from Paramount Pictures
Directed by
Tuck Tucker
Starring (voices)
Spencer Klein (Arnold)
Francesca Smith (Helga G. Pataki, Deep Voice)
Jamil Walker Smith (Gerald Martin Johanssen, Rasta Guy)
Dan Castellaneta (Grandpa Phil, Nick Vermicelli)
Tress MacNeille (Grandma Gertie 'Pookie', Mayor Dixie, Red)
Paul Sorvino (Scheck)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (Bridget)
Christopher Lloyd (Coroner)
Vincent Schiavelli (Mr. Bailey)
Maurice LaMarche ('Big' Bob Pataki, Head)
Justin Shenkarow (Harold Berman)
Anndi McAfee (Phoebe Heyerdahl)
Olivia Hack (Rhonda Wellington Lloyd)
Sam Gifaldi (Sid)
Christopher Walberg (Stinky Peterson)
James Keane (Marty Green)
Craig Bartlett)
Bobby Edner (Jay)
Written by
Craig Bartlett
Steve Viksten
Rated: 
(for some thematic elements) |
Adapted from the popular Nickelodeon show, this feature continues
the adventures of the blithely cheerful, football-headed Arnold
(voice by Spencer Klein) on the big screen. When corrupt developer
Schek (Paul Sorvino) threatens to buy the run-down urban neighborhood
where Arnold lives, he and his best friend Gerald (Jamil Smith)
rally the neighbors to keep their homes from being turned into
a mega-mall. After their peaceful efforts fail, they turn to
espionage in a spoof of Men in Black and other action films.
Hey Arnold! suffers from the same difficulty as many theatrical
features spawned from TV cartoons: the characters have to solve
a problem that's too big. The James Bond-style gadgetry and car
chases don't fit into the slightly skewed vision of fourth-grade
life that made the series popular. The limited animation and
awkward designs will work better in the video release. Rated
PG for cartoon violence. -- Charles Solomon of Amazon.com
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