Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Theatrical release poster by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo
Directed by	Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis
Screenplay by	Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis
Based on	Aqua Teen Hunger Force by Matt Maiellaro Dave Willis
Produced by	Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro Jay Wade Edwards
Starring	Dana Snyder Carey Means Dave Willis Matt Maiellaro C. Martin Croker Andy Merrill Mike Schatz
Edited by	Jay Wade Edwards (supervising editor) John Brestan Ned Hastings Phil Samson
Production companies	Williams Street[1] Radical Axis
Distributed by	First Look Pictures[1][2]
Release dates	April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10) (New York City) April 13, 2007 (2007-04-13) (United States)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$750,000[2]
Box office	$5.5 million[2]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (also known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters) is a 2007 American adult animated surreal black comedy film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The film was produced, written and directed by series creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis, and features the voices of Dana Snyder, Carey Means, Willis, Maiellaro, Mike Schatz, Andy Merrill, and C. Martin Croker, with Neil Peart of the Canadian rock band Rush, Bruce Campbell, Tina Fey, Fred Armisen, and Chris Kattan in cameo appearances.

The film centers around Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, better known as the Aqua Teens, as they join forces with the Plutonians and the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future to prevent a piece of exercise equipment from creating destruction, all while the Aqua Teens must puzzle together their existence and search for their creator.

During an interview at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con, Maiellaro and Snyder stated that rumors of a feature-length film based on Aqua Teen Hunger Force would be made. Maiellaro would also describe the film as "an action piece that leads into the origin story that unfolds in a very 'Aqua Teen' way." As production went on, several cameos, including Peart, Armisen and Campbell, were confirmed. On April 1, 2007, Adult Swim premiered the movie just a week before the main release; however, in honor of the block's annual April Fools' Day traditions, the film remained in a small picture-in-picture box at the bottom left corner, with no sound.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters premiered in New York City on April 10, 2007, and was released theatrically on April 13, 2007, by First Look Pictures, and grossed $5.5 million on a $750,000 budget, making it the twelfth highest-grossing R-rated animated film.^[2] The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its voice acting and humor but criticized its plot and tone. It’s the first Adult Swim series adapted into a feature film, and is the second Cartoon Network-owned property to receive a theatrical feature film adaptation—after The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)—with the difference being due to that film's box office failure, Warner Bros. decided not to distribute this film's theatrical run. Warner Home Video released the film on a two-disc DVD on August 14, 2007. The film was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the 80th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

A sequel titled Death Fighter was announced, but was ultimately scrapped in 2015. However, a second Aqua Teen Hunger Force film was officially confirmed by Adult Swim on May 12, 2021. The second film, titled Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, was released direct-to-video on November 8, 2022, and on HBO Max starting February 8, 2023.