Team America: World Police

"Freedom hangs by a thread."

2004 1h 38m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 2,132

AdventureActionComedy

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When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed, highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which has recruited troubled Broadway actor Gary Johnston, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America's 'policing the world' tactics.

“Freedom hangs by a thread.”

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Cast

Trey Parker
Gary Johnston / Joe / Kim Jong Il / Hans Blix / Carson / Matt Damon / Drunk in Bar / Tim Robbins / Sean Penn / Michael Moore / Helen Hunt / Susan Sarandon (voice)
Matt Stone
Chris / George Clooney / Danny Glover / Ethan Hawke (voice)
Kristen Miller
Lisa (voice)
Chelsea Marguerite
Police Officer / French Mother / French Police (voice)
Masasa Moyo
Sarah (voice)
Daran Norris
Spottswoode (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Samuel L. Jackson (voice)
Phil Hendrie
I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. / Chechnyan Terrorist (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Trey Parker
Writers: Trey Parker, Pam Brady, Matt Stone
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Korean
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Korean.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Trey Parker, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas M. Vogt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Kristen Miller carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Freedom hangs by a thread.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Trey Parker directs. Bill Pope behind the camera. Harry Gregson-Williams scores. Thomas M. Vogt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Korean.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
4Directed by Trey Parker, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Thomas M. Vogt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Kristen Miller carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Freedom hangs by a thread.".
9IMDB entry: tt0372588 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 25 themes, including "egypt", "government", "france", "paris, france".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Pope
Original score: Harry Gregson-Williams
Editing: Thomas M. Vogt
Sound: Scott Millan
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $32,000,000
Box office: $50,826,898
Return: 159% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Team America: World Police (2004)

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Gimly2017-10-27
★ 7/10
Might have the only genuinely funny "bodily-fluid gag" ever put to screen. Which really speaks to Team America overall, and even to the entire career of Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The only thing it is more than idiotic, is genius. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.
CinemaSerf2024-11-14
★ 7/10
When an operation to thwart a dangerous attack in Paris costs them one of their number, "Team America" boss "Spottswoode" decides to recruit pretty boy actor "Gary" to take up the slack. The team broadly welcome him and after a bit of soul searching, he decides to accept the challenge and put his acting skills to better use against Islamic terrorists. Thing is, though, who is it that's pulling the strings? Well as their investigations deepen, they discover a cunning plot from North Korea to use the ultra-liberal "Film Actors Guild" as a conduit to world decimation. As satires go, this is one of the better attempts by an American to take a look at the achievements (or not) of his own country. The "Thunderbirds" meets "Man from U.N.C.L.E." style of puppetry works really quite entertainingly as the story delivers brutality, sex, destruction and humanity in quite a sarcastically effective fashion. The script doesn't miss and hit the wall when it comes to assessing those who like to "help" but cause more destruction with their interference the any terrorist could ever hope to, and the whole thing manages to ridicule the more zealous and stereotypical notions of statehood and dogma quite potently. It has "007" elements to the storyline too, and by it's comical vituperation of US attitudes to the rest of the world - Cairo is depicted as a ramshackle collection of adobe houses, Britain is continually referred to as England and Paris, well there's not much left of that after they've received their dose of "assistance" - it does raise quite a few smiles. It's subtly scathing and the puppetry is creatively delivered for a good watch that hasn't dated anywhere near as much as it should have.