PREVIEW: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

H. Jon Benjamin (Wet Hot American Summer), John Roberts (Paint It Black), Dan Mintz (film debut), Eugene Mirman (Puberty: The Movie), Kristen Schaal (Toy Story 3), Larry Murphy (Fits and Starts), Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda), Zach Galifianakis (Ron’s Gone Wrong), David Wain (Kimi), Sam Seder (Happy Accidents), Aziz Ansari (30 Minutes or Less), David Herman (Idiocracy), Gary Cole (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), Brian Huskey (A Futile and Stupid Gesture), Jenny Slate (I Want You Back), Ron Lynch (Smashed), Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Loren Bouchard (film debut), director, writer, producer; Nora Smith (film debut), writer, producer; Janelle Momary (film debut), producer; composer TBA; editor TBA

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Bob Belcher (Benjamin), the owner of fast-food restaurant Bob’s Burgers, is preparing for a busy working summer with his family, including wife Linda (Robert) and children Tina (Mintz), Gene (Mirman) and Louise (Schaal). However, when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole that blocks the entrance to the restaurant, Bob and Linda must try and find a way to keep their business afloat, while the children set out to solve a mystery that could save the day…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The beloved, award-winning animated series gets a big-screen movie that’s every bit as hilarious, irreverent and oddly touching as the show, especially when all your favourite characters are present and correct.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH MAY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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