“The sense of humor and the tone of the book was a huge inspiration,” he continued. Lord added, “In the illustrations at least, there’s this kind of undertone, ‘Look how excessive all this crazy consumption is, look how silly it is.’ And then, once we started getting into the story, it became a lot about what it’s like to be a creative outsider in this small town, embracing your inner geek and believing in yourself. We were like, ‘This is a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, but silly on purpose.'” “We looked at it and saw pickles smashing into buildings and pancakes on the schools. “The book was a big influence on our comic sensibilities,” Miller said. “We just commandeered the meeting.”Ībout seven years later, their delightful movie has finally reached the moviegoing public, opening to some of the year’s best reviews, including MOVIEGUIDE®.Ĭlearly, these two young men had a strong vision of what this movie should be, and have carried it out in magnificent fashion. “We forced them to let us make it,” Miller said with a slight chuckle. Thus, when Sony approached them about doing some movies with them, they jumped at the chance to do the movie version of the book when they heard that Sony had the property rights. (Oct.) FYI: Food drive event kits are available from the publisher.Dartmouth grads Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have long wanted to do a movie version of their favorite book as a child, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS. This return visit is a feast for the eyes and ears. The dream-like quality ties this sequel neatly to the first book, while the broad hints that Grandpa (just in from his trip, toting colossal chocolate chip cookies as souvenirs) knows a thing or two about Chewandswallow add a delicious whiff of mystery. If the story's social consciousness seems a bit contrived (""Even with poverty and drought there's always food for everyone!""), the sheer zaniness of the concept (e.g., fried egg lilypads, birds in nests of shredded wheat, an airstrip made of bacon) makes this exuberant tall tale as much of a delight as the original.
Ron Barrett's witty cross-hatched pen-and-ink illustrations have a quirky retro flavor (enhanced by Judi Barrett's tonal colorings) he joins in the fun with such visual puns as the marquee on the local movie theater (featuring Breakfast at Tiffany's and Babette's Feast). Spaghetti and meatballs I think!""), but the citizens who fled in the first book have returned to create the Falling Food Company (""Large Food for Large and Small Countries, Free"").
Unusual weather patterns still bring showers of super-sized food to the island (""we can see dinner approaching from the west. This time, a postcard from their grandfather's peculiar vacation spot sparks Kate's dream about the oddly familiar town of Chewandswallow. Nearly 20 years after the publication of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs comes this droll sequel starring Kate and her brother Henry.
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