Bart Goes Full Frontal for New 'Simpsons Movie'
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, RumorMonger, NSFW
I've been hearing rumblings about this around the internets and in magazines for the past few weeks. Matt Groening told Entertainment Weekly in this week's Summer Movie Preview: "You'll see anatomy that you may not want to see." I thought it was a joke. Friends, it is not a joke. I don't really know how else to say it: Bart Simpson's yellow genitalia will be on display for all to see in the upcoming Simpsons movie. Newsweek reports: "It happens early in The Simpsons Movie, when the animated 10-year-old takes a dare from his goofball father, Homer, to skateboard naked through the streets of Springfield. Hidden by plants and picket fences, he whizzes along, past kids, down hills, through traffic lights, until, in one shocking moment, little Bart flashes his little part to the entire world. Which may make this the first Hollywood film to show that kind of skin and to escape an R rating." Wow. Really? Just ... just give me a minute here.
For years, Donald Duck walked around without pants, and we said nothing! Now look what it's led to! Bart Simpson's dong? Is nothing sacred? What's next? Live footage of Garfield being neutered? Betty Boop getting bopped? Peppermint Patty finally exploring that long-suppressed lesbianism? Maybe the writers of the film feel like in order to compete with the more outrageous humor of the Family Guys and South Parks, they've got to up the ante. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt here, I'm sure they'll make the reveal funny. Still ... really? Poor Bart's 10 years old -- there's no way he could have legally consented to these images being released! Both the Newsweek and the Entertainment Weekly articles are good reads for Simpsons fans, be sure to check them out. I feel the show's been off for a while, but there was a run of about ten years where nothing was funnier. The movie opens on July 27th, and I really can't wait to see the thing. The movie I mean, not ... the thing.
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4-23-2007 @ 8:46PM
Aaron Walker said...
Not to be a prude, but as a parent who already has mixed feelings about letting my child watch the Simpsons (read usually NOT), why would I want to see this or allow my child to?
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4-23-2007 @ 8:55PM
dave said...
because it is the masterpiece cartoon known as the simpsons they can do whatever they want and i guarantee out of all the movies this year it makes the most money
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4-23-2007 @ 9:10PM
Richard von Busack said...
It's a hoax. It's got to be. Besides, it's a little late to worry about nudity. Bart has done more keister shots than Isabelle Huppert. Remember the infamous "Krakow"joke during Bart's moment of incarnating Mozart? My child still shudders every time he hears "Don Giovanni."
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4-24-2007 @ 11:59AM
pete said...
i think they are just roking the boat. will it happen maybe, but more than likely not. also this cartoon is actually writen for adults kids like it because its a cartoon thats on at 8pm and has some funny visual gags. i remember watching this show for years growing up and they where pretty funny, now i watch the reruns and remember watching those shows as a younger me but now i get all types of jokes that just flew over my head as a kid. cant wait to see it
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4-24-2007 @ 5:44PM
Kevin said...
Damnit! I've avoided nearly everything posted about this movie because I wanted to walk into fresh, now I read one little blurb on it and you guys have already ruined part of the movie for me. Thanks a lot. Heres hoping that this is just a ruse to hype up the movie some.
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5-01-2007 @ 12:35AM
ericallen said...
Me and my Girlfriend were looking forward to seeing this movie with our nieces and nephews, but now I don't think it would be appropriate
this will be the downfall of The Simpsons for sure
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5-01-2007 @ 8:31AM
Tara Piergies said...
You have got to be kidding me... So what if we see a little human CARTOON anatomy. With all the gore and violence on cable TV, the worry that seeing Bart naked in a funny way will somehow corrupt/scar pg-13 viewers is ridiculous. These viewers have seen this anatomy before... and I don't understand why so many people think this "crosses the line". Personally, I would let my children of 10, 12, and 14 watch this movie.
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7-05-2007 @ 1:27PM
Justin said...
I agree with Tara Piergies. Whats the big deal anyways. It's just CARTOON anatomy. Those who make a big deal out of are making it bad. No one would give it a second thought if there wern't so many people opposed. We see a whole lot worse on day-time tv. It's PG-13 for a reason. Parents who don't want their kids to see it shouldn't take them then. and what 13 yr old hasn't seen it before anyways. I think the movie will be hilarious, and one brief moment of cartoon anatomy isn't going to ruin it. I remember seeing a 3yr old in the hostel movie. Now that should be a crime. The Simpsons are an american classic and point is, if you don't like it ... Don't go!
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7-06-2007 @ 4:50PM
Matt said...
Anybody that is afraid of cartoon junk affecting their kids, shouldn't have kids in the first place because they are fucking retarded!
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