Set in a Colorado mountain town that gets destroyed on a regular basis and is populated by the dumbest, most vulgar characters imaginable, South Park is an anarchic animated sitcom that owes more to the spirit of Monty Python than to its comparatively tame predecessor The Simpsons. The show's origins go back to a 1995 Christmas video "postcard" called The Spirit of Christmas that a Fox Studios executive had commissioned at the previous Sundance Film Festival for 2000 dollars after seeing the work of filmmakers Trey Parker and Matt Stone (Cannibal: The Musical). The adventures of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny became an instant ratings and merchandising smash, and the foul-mouthed eight-year-olds have expanded to the cinema screen (Bigger, Longer and Uncut), the MTV Movie Awards and allowed the show creators/(song) writers/voice-artists to pursue equally anarchic comedy at the cinema with Baseketball and Orgazmo. Constantly pursued by a censorship outcry, the series has survived several copycat cartoon threats and even the death of its lead female vocal artist during its third season. Perhaps the show's biggest controversy has always been that--despite a disclaimer before every episode--under-aged kids still see it. But lured by a universe full of Cheesy Poofs and Cookie Dings, where no-one's afraid to badmouth school bus driver Miss Crabtree, and where it's OK to vomit from being in love, it's no wonder that kids of all ages can't help but love it. Season Three We finally meet Craig, the kid who's always sat outside Counsellor (M'kay) Mackey's office this year. In "Tweek vs Craig" the series makes the most extended and surreal use of live-action scenes so far. More tinkerings with format reassure the show can still surprise such as a three-part segment mid-way which sees the events of one night from three different perspectives. Some inspired homages and spoofs make this the best year for pop-culture references: there's a great rip on the obsessive fad of Pokémon in "Chinpokomon"; Scooby Doo is fondly parodied in "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery"; eggs are thrown at The Phantom Menace for the horror of Jar-Jar Binks in "Jakovasaurs". But to balance things out there's a far kinder wink to Star Wars (and Star Trek) that showcases the creators' fascination with Chewbacca and Endor in "Starvin' Marvin in Space!" which links back to season one and takes us to planet Marklar. The year's best star cameo is Jennifer Aniston as Miss Stevens the Choir Teacher in the love/hate of Green issues in "Rainforest Schmainforest". --Paul Tonks
Set in a Colorado mountain town that gets destroyed on a regular basis and is populated by the dumbest, most vulgar characters imaginable, South Park is an anarchic animated sitcom that owes more to the spirit of Monty Python than to its comparatively tame predecessor The Simpsons. The show's origins go back to a 1995 Christmas video "postcard" called The Spirit of Christmas that a Fox Studios executive had commissioned at the previous Sundance Film Festival for $2000 having seen the work of film-makers Trey Parker and Matt Stone (Cannibal: The Musical). The adventures of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny became an instant ratings and merchandising smash and the foul-mouthed eight-year-olds have expanded to the cinema screen (Bigger, Longer and Uncut), found their way to the MTV Movie Awards and allowed the show creators/(song) writers/voice-artists to pursue equally anarchic comedy at the box office with Baseketball and Orgazmo. Constantly pursued by a censorship outcry, the series has survived several copycat cartoon threats and even the death of its lead female vocal-artist during its third season. Perhaps the show's biggest controversy has always been that--despite a disclaimer before every episode--under-aged children still see it. But lured by a universe full of Cheesy Poofs and Cookie Dings, where no-one's afraid to badmouth school bus driver Miss Crabtree and where it's OK to vomit from being in love, it's no wonder that children of all ages can't help but love it. Seriously. --Paul Tonks Season Two: Parker and Stone intentionally annoyed audiences by holding back season one's cliff-hanger resolution ("Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut") where we learn the surprise truth of who Cartman's dad really is. Season two instead opens with a TV Movie-of-the-Week Special for cartoon-within-a-cartoon characters Terrance and Phillip in "Not Without My Anus". A clever sub-plot runs through the middle of the year with closet homosexual schoolteacher Mr Garrison losing his hand puppet Mr Hat and replacing him with Mr Twig. It comes to an end in the amazing "Chef Aid" with Mr Hat busting Garrison and Chef from jail to attend a concert where Elton John, Meat Loaf and Ozzy Osborne are playing (all voiced for real). We get to explore the dubious leisure activities of Jimbo and Ned on their cable access show "Huntin' and Killin'" during a ratings war with "Jesus and Pals" (Christ having chosen the town to live in--naturally) in the Jerry Springer spoof "The Mexican Staring Frog of southern Sri Lanka". The season is rounded off by visits from the Evil Eric Cartman (who's nice!) from a parallel universe in "Spooky Fish", the Booktastic Bus in "Chickenlover", the Underpants Gnomes and even Charles Manson. --Paul Tonks
People always ask us What's your favourite episode? And we'd say It's so hard. It's like choosing between your children. But we'd have no problem choosing between our children. That tall smart good-looking one - that's our favourite child. - Matt Stone & Trey Parker Episodes Comprise: Make Love Not Warcraft Guitar Queer-O Night Of The Living Homeless The China Probrem Major Boobage The List Elementary School Musical
South Park co-creator Trey Parker goes straight for the gross-out humour in this live-action farce set in the adult-movie industry. Parker stars as an innocent Mormon kid who gets sucked into the world of pornographic film-making and becomes an international sensation as the stud superhero Orgazmo, all the while hiding his secret life from his milk-fed fiancée. It's practically a one-man show for Parker, who directs, writes, stars, and even performs the self-penned theme song as frontman for his rock band, and perhaps he should have spread the responsibilities a little. As an actor he's surprisingly appealing--his dazed grin and bleached white surfer-dude hair give him an engaging air of innocence. Paired with long-time crony Dian Bachar, the diminutive actor who plays his superhero sidekick Chodo Boy, they bring a Hardy Boys naiveté to the rude world of mobbed-up producers and jaded adult film stars. But the film is only fitfully funny, with vulgar jokes that are often more disgusting than humorous and clumsy comic timing sabotaging promising scenes. Only rarely does it reach the heights of his hilarious cut-out cartoon series South Park, but when he delivers he does so with the carefully cultivated tasteless excess his fans have come to know and love. Matt Stone co-stars as a clueless photographer while the real-life adult film star Ron Jeremy appears as a gross gangster henchman. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com
Carry On Jack was the 1963 offering from a team which had, by then, become a repertory company with special guests dropping in for a dose of innuendo. "What's all this jigging in the rigging?" demands Kenneth Williams, this time playing a ship's captain, and the scene is set for 90 minutes of ribaldry involving cross-dressing, press-ganging and plank walking. The plot scarcely matters. It's set after the Battle of Trafalgar and the sea is awash with Spanish galleons and pirates as the British navy sets about defending its shores with as much incompetence as possible. Sally, a barmaid at the Dirty Duck (Juliet Mills in feisty principal boy mode), knocks Bernard Cribbins on the head and steals his uniform so that she can go in search of her childhood sweetheart. He is promptly press-ganged and they end up on the same ship. Williams, on the brink of his ascendancy as a star turn, just about keeps the mannerisms under control enough to build the character of the naïve and neurotic captain. Familiar Carry On faces on top form include Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale, while Peter Gilmore--in his pre-Onedin Line days--appears as a pirate. Peter Rodgers' script is not quite vintage Carry On but the jokes keep coming and it's all good, clean fun. On the DVD: This was one of the first Carry On films to be made in colour. The print is in reasonable condition. The picture quality, apart from a couple of scratchy scenes of sailing ships that were probably drafted in from stock footage, is fair, as is the sound. But apart from the scene index there are no extras on the disc. Given the cult status of the Carry On films, and the wealth of documentary material which has been made about them and their stars, you'd think something extra could have been offered with the DVD releases to make them a more worthwhile alternative to the video. --Piers Ford
There's no better time of the year than Christmas especially in South Park. So stop fighting with the family gather 'round the fire and watch these classic South Park episodes. Join in as the citizens of South Park sing many of everyone's favorite holiday classics like Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo and Christmas Time in Hell. See the boys bring Christmas to Iraq and learn how hard it is to be a Jew during this holiday season. Christmas is a time when we all can put aside out differences and agree on what the holidays are really about: presents!
Team America - World Police (Dir. Trey Parker & Matt Stone 2004): An elite U.S. counter-terrorism squad loses a member while decimating half of Paris in the reckless pursuit of Middle Eastern maniacs; a Broadway actor with a traumatic childhood secret is naturally hired to replace him. Oh and they're all marionettes. South Park maestros Trey Parker and Matt Stone (along with co-writer Pam Brady) came up with this shameless satire of pea-brained Hollywood action flicks and e
Follow the adventures of Stan Marsh Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormik and Eric Cartman in series four of South Park! Cartman Joins Nambla: Cartman suddenly decides Stan Kenny and Kyle are too immature to be his friends. When he goes in search of more sophisticated companions he is thrilled to discover plenty of adult men who want to be friends with 8-year-old boys. Cherokee Hair Tampons: The only way for Stan to save his best friend's life is to take on a radical health food
In 1990, Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael showed Winona Ryder as cinema's top teenage role model. Her edge was a delinquency-equals-sympathy angle that held true throughout Beetlejuice, Mermaids, Heathers and Edward Scissorhands. Here as Dinky Bossetti she's chasing the ghosts of a past no one can explain. She's adopted; her town of Clyde, Ohio is mysteriously stuck in the 1950s; but weirder still is everyone's fixation with the imminent return of once-famous homecoming girl Roxy Carmichael. Dinky's school peers conform to the John Hughes 80s look and mindset, but it's the retro adult population that really winds her up. Jeff Daniels ought to be a perfectly conditioned suburbanite, but can't get over having once been married to Roxy. Imparting the secret that they'd had a child and given it away, Dinky's own confusions and obsessions suddenly make sense. The tangle of B-plots are given purpose at the same time she is. Her silent admirer (Thomas Wilson Brown) is able to approach her at last, and her school guidance counsellor becomes the friend she's never had. Ultimately the story's about the notion that no teenager ever feels like they fit in. Of course the real problem facing Ryder, Dinky and any viewer is that all teens grow up. What then? On the DVD: This is a bare-bones package with a simple two-channel stereo and 16:9 anamorphic ratio transfer. That said, it looks and sounds just fine. There's only one trailer, but someone's tried with the diner-style menu at least. --Paul Tonks
Airplane! Meets Boogie Nights in this rough-edged comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone co-creators of South Park. Trey Parker stars as Joe Young a struggling Mormon actor from Utah who is trying to make his dreams come true in Hollywood. One day as he is going from door to door preaching the world of God Joe stumbles onto an adult movie set where the director Max Orbison immediately casts him in the lead role of ""Captain Orgazmo"". Unexpectedly ""Captain Orgazmo"" becomes a huge international hit breaking into mainstream markets and making millions. When Joe's fiance discovers his source of income she demands that his new career must come to an end. This enrages the money hungry Orbison who resorts to drastic action in order to convince Joe to act in the sequel. Armed with his 'orgazmerator' ray gun and his sidekick Choda Boy Captain Orgazmo has to assume his on-screen role to save the day!
Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it’s all a part of growing up in South Park. Cartman Gets an Anal Probe: When aliens arrive in South Park flaming flatulence and cattle mutilations are just part of the chaos that ensues. Volcano: An active volcano and a mysterious creature named Scuzzlebutt threaten the boy’s hunting and fishing weekend with Uncle Jimbo and Ned. Weight Gain 4000: Cartman bulks up for a TV appearance with a famous talk-show hostess while Mr. Garrison and Mr. Hat plot revenge for a childhood humiliation. Big Gay Al’s Big Gay Boat Ride: When Stan learns that his dog Sparky is gay he loses the will to play in the big homecoming football game until Big Gay Al comes to the rescue.
Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it's all a part of growing up in South Park. Chickenpox: The kids' parents arrange for them to be exposed to the chickenpox virus and the boys plot revenge. Kyle's mother plans a fishing trip for her husband and Kenny's dad. Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods: Is the planetarium the site of a diabloical plot to control the minds of South Park's citizens? Will Cartman appear on TV singing the Cheesy Poofs song? Clubhouses: The boys build rival clubhouses to impress the girls and Stan tries to come to terms with his parents' untimely divorce. Cow Days: The Wild West arrives in South Park as the 14th annual Cow Days celebration pulls into town. Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny become obsessed with a carnival game in which the prizes include Terrance and Phillip dolls. Almost broke and still empty handed the boys are forced to come up with a plan to decide which one of them must enter the bull-riding contest to win the grand prize of five thousand dollars.
The insanity that is South Park is captured in these four outrageous episodes from Series 4 - where the extraordinary and the unbelievable are just part of everyday life. Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000: Cartman is sent to juvenile hall and it takes time to get used to life on the inside. Stan Kyle and Kenny miss Cartman's biggest asset his weight in a contest with the girls. The Tooth Fairy's Tats 2000: Cartman impersonates the Tooth Fairy and the boys build a thriving bus
Join Stan Kyle Cartman and Kenny as these four animated tykes take on the supernatural the extraordinary and the insane. For them it's all a part of growing up in South Park. An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig: The boys attempt to breed an elephant with a pot-bellied pig and the town/s geneticist creatures an evil clone from Stan's DNA. Death: While their parents are out of town protesting against the kids' favourite TV shoe Terrance and Phillip Death pays a visit to South Park Pinkeye: On Halloween a mishap at the morgue transforms the residents of South Park into brain-eating zombies interfering with the school's costume and the boy's trick or treating. Tom's Rhinoplasty: Mr. Garrison deserts his class for a visit to Tom's Rhinoplasty and Wendy is afraid that substitute teacher Ms. Ellen has her eye on Stan.
The Red Badge Of Gayness: Cartman attempts to change history during the town 'Civil War Enactment' ceremony. Things soon get out of hand and events snowball to a dramatic high. Mr Hankey's Christmas Classics: Mr Hankey celebrates Christmas by introducing a selection of hilarious festive songs from Mr Mackay Cartman The Broflovski family and Mr Garrison. Are You There God? It's me Jesus: Jesus is under pressure to come up with something dramatic for the coming of the new M
Follow the adventures of Stan Marsh Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormik and Eric Cartman in series four of South Park! Do The Handicapped Go To Hell?: When Priest Maxi tells the town that they are going to Hell unless they repent the boys fear for themselves and Timmy. Meanwhile an old flame returns to Hell and makes life difficult for Satan. Probably: Satan is torn between two lovers as he tries to choose between his new boyfriend and his ex. As a last resort he finally looks to
Follow the adventures of Stan Marsh Kyle Broflovski Kenny McCormik and Eric Cartman in series four of South Park! Helen Keller The Musical: The 4th grade Thanksgiving play is in trouble and Stan Kyle Kenny and Cartman go to great lengths to make their production a hit. In the midst of all the chaos Timmy finds an unusual new friend. Fat Camp: Cartman's friends send him to fat camp to lose weight but he has other ideas. Kenny gets his own TV show by being paid to do gross
Chef Aid: After Alanis Morrisette uses a song Chef wrote years ago the boys and Chef go to the record company to sue. However with Johnny Cochran as their lawyer the record company ends up nailing Chef with a law suit. Spooky Fish: Aunt Flo has her montly visit to Mrs. Marsh and she brings Stan a pet fish which starts killing people. Unfortunately Mrs. Marsh thinks her baby boy has gone bad. Meanwhile there seems to be two Cartmans in South Park. Merry Christmas Charlie Manson: The boys take a trip with Cartman and his mother to Nebraska to celebrate the holidays with the entire Cartman clan. However things get complicated when Cartman's uncle escapes from prison and brings company with him. Gnomes: Due to rumors of Mr. Garrison's incompetent teaching the boys are forced to give current events reports in front of the School Board. Kyle Stan Cartman and Kenny are forced to work with Tweek the son of the town's coffee shop owner. Mr. Tweek decides to use the boys in order to save his small business from the evils of the large coffee titan Harbucks which has moved into town. Also everyone seems to be losing their underpants which Tweek blames on elusive creatures known as the Underpants Gnomes. Prehistoric Ice Man: While hunting for crocdiles the boys stumble upon a man frozen in time since 1996. Kyle and Stan's friendship falls into question as the boys fight over who found him.
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