puts them at odds with him. Meanwhile, Poopypants recruits Melvin into his plan, as he has no sense of humor and doesn’t find his name funny. Characters. John Hughes had this great knack for making comedies like this. One day they accidentally hypnotize their school principal into believing that he is Captain Underpants, a dimwitted superhero whose costume consists of underwear & a cape. He is based on Billy DeMichele, a friend of Dav Pilkey, according to the acknowledgments section in the twelfth book. Key Features. The plot follows two imaginative elementary school pranksters named George Beard and Harold Hutchins who hypnotize the… Captain Underpants Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Some mild swearing and scenes of child abuse Then Harold foolishly uttered the fateful words "What could be worse than going to jail for the rest of our lives?" Christmas gets weird - really weird - after George and Harold go back in time … However, a rainstorm occurs and Captain Underpants turns back into Mr. Krupp, who finally finishes the paperwork to put George and Harold into separate classes. [12] Following DreamWorks Animation's reorganization in early 2015, the studio announced that the film would be produced outside of the studio's pipeline at a significantly lower cost. In January 2014, the cast was announced. He wears a dark vest over a dress shirt with a tie and pair of thick-rimmed glasses. [7], In 2014, DreamWorks Animation announced a January 2017 release date. Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot He appeared briefly alongside the rest of George and Harold's future families when being introduced to the George and Harold who had traveled there from the past. To persuade him, DreamWorks gave Pilkey a tour around the studio with everyone wearing underpants over their trousers, which made him laugh. It's revealed that Harold's father walked out on the family when he was six, and Harold created the Captain Underpants comics as a coping mechanism. But it's likely that if people have issues with the books they may have issues with the movie too, and we didn't feel like we needed to waste a lot of time trying to rope them in. [6] A Netflix television series, The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants was released on July 13, 2018. Captain Underpants is a children's comedy franchise made by Dav Pilkey. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was released on Digital HD on August 29, 2017, and on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 12, 2017, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,[32] and has been released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in certain territories. This comic adventure begins in New Swissland, where everyone h Each epic a… In the movie, only her legs are seen, unlike in the books. Billy is a Japanese-American man with short dark hair and a full beard. This collection features George and Harold's hilarious comix from the first two seasons of the TV show -- over 20 comic stories total! He was very happy to see his husband once the group returned from their adventure. From talking toilets to bionic boogers, there's no adventure too crazy (or too gross) for everyone's favorite underpants-wearing comic book superhero. When Harold was six years old, his family moved to Vine Street in Piqua, Ohio, next door to George Beard. He is a superhero comic book character created by George Beard and Harold Hutchins who later became real after the duo hypnotized their principal, Mr. Krupp, into believing that he is Captain Underpants. Benjamin Krupp, also known as Captain Underpants, is the titular deuteragonist of the popular franchise of the same name. As if this isn’t bad … [13] It was instead animated at Mikros Image in Montreal, Canada, and at Technicolor Animation Productions in France, and therefore looks identical to Pilkey's original drawing style, as well as differently than most of DWA's films. Captain Underpants is an illustrated children's novel series by American author and illustrator Dav Pilkey. However, the toxic waste from the Turbo Toilet 2000 transforms all the toilets at a scrap yard into an army of Talking Toilets, which attack the restaurant where Mr. Krupp and Edith are dining. Tra-La-Laaa! 1 Appearance 2 Personality 3 Biography 3.1 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 4 Gallery 5 Trivia As Mr Krupp he wears a white shirt, green pants and a brown tie as well a brown small wig on top of his head. Although it is a CG-animated feature, the film includes scenes that are traditionally animated, flash animated, a short cutout animation segment, and a sock puppet sequence created by Screen Novelties. When fourth graders George and Harold accidentally hypnotize their principal, they turn him into Captain Underpants. Both are the first two movies to be given an official public screening in the country in 35 years. It was directed by David Soren from a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, and stars the voices of Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch and Nick Kroll. He wears a neck tie. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie premiered on May 21, 2017, at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on June 2, in 3D and 2D. He didn't talk much about the subject, and kept to himself, mostly, and drew lots and lots of pictures, mainly about mon… Firstly, draw the basic shape of Harold’s body – a triangle. The Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants, International Film Music Critics Association, Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature, "Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie (2017)", "Box Office Preview: 'Wonder Woman' Readies for $95M-Plus U.S. On December 12, 2017, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to follow-up the film, entitled The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants. The boys soon learn the severity of this when Captain Underpants begins causing trouble around Piqua and thus take him to their treehouse. [17] A soundtrack for the score of the film was released on June 9. By Meredith Rusu. It allowed us to make the purest version of the movie. This one-shot was inspired by the movie where Harold asks George whether Mr. Krupp reads their Captain Underpants comics that he has confiscated. [10] In October 2013, Rob Letterman was announced as director and Nicholas Stoller as scriptwriter. First Appearance Just send me a couple of tickets to the premiere. [20][21] Other territories such as Europe and Asia received the film between July and October 2017 and the movie came on DVD and Blu-ray on September 12, 2017 and it premiered on May 21, 2017 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. Ed Helms as Principal Benjamin Krupp / Captain Underpants, the mean-spirited principal of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, who is hypnotized into becoming the superhero created by George and Harold, to stop him from putting them in separate classes. Pilkey’s latest Captain Underpants novel, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, has just been published, and sees George … He seemed to be able to tap into the voice of a generation. George and Harold are captured and turned into zombies, but are able to escape when their laughter from the joke that made them friends in kindergarten overloads the zombie-ray, which damages the Turbo Toilet 2000's computer and returns the kids to normal. Description. Three of the scores are also available on the soundtrack (those being "Comic Book Opening", "Saving the Day", and "The Prank for Good"). In an interview with MovieFreak, he mentioned, ... we actually looked at a lot of John Hughes movies for inspiration, like Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Weird Science. [19] The film was then moved to June 2, 2017, and was released by 20th Century Fox. Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, award-winning books for children, including the Captain Underpants and Dumb Bunnies series. "[29] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Captain Underpants: George and Harold's Epic Comix Collection. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Soon, Poopypants tries to take over the town with a giant version of Melvin's Turbo Toilet 2000, fueled by the school cafeteria's toxic leftovers left out by Edith, and uses Melvin's brain as the power source to a zombie-ray to turn the children into glum, humorless zombies. [28], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 128 reviews and an average rating of 6.89/10. His sudden personality change even manages to attract the attention and affection of the school's shy lunch lady, Edith. His last name before he married Harold was “Doanbee-Ahiro”, according to a fan question Dav Pilkey answered on Instagram. Beard, George's mother. With Captain Underpants as principal, the school is a more lively place with a funfair being set up in the yard. Evil George & Evil Harold's 3-D Hypno-Ring, Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, https://captainunderpants.fandom.com/wiki/Billy_Hutchins?oldid=16818. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 American CGI-animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's novel series of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The series revolves around two fourth-graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, living in Piqua, Ohio, and Captain Underpants, an aptly named superhero from one of the boys' homemade comic books, who accidentally ("kinda on purpose") becomes real when George and Harold hypnotize their ill-tempered principal, Mr. Krupp. [25], Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. Billy Hutchins The film score was composed by Theodore Shapiro. The plot follows two imaginative elementary school pranksters named George Beard and Harold Hutchins who hypnotize their cold-hearted principal, Mr. Krupp, into thinking he is Captain Underpants, a superhero who fights crime while wearing only underwear and a cape, thinking he has superpowers. During production, Pilkey got to work closely with Soren. July 19, 2019: “Captain Underpants and the Polarizing Plight of the Pitiless Poopetrators.” While at Lake Summer Camp, George and Harold try to get principal and camp manager, Mr. Krupp, fired. The film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the animation, goofy yet charming humor, faithfulness to its source material, and voice acting, particularly from Helms. Harold's father had recently gotten divorced and moved to Nevada almost six months ago, none of which had been easy for Harold. [24] It made $8 million on its first day and $23.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office, behind Wonder Woman ($103.3 million). Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot [22] The film was chosen along with The Emoji Movie to inaugurate the removal of Saudi Arabia's cinema ban through a double feature screening on January 13, 2018 organized by Cinema 70. Scholastic presents a list of bestselling books from the hilarious graphic novel series Captain Underpants from Dav Pilkey, perfect for reluctant readers. Male Realizing that Mr. Krupp will continue trying to separate them, they decide to settle with Captain Underpants yet insist that he be dressed up as Mr. Krupp under the pretense of a "secret identity", to which Captain Underpants agrees. So there's timelessness to his work that we were attempting to go for with this.[16]. He was relieved that Soren was directing since he was a fan of Turbo. Share. The series revolves around two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, living in Piqua, Ohio, and Captain Underpants, an aptly named superhero from one of the boys' homemade comic books, that accidentally becomes real when George and Harold hypnotize their megalomaniacal principal, Mr. Krupp. With Nat Faxon, Jay Gragnani, Ramone Hamilton, Johnathan Sturgess. It features 24 pieces of music, and an exclusive digital booklet on iTunes. This gives Mr. Krupp a chance to put the boys in separate classes, thinking that he can destroy their friendship with it. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 American CGI-animated superhero comedy film based on Dav Pilkey's children's novel series of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was previously scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017,[15] but in September 2015, The Boss Baby took over its date. As it turns out, Poopypants is seeking to get rid of laughter altogether due to the fact that people never took him seriously for years due to his name, and also him having a form of post-traumatic stress from when he was almost given a Nobel award, but the committee laughed at him for his silly name. "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote and performed the theme song for the film, which was featured in a lyric video. 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