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The Chubbchubbs!

  • 2002
  • G
  • 6m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.3K
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The Chubbchubbs! (2002)
Computer AnimationSlapstickAnimationComedyFamilyFantasySci-FiShort

A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.

  • Director
    • Eric Armstrong
  • Writer
    • Jeff Wolverton
  • Stars
    • Brad Simonsen
    • Mortonette Jenkins
    • Jeff Wolverton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    4.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Armstrong
    • Writer
      • Jeff Wolverton
    • Stars
      • Brad Simonsen
      • Mortonette Jenkins
      • Jeff Wolverton
    • 25User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Brad Simonsen
    • Meeper
    • (voice)
    • (as Bradford Simonsen)
    Mortonette Jenkins
    • Singing Diva
    • (voice)
    Jeff Wolverton
    Jeff Wolverton
    • ChubbChubbs
    • (voice)
    Peter Lurie
    Peter Lurie
    • Zyzaks
    • (voice)
    Rick Zieff
    Rick Zieff
    • Bouncer
    • (voice)
    Dustin Adair
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Eric Armstrong
    Eric Armstrong
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Yakov Baytler
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Mary Biondo
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Sumit Das
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Layne Friedman
    Layne Friedman
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Robert Gordon
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    • (as Bob Gordon)
    Franco Pietrantonio
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Rick Richards
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Chance Thomas
    Chance Thomas
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Sully Jacome-Wilkes
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    Julie Zackary
    • Glorf
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Eric Armstrong
    • Writer
      • Jeff Wolverton
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Contains many references to sci-fi movies:
      • Gort the robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) can be seen holding an oil can.
      • One of the aliens has a Princess Leia "cinnamon buns" hairdo.
      • An alien from Alien (1979) is drinking at the bar.
      • Darth Vader is arm-wrestling Yoda.
      • The two dancing robots are Robbie from Forbidden Planet (1956) and the Robot from Lost in Space (1965).
      • The alien who warns Meeper about the ChubbChubbs is Jar Jar Binks.
      • One of the escaping spaceships is a Martian War Machine from The War of the Worlds (1953).
      • An escaping alien is riding a bicycle with E.T. in the basket. John Williams E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) score is also referenced.
    • Goofs
      After Meeper gets thrown out of the inn for the second time, we can hear a distinctive sound of the door being locked. However, a minute later, when Meeper gets inside again through the roof, a messenger comes in opening the door from the outside without any problems.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Meeper: Excuse me. Coming through.

    • Crazy credits
      No Aliens were harmed in the making of this film
    • Connections
      Featured in The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Respect
      Written by Otis Redding
      Performed by Mortonette Jenkins
      And spelled very poorly by Brad Simonsen (as Brad Simonsen)
      Produced by Chance Thomas/HUGEsound.com
      Published by Irving Music, Inc.
      Courtesy of ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.
      By Arrangement with WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS

    User reviews25

    Featured review
    8/10

    the bad part is you have to rent Men in Black 2 to see it

    This 5 minute, 41 second computer-animated short can be found on the second disc of the 2-DVD special edition of "Men in Black 2". And at such a short running time manages to be much more enjoyable then the main feature. The cartoon deals with an alien janitor named Mupps, and his dreams of singing in the intergalactic bar that he works at. A bar inhabited by a great many recognizable patrons. When he find out the Chubbchubbs are coming, he tries to warn everyone with comical consequences. I won't give away any more except to say this cute short deserved the two awards that it won from the Academy.

    My Grade: B+
    • movieman_kev
    • Aug 22, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Chubb Chubbs!
    • Production companies
      • Sony Pictures Animation
      • Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
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    • Runtime
      6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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