Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

General Info:

Directed by	Phil Lord Christopher Miller
Produced by	Pam Marsden
Written by	Phil Lord Christopher Miller
Based on	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett
Starring	Bill Hader Neil Patrick Harris Anna Faris James Caan Bruce Campbell Andy Samberg Mr. T Bobb'e J. Thompson Benjamin Bratt Al Roker Lauren Graham Will Forte
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Editing by	Robert Fisher Jr.
Studio	Sony Pictures Animation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	September 18, 2009
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million
Gross revenue	$243,006,126[1]

Cast:

• Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood, an inventor and the main protagonist. Max Neuwirth voices his younger self. Hader also did the voice of the "FLDSMDFR" machine.
• Anna Faris as Samantha "Sam" Sparks, a weather intern from New York City and Flint's love interest.
• James Caan as Timothy Lockwood, Flint's technophobic father.
• Neil Patrick Harris as Steve the Monkey, Flint's pet monkey who communicates using a Speak and Spell monkey thought translator.
• Bruce Campbell as Mayor Shelbourne, the gluttonous mayor of Swallow Falls and the main antagonist.
• Andy Samberg as Brent McHale, an infamous celebrity mascot of Baby Brent's Sardines and Flint's school rival.
• Mr. T as Officer Earl Devereaux, the town's athletic cop who is very loving to his son.
• Bobb'e J. Thompson as Calvin Devereaux, Earl's son.
• Benjamin Bratt as Manny, Sam's Guatemalan cameraman and a former doctor, pilot, and comedian.
• Al Roker as Patrick Patrickson, the anchorman of the weather station.
• Lauren Graham as Frances Lockwood, Flint's mother who always believed in her son. She died ten years before Flint invented the FLDSMDFR, and she becomes a ghost in the credits.
• Will Forte as Joseph Towne, a redneck citizen of Chewandswallow who appears on numerous occasions throughout the film.
• Peter Siragusa as Rufus.

Plot: 1 Plot

Review:

I think that this movie is socially awkward in a good way.  The aspect of Flint that is so not social adds to the cute awkwardness.  I don't really have much to say about this film except it showed the different kind of people you meet and it shows that you should just be yourself no matter who that is.  The courage of Flint shows him breaking through his shell and becoming a better version of who he really is without ever really changing himself.

This is a good movie for younger kids I would say.  I felt kind of immature watching this.  I mean, it was based off of a children's book.  But it is a good family movie too.

That's all for now...

        *Rosie*