Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Movie Trailer
MPAA Rating: PG, for brief mild languageGenre: Animated/Comedy
Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr. T
Studio: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation
Director: Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Release Date: September 18, 2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Official Synopsis
In 2009, Columbia Pictures' and Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
Bill Hader, star of “Saturday Night Live” and Night of the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, will voice Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Anna Faris, who recently turned heads as the star of the comedy hit The House Bunny, takes on the role of Sam Sparks, a weathergirl covering the phenomenon who hides her intelligence behind a perky exterior. James Caan plays Tim Lockwood, Flint's technophobic father. Andy Samberg plays Brent, the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Bruce Campbell plays Mayor Shelbourne, who figures out that Flint's invention can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the map and Mr. T plays the by-the-rules town cop Earl Devereaux.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Fun for Families
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is based on the classic children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. The 32 page book is aimed at kids about ages 4-8. One of the most poignant elements of the story is that it illustrates how a little event in daily life can spark an imaginative story. Many writers, adults and children included, find that objects lying around or events from the present day or the past can spark an idea for a story, and who knows where such a story can go? The possibilities are endless. In Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Grandpa uses a silly thing that happened at breakfast as a springboard for an imaginative bedtime tale, reminding all of us that opportunities for creativity are all around us in even the most common of places.
- To use themes from the book or movie to get your kids' creative juices flowing, check out these Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs craft and activity ideas from our guide to family crafts.
- Movies based on books also offer a great opportunity to inspire kids to read. Watch the movie and read the book (or vice versa) and then compare and contrast the two. Talk to your kids about the similarities and differences, and ask them to tell you about their favorite or least favorite parts. To find out more about the book, see the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs book review by Elizabeth Kennedy, About.com's Children's Books Guide. A review of the movie is coming soon!
