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73-626: The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series Rugrats . It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film features the voices of E. G. Daily , Tara Strong , Christine Cavanaugh , Kath Soucie , Cheryl Chase , Cree Summer , Jack Riley , Melanie Chartoff , Michael Bell and Joe Alaskey , along with guest stars David Spade , Whoopi Goldberg , Margaret Cho , Busta Rhymes , and Tim Curry . The film takes place between

146-713: A camp sensibility lay behind the successful Carry On films , while in America subversive independent film-maker John Waters made camp films for college audiences with his drag queen friends that eventually found a mainstream audience. The success of the American television show Saturday Night Live drove decades of cinema with racier content allowed on television drawing on the program's stars and characters, with bigger successes including Wayne's World , Mean Girls , Ghostbusters and Animal House . Parody and joke-based films continue to find audiences. While comedic films are among

219-530: A "delight". Neil Jeffries of Empire gave the film three out of five stars, saying, "Fun for kids, but, despite some adult references, appeal for the over 10s is limited." Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly graded the film with a B. Schwarzbaum praised the movie for its appeal to both adult and child audiences, "juxtaposing the blithely self-absorbed parallel universes of small, diapered children and their large, Dockered parents". However, other Entertainment Weekly reviewer Ty Burr gave The Rugrats Movie

292-403: A B−, criticizing that the film's issues sprung from it being "bigger" than the original series, thus it's having more cultural references, out-of-place CGI scenes, and "[going] into scary territory". Burr did praise the "escaped circus monkeys" for being "scary in a good way", as well as a joke that was accessible to younger audiences. Rugrats co-creator/co-writer Paul Germain (who, along with

365-481: A damaged bridge, Angelica falls out of the Reptar wagon and hangs through a gap in the bridge above a raging river. They are confronted by the monkeys, only to be scared off by a humungous wolf named Scar Snout, who attempts to attack the babies until Spike intervenes and fights the wolf, sacrificing himself in the process. Stu, looking for the babies in a pterodactyl -like glider, sees them from above and crash lands into

438-405: A direct effect or the result of a miscast spell wreaking terrible havoc. In other works, developing magic is difficult. In Rick Cook 's Wizardry series, the extreme danger presented by magic and the difficulty of analyzing the magic have stymied magic and left humanity at the mercy of the dangerous elves until a wizard summons a computer programmer from a parallel world — ours — to apply

511-665: A fantasy magician's hat shape may mean that it is ultimately derived from them. Golden Hat of Schifferstadt , circa 1,400-1,300 BC, Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer , Germany. Terry Pratchett described robes as a magician's way of establishing to those they meet that they are capable of practicing magic. In the Dragonlance campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, wizards show their moral alignment by

584-428: A living finding lost items and people, performing exorcisms , and providing protection against the supernatural. In the series Sorcerous Stabber Orphen , human forms of life should have only been capable of acquiring divine magic powers through individual spiritual development, whereas the race of human magicians with inborn magical ability ended in conflict with pureblood human society, because this race appeared as

657-464: A particular magical item is common, and necessary to limit the magician's power for the story's sake – without it, the magician's powers may be weakened or absent entirely. In the Harry Potter universe, a wizard must expend much greater effort and concentration to use magic without a wand, and only a few can control magic without one; taking away a wizard's wand in battle essentially disarms them. In

730-565: A person or object to have a changed shape or appearance, creating illusions intended to deceive the observer, compelling a person to perform an action they might not normally do, or attempting to charm or seduce someone. For instance, the Lady of the Green Kirtle in C. S. Lewis 's The Silver Chair can transform herself into a large green serpent. She also enchants Rilian , compelling him to forget his father and Narnia. And when that enchantment

803-459: A separate genre, but rather, provides a better understanding of the film. Wizard (fantasy) People who work magic are called by several names in fantasy works, and terminology differs widely from one fantasy world to another. While derived from real-world vocabulary, the terms: magician , mage , magus , enchanter/enchantress , sorcerer/sorceress , warlock , witch , and wizard , each have different meanings depending upon context and

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876-737: A witch may be depicted more neutrally, such as the female witches (comparable to the male wizards) in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling . In medieval chivalric romance, the wizard often appears as a wise old man and acts as a mentor , with Merlin from the King Arthur stories being a prime example. Wizards such as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter are also featured as mentors, and Merlin remains prominent as both an educative force and mentor in

949-400: A wizard as well. Magicians in role-playing games often use names borrowed from fiction, myth and legend. They are typically delineated and named so that the game's players and game masters can know which rules apply. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson introduced the term " magic-user " in the original Dungeons & Dragons as a generic term for a practitioner of magic (in order to avoid

1022-562: Is a film genre that emphasizes humor . These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending , with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film, and it is derived from classical comedy in theatre . Some of the earliest silent films were slapstick comedies , which often relied on visual depictions, such as sight gags and pratfalls, so they could be enjoyed without requiring sound. To provide drama and excitement to silent movies, live music

1095-649: Is broken, she attempts further enchantments with a sweet-smelling smoke and a thrumming musical instrument to attempt to baffle him and his rescuers into forgetting them again. The term sorcerer has moved from meaning a fortune-teller , or "one who alters fate ", to meaning a practitioner of magic who can alter reality. They are also sometimes shown as able to conjure supernatural beings or spirits, such as in The Sorcerer's Apprentice . Due to this perception of their powers, this character may be depicted as feared, or even seen as evil. In sword and sorcery works, typically

1168-419: Is not put to practical use in society; they may serve as mentors, act as quest companions, or even go on a quest themselves, but their magic does not build roads or buildings, provide immunizations, construct indoor plumbing, or do any of the other functions served by machinery; their worlds remain at a medieval level of technology. Sometimes this is justified by having the negative effects of magic outweigh

1241-578: Is that a wizard can only cast a specific number of spells in a day. In Larry Niven 's The Magic Goes Away , once an area's mana is exhausted, no one can use magic. The extent of a magician's knowledge is limited to which spells a wizard knows and can cast. Magic may also be limited by its danger; if a powerful spell can cause grave harm if miscast, magicians are likely to be wary of using it. Other forms of magic are limited by consequences that, while not inherently dangerous, are at least undesirable. In A Wizard of Earthsea , every act of magic distorts

1314-712: Is that the ability to use magic is innate and often rare, or gained through a large amount of study and practice. In J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth , it is mostly limited to non-humans, such as the Istari (more commonly known as wizards), or elves crafting magical items. In many writers' works, it is reserved for a select group of humans, such as in Katherine Kurtz 's Deryni novels, JK Rowling 's Harry Potter novels or Randall Garrett 's Lord Darcy universe. A common limit invented by Jack Vance in his The Dying Earth series, and later popularized in role-playing games

1387-508: Is the first feature film based on a Nicktoon and the first installment in the Rugrats film series . Plans for a Rugrats film adaptation, along with Ren and Stimpy and Doug , began when Nickelodeon made a contract with 20th Century Fox to produce them. However, the contract ended after Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom purchased Paramount Pictures ' parent company Paramount Communications in 1994. Production then began in 1995 after

1460-638: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles , Patricia Wrede depicts wizards who use magic based on their staves, and magicians who practice several kinds of magic, including wizard magic; in the Regency fantasies, she and Caroline Stevermer depict magicians as identical to wizards, though inferior in skill and training. Magicians normally learn spells by reading ancient tomes called grimoires , which may have magical properties of their own. Sorcerers in Conan

1533-531: The Odyssey , used by Circe to transform Odysseus 's men into animals. Italian fairy tales put wands into the hands of powerful fairies by the Late Middle Ages . Today, magical wands are widespread in literature and are used from Witch World to Harry Potter. In The Lord of the Rings , Gandalf refuses to surrender his own staff, breaking Saruman 's, which strips the latter of his power. This dependency on

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1606-518: The Harry Potter Universe; Severus Snape invented a variety of jinxes and hexes as well as substantial improvements in the process of making potions ; Albus Dumbledore, along with Nicolas Flamel, is credited with discovering the twelve uses of dragon 's blood. To introduce conflict, writers of fantasy fiction often place limits on the magical abilities of magicians to prevent them from solving problems too easily. A common motif in fiction

1679-619: The Hogwarts Express train . The powers ascribed to magicians often affect their roles in society. In practical terms, their powers may give them authority; magicians may advise kings, such as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Belgarath and Polgara the Sorceress in David Eddings 's The Belgariad . They may be rulers themselves, as in E.R. Eddison 's The Worm Ouroboros , where both

1752-502: The Marvel Universe continues to learn about magic even after being named Sorcerer Supreme. He often encounters creatures that have not been seen for centuries or more. In the same universe, Dr. Doom continues to pursue magical knowledge after mastering it by combining magic with science. Fred and George Weasley from Harry Potter invent new magical items and sell them as legitimate defense items, new spells and potions can be made in

1825-703: The Wicked Witch of the West , and other witches in the Land of Oz . Baum named Glinda the "Good Witch of the South" in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . In The Marvelous Land of Oz , he dubbed her "Glinda the Good," and from that point forward and in subsequent books, Baum referred to her as a sorceress rather than a witch to avoid the term that was more regarded as evil. In modern fiction,

1898-675: The Barbarian often gained powers from such books, which are demarcated by their strange bindings. In worlds where magic is not an innate trait, the scarcity of these strange books may be a facet of the story; in Poul Anderson 's A Midsummer Tempest , Prince Rupert seeks out the books of the magician Prospero to learn magic. The same occurs in the Dungeons and Dragons -based novel series Dragonlance Chronicles , wherein Raistlin Majere seeks out

1971-562: The Motion Picture with a C. Browne noted that, while the soundtrack is enjoyable for children and does "[make] concessions" for parents, adults may dislike the amount of rap. Allmusic 's William Ruhlmann reviewed the soundtrack positively, saying "the result" of the singers and songs "is a romp in keeping with the tone of the show and the film". The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture spent twenty six weeks on Billboard 200 , peaking at #19. In honor of its twentieth anniversary,

2044-418: The Rings or Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter , can appear as hostile villains. Ursula K. Le Guin 's A Wizard of Earthsea explored the question of how wizards learned their art, introducing to modern fantasy the role of the wizard as the protagonist. This theme has been further developed in modern fantasy, often leading to wizards as heroes on their own quests. Such heroes may have their own mentor,

2117-647: The Scenes at Klasky Csupo , was released on November 1, 1998, by MSG. In May 1999, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation released a book titled The Rugrats Movie . The film was released on November 20, 1998, and made $ 27.3 million in its opening weekend, from 2,782 theaters, averaging about $ 9,821 per venue and ranking number one that weekend, beating Enemy of the State . It would be overtaken by A Bug's Life during its second weekend. The film closed April 4, 1999 in total, The Rugrats Movie made $ 140.9 million; $ 100.5 million from

2190-723: The United States. The film was followed by two sequels: Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in 2000 and Rugrats Go Wild in 2003, which is a crossover with The Wild Thornberrys . Didi Pickles is pregnant with her second baby, which makes her son Tommy worry how that will change the family dynamic. The birth comes unexpectedly early, and Didi gives birth to a boy named Dil . Upon bringing him home, she and her husband Stu struggle to cope with Dil's constant outbursts. Tommy finds his new brother hard to get along with, but Stu assures him that one day, he will be happy to have Dil in

2263-466: The babies are missing and set out to find them in the face of the media sensation that has suddenly generated around their children's disappearance. Drew and Charlotte arrive and Drew learns from Rex Pester that his brother lost Angelica, causing Drew to attack Stu. Tommy eventually finds Dil during a storm, but as he struggles to take care of him, Dil continues acting selfishly. Tommy loses his temper and prepares to pour Mash Banana Baby food onto Dil for

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2336-404: The babies toward a ranger's cabin, believing it to be the home of a magic "lizard" (a mispronunciation of wizard ) who can grant their wish to go home. On the way, they encounter monkeys who hijacked a crashed circus train. They kidnap Dil, and Tommy's friends refuse to help rescue him, believing they are better off without him. Tommy sets off after his brother alone. Meanwhile, the family discovers

2409-494: The books of the sorcerer Fistandantilus. In JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, wizards already have skills of magic but they need to practise magic in Wizarding Schools in order to be able to use it properly . Some magicians, even after training, continue their education by learning more spells, inventing new ones (and new magical objects), or rediscovering ancient spells, beings, or objects. For example, Dr. Strange from

2482-412: The colour of their robes. A magician's crystal ball is a crystal or glass ball commonly associated with clairvoyance , fortune-telling , or scrying . Wands and staves have long been used as requirements for the magician. Possibly derived from wand-like implements used in fertility rituals , such as apotropaic wands , the earliest known instance of the modern magical wand was featured in

2555-920: The connotations of terms such as wizard or warlock ); this lasted until the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons , where it was replaced with mage (later to become wizard ). The exact rules vary from game to game. The wizard or mage , as a character class , is distinguished by the ability to cast certain kinds of magic but being vulnerable in direct combat; sub-classes are distinguished by strengths in some areas of magic and weakness in others. Sorcerers are distinguished from wizards as having an innate gift with magic, as well as having mystical or magical ancestry. Warlocks are distinguished from wizards as creating forbidden "pacts" with powerful creatures to harness their innate magical gifts, similarly to clerics and paladins , who are empowered through divine and deific sources to perform thaumaturgical feats, while druids and rangers draw power from nature and

2628-399: The doll back and accidentally kicks the Reptar wagon, which begins to drive away with the babies on board. They speed recklessly through the streets and land in the back of a van, which crashes in the woods. Angelica shows no concern until she finds out that the babies have taken her Cynthia doll, which prompts her to take the family dog, Spike , to find them and retrieve Cynthia. Tommy leads

2701-559: The domestic market and $ 40.4 million from its foreign release. The film was released in the United Kingdom on March 26, 1999, and topped the country's box office for the next three weekends, before being dethroned by The Faculty . On Rotten Tomatoes , The Rugrats Movie holds an approval rating of 59% based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Charming characters; loads of fun for kids and adults." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave

2774-404: The effort put into reaching the ends stays the same. For example, when the wizards of Unseen University are chasing the hapless wizard Rincewind in the forest of Skund, the wizards send out search teams to go and find him on foot. The Archchancellor beats them to it by using a powerful spell from his own office, and while he gets there first by clever use of his spell, he has used no less effort than

2847-519: The elements. Bards , on the other hand, are similar to wizards in learning magical abilities as scholarly practices, but differ in their power being tied to artistic expression rather than arcane knowledge. Due to their traditional image as a wise old man or wise old woman , magicians may be depicted as old , white-haired , and in some instances with their hair (and in the case of male wizards, beards ), being long and majestic enough to occasionally host lurking woodland creatures. This depiction predates

2920-486: The equilibrium of the world, which in turn has far-reaching consequences that can affect the entire world and everything in it. As a result, competent wizards do not use their magic frivolously. In Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, the Law of Conservation of Reality is a principle imposed by forces wanting wizards to not destroy the world, and works to limit how much power it is humanly possible to wield. Whatever your means,

2993-516: The events of the series' fifth and sixth seasons , and it follows Tommy Pickles as he and the rest of the Rugrats along with his new baby brother, Dil , eventually get lost into the deep wilderness after taking a high-speed ride on the Reptar Wagon, and embark on an adventure to find their way home in the forest while being pursued by circus monkeys and a predatory wolf along the way. The Rugrats Movie

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3066-592: The family, and Tommy accepts his newfound responsibility as an older brother. With Dil still causing problems at the Pickles' home, Phil and Lil suggest using the Reptar Wagon Stu has built for a toy contest in Japan to take him back to the hospital. As Tommy and Chuckie argue with Phil and Lil, Angelica walks in, telling the babies to be quiet. In the process, Dil snatches her Cynthia doll from her. She fights Dil to get

3139-403: The film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four. Ebert wrote that the film's target audience was primarily younger children, and that, while he as an adult disliked it, he "might have" liked it if he were younger and would recommend it for children. The New York Times ' s Anita Gates reviewed The Rugrats Movie positively, calling it

3212-515: The film industry due to their popularity. In The Screenwriters Taxonomy (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story, and therefore, the labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, his taxonomy argues that comedy is a type of film that contains at least a dozen different sub-types. A number of hybrid genres have emerged, such as action comedy and romantic comedy . The first comedy film

3285-453: The film's marketing campaign. Several books were released by Simon & Schuster 's Simon Spotlight branch and Nickelodeon inspired by The Rugrats Movie . Tommy's New Playmate and The Rugrats Versus the Monkeys were also released on October 1, 1998, authored by Luke David and illustrated by John Kurtz and Sandrina Kurtz. The Rugrats Movie Storybook , released on the same date and using

3358-481: The film's soundtrack was released on vinyl on November 30, 2018. A side-scrolling video game titled The Rugrats Movie was released for Game Boy and Game Boy Color in 1998 and 1999 respectively. It was developed by Software Creations and released by THQ . Broderbund also developed and published a video game based on the film: The Rugrats Movie: Activity Challenge . It was released in September 1998, as part of

3431-539: The film. These scenes were also present in the print novelization. The film was released in theaters with a CatDog short titled "Fetch". This short was later broadcast in CatDog episode 21. However, the VHS, DVD, Laserdisc, and Blu-ray releases contain a different CatDog short from episode 28 titled "Winslow's Home Videos". The Rugrats Movie was released on VHS and DVD on March 30, 1999, by Paramount Home Video . The film

3504-485: The films instead. As a result, the contract from Fox expired, with no films produced (although Doug would eventually receive a theatrical film from Walt Disney Pictures in 1999). Production on The Rugrats Movie started a year later in November 1995. The film's voice actors began recording their parts for the movie in late March 1997. Two months before the release of the movie, an episode prequel titled "The Family Tree"

3577-683: The group. Talks about making Rugrats into a feature film existed since the beginning of the series. The first attempt was in May 1993, when Nickelodeon made a two-year contract deal with 20th Century Fox to produce new material, but an unnamed Nickelodeon executive did not rule out the possibility to make films based on their existing properties, one of those that was proposed was Rugrats , alongside Doug and The Ren & Stimpy Show . However, in February 1994, Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom acquired Paramount Pictures , and Paramount would distribute

3650-576: The hero would be the sword-wielder, thus leaving the sorcery for his opponent. Villainous sorcerers were so crucial to pulp fantasy that the genre in which they appeared was dubbed " sword and sorcery ". Witch (an—often female—practitioner of witchcraft ) and wicked (an adjective meaning "bad, evil, false") are both derivative terms from the word, wicca (an Old English word with varied meanings, including soothsayer, astrologer, herbalist, poisoner, seductress, or devotee of supernatural beings or spirits). L. Frank Baum combined these terms in naming

3723-544: The heroes and the villains, although kings and lords, supplement their physical power with magical knowledge, or as in Jonathan Stroud 's Bartimaeus Trilogy , where magicians are the governing class. On the other hand, magicians often live like hermits , isolated in their towers and often in the wilderness, bringing no change to society. In some works, such as many of Barbara Hambly 's, they are despised and outcast specifically because of their knowledge and powers. In

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3796-547: The magic-noir world of the Dresden Files , wizards generally keep a low profile, though there is no explicit prohibition against interacting openly with non-magical humanity. The protagonist of the series, Harry Dresden , openly advertises in the Yellow Pages under the heading "Wizard" and maintains a business office, though other wizards tend to resent him for practicing his craft openly. Dresden primarily uses his magic to make

3869-589: The modern fantasy genre, being derived from the traditional image of wizards such as Merlin. In fantasy, a magician may be shown wearing a pointed hat , robes , and/or a cloak . In more modern stories, a magician may be dressed similarly to a stage magician , wearing a top hat and tails , with an optional cape . Several golden hats adorned with astronomical sequences have been found in Europe. It has been speculated by archaeologists and historians that they were worn by ancient wizards. The similarities shared with

3942-514: The modern works of Arthuriana . Wizards can be cast similarly to the absent-minded professor : being foolish and prone to misconjuring. They can also be capable of great magic, both good and evil. Even comical magicians are often capable of great feats, such as those of Miracle Max in The Princess Bride ; although he is a washed-up wizard fired by the villain, he saves the dying hero. Other wizards, such as Saruman from The Lord of

4015-412: The monkeys to take him again, but his rage and the storm scares Dil into ending his behavior and his tears cause Tommy to calm down, and the brothers begin bonding. After the storm passes, they reunite with Phil, Lil, and Chuckie, who, upon having a change of heart, stop the monkeys from trying to take away Tommy and Dil. Angelica recovers her Cynthia doll and reunites with the babies. As they start to cross

4088-743: The most popular with audiences at the box office, there is an 'historical bias against a close and serious consideration of comedy' when it comes to critical reception and conferring of awards, such as at the Academy Awards . Film writer Cailian Savage observes "Comedies have won Oscars, although they’ve usually been comedy-dramas, involved very depressing scenes, or appealed to stone-hearted drama lovers in some other way, such as Shakespeare in Love ." According to Williams' taxonomy , all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) sub-genres. This combination does not create

4161-399: The other original writers, left the series in 1993) has stated that he felt that the film's writers did not understand what the series was about, and he thought that the scene in which Stu gives a watch to Tommy did not work, as the adults were not supposed to recognize the babies' intelligence. In addition, he felt that by giving Tommy a baby brother, Tommy was no longer the baby, which changed

4234-739: The others. Magic may require rare and precious materials, such as rare herbs or flowers (often selected by prescribed rituals), minerals or metals such as mercury , parts of creatures such as the eye of a newt , or even fantastic ingredients like the cool of a soft breeze on a summer's day. Even if the magician lacks scruples, obtaining the materials in question may be difficult. This can vary by fantasy work. Many magicians require no materials at all; or those that do may require only simple and easily obtained materials. Role-playing games are more likely to require such materials for at least some spells for game balance reasons. Nevertheless, many magicians live in pseudo-medieval settings in which their magic

4307-408: The positive possibilities. In Barbara Hambley's Windrose Chronicles , wizards are precisely pledged not to interfere because of the terrible damage they can do. In Discworld , the importance of wizards is that they actively do not do magic, because when wizards have access to sufficient "thaumaturgic energy", they develop many psychotic attributes and may eventually destroy the world. This may be

4380-416: The ranger's cabin. Believing he is the "lizard," the babies ask him to bring Spike back instead of going home. Stu falls through the bridge and reveals Spike, who survived the fall by landing in the struts of the bridge. The children are reunited with their parents and return home. The film ends with the babies going on an Indiana Jones -parodied adventure, but this time with Dil, having fully accepted him into

4453-488: The same illustrators and publishers, was written by Sarah Wilson. The same date saw the release of The Rugrats Movie: Hang On To Your Diapies, Babies, We're Going In!: Trivia from the Hit Movie! , a trivia book written by Kitty Richards. A novelization of the film written by Cathy East Dubowski was published on October 1, 1998, by Tandem Library. The following month, a 144-page guidebook, The Making of The Rugrats Movie: Behind

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4526-416: The series from what Germain intended it to be. Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five, saying that it was "'90s animated tale has some cartoon violence, peril." The film was followed by the sequels Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in 2000 and Rugrats Go Wild in 2003, the latter of which is a crossover with The Wild Thornberrys . Comedy film The comedy film

4599-598: The show. Two songs were cut from the film during production. The first revolves around Stu and Didi in a nightmare sequence where Dr. Lipschitz criticizes their parenting through a song called "When the Baby Cries". The second depicts the Rugrats pushing the Reptar Wagon through the woods, debating what to do about Dil in an army chant style song. These two scenes were cut from the theatrical, VHS , DVD , Laserdisc , Blu-ray , and Paramount+ releases. However, these scenes are shown on CBS and Nickelodeon television airings of

4672-628: The skills he learned in our world to magic. At other times, magic and technology do develop in tandem; this is most common in the alternate history genre. Patricia Wrede's Regency fantasies include a Royal Society of Wizards and a technological level equivalent to the actual Regency; Randall Garrett 's Lord Darcy series, Robert A. Heinlein 's Magic, Incorporated , and Poul Anderson 's Operation Chaos all depict modern societies with magic equivalent to twentieth-century technology. In Harry Potter , wizards have magical equivalents to non-magical inventions; sometimes they duplicate them, as with

4745-447: The story in question. Archmage is used in fantasy works to indicate a powerful magician or a leader of magicians. Enchanters typically practice a type of imbued magic that produces no permanent effects on objects or people and are temporary, or of an indefinite duration, or which may require some item or act, to nullify or reverse. For example, this could include enchanting a weapon or tool to be more (or less) effective, enchanting

4818-442: The television series had restarted after a small hiatus. The Rugrats Movie was released in the United States on November 20, 1998. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, though some criticized its darker tone compared to the television series. The film was a box office success, opening at #1 and grossing a total of $ 141 million worldwide. It became the first non- Disney animated film to gross over $ 100 million in

4891-508: The use of comedy film to make social statements by building their narratives around sensitive cultural, political or social issues. Such films include Dr Strangelove, or How I Learned to Love the Bomb , Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? and The Graduate . In America, the sexual revolution drove an appetite for comedies that celebrated and parodied changing social morals, including Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Fanny Hill . In Britain,

4964-414: Was L'Arroseur Arrosé (1895), directed and produced by film pioneer Louis Lumière . Less than a minute long, it shows a boy playing a prank on a gardener. The most notable comedy actors of the silent film era (1895–1927) were Charlie Chaplin , Harold Lloyd , and Buster Keaton , though they were able to make the transition into “ talkies ” after the 1920s. Film-makers in the 1960s skillfully employed

5037-522: Was aired as the penultimate episode of the fifth season . The film's beginning and ending parody Paramount and Lucasfilm 's Indiana Jones film series. This later inspired the episode "Okey-Dokey Jones and the Ring of the Sunbeams", which aired during the show's eighth season in 2002. This film was the first Rugrats production to use digital ink and paint , rather than the traditional cel animation used in

5110-436: Was also released on Laserdisc on the same day by Pioneer Entertainment . On March 15, 2011, the film was re-released in a three-disc trilogy DVD set alongside its sequels, in honor of Rugrats' 20th anniversary. In addition, it was re-released in some movie sets by Paramount, in 2016 with all the non-sequel Nickelodeon-animated movies up to Barnyard , as well as a separate 2-disc set with Hey Arnold!: The Movie . The film

5183-417: Was played in sync with the action on the screen, on pianos, organs, and other instruments. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s, comedy films grew in popularity, as laughter could result from both burlesque situations but also from humorous dialogue . Comedy, compared with other film genres , places more focus on individual star actors, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to

5256-502: Was released on Blu-ray on March 8, 2022, in a trilogy set alongside its sequels. The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture was released by Interscope Records on November 3, 1998. The enhanced soundtrack contains thirteen tracks, bonus CD-ROM demos, and commercials. Longtime Rugrats composer Mark Mothersbaugh composed the film's musical score. A new track by English rock musician David Bowie , "(Safe in This) Sky Life",

5329-507: Was written for the film's soundtrack but was ultimately removed. The track was re-recorded as a B-side for Bowie's 2002 single " Everyone Says 'Hi' ", under the title "Safe". Amazon.com 's Richard Gehr praised the CD for "[bridging] demographics as nimbly as the [original] show itself [did]" and for songs "fans of all ages will love". Entertainment Weekly ' s David Browne rated the Music From

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