South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999)

South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut (1999)

7/10

Starring the voices of

Trey Parker

Matt Stone

Mary Kay Bergman

Isaac Hayes

Directed by Trey Parker

There’s always that one movie that breaks the norm, does something totally out of place, and stirs up controversy. South Park has always been the series to do just that, and with an animated movie, there wasn’t much we could expect except for the creators to stick to their winning formula.

This animation features the devil and Saddam Hussein in some sort of partnership, bad parenting displayed as the norm, and a child on a quest to find the clit. There’s even a part in the movie that feels almost futuristic, as it touches on something very prevalent today: overreacting to something we don’t like on TV and demanding the show be shut down.

The movie parodies everything—from Disney movies and their moral lessons to inspirational musical films and social norms.

The plot of this adult-themed animated musical comedy is based on the Comedy Central animated television series South Park. The show revolves around four kids who make it worth watching: Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman.

In the movie, a new TV show is taking South Park by storm. It’s created by the Canadian comedy duo Terrance and Phillip, whose brand of comedy is filled with cursing, farting, and very R-rated content. The duo even made a movie based on their show, called Asses of Fire. Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman go see the movie and come home with R-rated mouths, which angers their parents.

The mothers band together to take on those they believe are corrupting their children. But instead of focusing solely on Terrance and Phillip, they take it a step further and blame the entire country of Canada.

So, where do the devil and Saddam Hussein fit into all this? Well, you’ll have to watch the movie to find out.

The movie was a mild box-office success but was critically acclaimed as a must-see back in the ’90s. I was younger then, so I managed to sneak off to a friend’s place to watch it. The film was written and directed by the creators of the South Park series, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

I know the chances that you haven’t seen or heard about this movie are pretty low, but it’s one you can watch now and still laugh at the jokes and antics the kids get up to. I do not know how the makers get away with so much, but they do and that is why we get classics like this.