Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

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For the video game, see Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (video game).
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
File:Rugrats in Paris The Movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Stig Bergqvist
  • Paul Demeyer
Produced by
Written by
Based on Rugrats
by Arlene Klasky
Gábor Csupó
Paul Germain
Starring
Music by Mark Mothersbaugh[1]
Edited by John Bryant
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
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  • November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)
Running time
 77 minutes (edited version)
86 minutes (uncut version)[2][3]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million[2]
Box office $103.3 million[2]

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie is a 2000 American animated comedy-drama film and the sequel to The Rugrats Movie that follows the continuing adventures of the Rugrats.[4] In the film, Chuckie Finster takes the lead character role as he searches to find a new mother. The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Klasky Csupo and distributed by Paramount Pictures and released into theaters on November 17, 2000.[2]

The film grossed $76.5 million domestically and $103.3 million worldwide.[2]

The film marks the first appearance of two villains in the Rugrats franchise, Coco LaBouche, a cruel woman who hates children, including babies, and her accomplice, Jean-Claude. The film also marks the first appearance of new Rugrats character Kimi Finster and her mother Kira.

Plot

The film opens with a parody of The Godfather at the wedding reception of Lou Pickles and his new wife, Lulu. A mother-child dance during the reception saddens Chuckie Finster, who realizes that he has lived most of his life without his mother, who died shortly after he was born. His father, Chas, shares Chuckie's loneliness.

Tommy Pickles' father, Stu, is summoned to EuroReptarland, a Japanese amusement park in Paris, France, to fix a malfunctioning Reptar robot. Due to a misunderstanding, Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Angelica, Dil, their dog Spike and all their parents travel to Paris to take a vacation at the park.

Coco LaBouche, the cold-hearted, child-hating head of EuroReptarland, yearns to be the president of the entire Reptar franchise and its parent company, Yamaguchi Industries, after her employer, Mr. Yamaguchi, resigns as the president. Yamaguchi says that his successor has to love children to be able to do the job, so LaBouche lies to him by claiming to be engaged to a man with a child. Upon the Rugrats' arrival at EuroReptarland, Angelica overhears a conversation between Coco and Yamaguchi before being caught. To save herself, Angelica reveals that Chas is looking for a wife and suggests that Coco marry him. Coco strikes up a relationship with Chas, but her attempts to bond with Chuckie fail. The adults and babies meet Coco's overworked assistant Kira Watanabe and her daughter, Kimi, who hail from Japan, but are now living in France. Kira helps LaBouche to win Chas' affections. Meanwhile, Spike gets lost in the streets of Paris and falls in love with a stray poodle named Fifi.

Kira tells the babies the origins of Reptar, explaining he was a feared monster until a princess revealed his gentler side to make the frightened humans like him. Chuckie decides the princess should be his new mother, and is aided by his friends to reach an animatronic replica of the princess in the park, but they are stopped by Coco's ninja security guards. At the show's premiere, Angelica informs Coco of Chuckie's wish, so Coco sneaks backstage and takes the spotlight as the princess, luring Chuckie into her arms to make her seem wonderful with children. Chas is thrilled, deciding she would make an excellent mother and decides on the spot to marry her, much to everyone's surprise, including his friends.

On her wedding day, Coco, aided by her accomplice Jean-Claude, kidnaps the children and traps them in a warehouse. Chuckie rallies the children to crash his father's wedding at the Notre Dame cathedral using the Reptar robot. They are chased by Jean-Claude, who pilots Reptar's nemesis, the Robosnail robot. The chase culminates in a fight on a bridge and Chuckie knocks Robosnail into the Seine river. Coco forces Chas to go through with the wedding despite Chuckie's absence, and rushes the Archbishop of Paris until she loses her temper and throws the Bible at him.

Chuckie crashes the wedding, and Coco then pretends to be happy to see Chuckie but Jean-Claude bursts in and accidentally reveals Coco's true nature by announcing that her kidnapping plot had failed. Chas, seeing Coco for the wicked liar she truly is, angrily calls the wedding off. Angelica divulges Coco's plans to Yamaguchi, who is also in attendance, and the former president fires Coco from EuroReptarland. When Coco tries to leave, she realizes the babies are on her wedding train and angrily yanks them off in front of everyone. Angelica angrily tells Coco that only she can do that and, as Coco leaves the church, Angelica stomps on the wedding dress, ripping it and revealing Coco's underwear. Spike chases the humiliated Coco from the cathedral with Jean-Claude in tow. Kira arrives at the church after having been thrown out of the wedding car earlier and apologizes to Chas for what Coco did to him and Chuckie.

Chas and Kira eventually fall in love and get married. Spike's new girlfriend, Fifi, is adopted by the Finster family. Chuckie gets Kira as a new mother, and Kimi as a new sister. The film ends with a cake fight between the characters and their families.

Cast

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Soundtrack

Rugrats in Paris: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)
Genre R&B, hip hop, pop
Length 50:55
Label Maverick Records
Nick Records
Rugrats soundtrack chronology
The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture
(1998)The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture1998		 Rugrats in Paris: Music from the Motion Picture
(2000)		 Rugrats Go Wild: Music from the Motion Picture
(2003)Rugrats Go Wild: Music from the Motion Picture2003
Singles from Rugrats in Paris: Music from the Motion Picture
  1. "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
    Released: July 25, 2000
  2. "My Getaway"
    Released: November 5, 2000
  3. "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..."
    Released: February 27, 2001
Soundtrack
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[5]

A soundtrack for the film, titled Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music from the Motion Picture was released on November 7, 2000 on Maverick Records.[6] Like the last soundtrack, it also contains an enhanced part: the theme song to the film "Jazzy Rugrat Love" by Teena Marie.

No. Title Artist(s) Length
1. "My Getaway"   T-Boz 3:50
2. "You Don't Stand a Chance"   Amanda 3:44
3. "Life Is a Party"   Aaron Carter 3:26
4. "Who Let the Dogs Out?"   Baha Men 3:18
5. "Final Heartbreak"   Jessica Simpson 3:42
6. "When You Love"   Sinéad O'Connor 5:18
7. "I'm Telling You This"   No Authority 4:08
8. "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"   Geri Halliwell 3:03
9. "Chuckie Chan (Martial Arts Expert of Reptarland)"   Isaac Hayes & Alex Brown 4:19
10. "L'Histoire d'une fée, c'est..."   Mylène Farmer 5:12
11. "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever"   Cyndi Lauper 3:47
12. "Excuse My French"   2Be3 3:03
13. "Bad Girls"   Cheryl Chase & The Sumos 4:05
Bonus enhanced track on enhanced CD
No. Title Artist(s) Length
14. "Jazzy Rugrat Love" (Theme from Rugrats in Paris) Teena Marie 5:07
Total length:
 50:55

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $103,291,131 worldwide out of its $30 million budget, tripling the budget in box office results. This film was released on November 17, 2000 to $22,718,184 for an average of $7,743 from 2,934 venues.[7][8]

Critical reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 75% rating from critics based on 73 reviews, with the critical consensus: "When the Rugrats go to Paris, the result is Nickelodeon-style fun. The plot is effectively character-driven, and features catchy songs and great celebrity voice-acting."[3] Metacritic gives a film a 62% based on 25 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[9]

Release

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie was released in theatres on November 17, 2000 with Dr. Suess How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in the United States and Canada.

Home media

Paramount Home Video released the film on VHS and DVD on March 27, 2001. In 2009, Paramount released the film via iTunes and the PlayStation Store.[10][11][12]

On March 15, 2011, Rugrats in Paris, as well as The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats Go Wild, were re-released on a three-disc trilogy collection.

As of October 2014, the film is currently available to stream on Netflix.

Sequel

A third installment entitled Rugrats Go Wild was released on June 13, 2003 featuring the characters from The Wild Thornberrys.

References

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External links

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