Mmmm… Movie! The Simpsons Movie

Business Wire, Sept 25, 2007

Hold on to Your Donuts... America's Favorite Family's Big Screen Debut Arrives Worldwide on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc This December from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Special Features Include Audio Commentaries, Deleted Scenes, Promotional Spots and Much More!

"Two Thumbs Up" -- EBERT & ROEPER

"Hurray For Homer. Long May He Rave" -- WALL STREET JOURNAL.COM

CENTURY CITY, Calif. -- It takes a feature-length film to fully capture Homer Simpson's stupidity and The Simpsons Movie does it! One of the top grossing films of all time, The Simpsons Movie has generated more than $500 million globally and will be available worldwide on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Internationally on December 3 and in North America on December 18 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

"One of the best movies of the year" (Washington Post), The Simpsons Movie stars Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden and Tress MacNeille. Additionally, The Simpsons Movie also features the guest voice talents of Oscar nominee Albert Brooks, rock band Green Day and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks.

In the long anticipated film Time Magazine said was "well worth waiting for," The Simpsons Movie finds the fate of Springfield - the suburban setting that has been home to "The Simpsons" clan for more than 18 years - hanging in the balance when Homer and his new pet pig inadvertently cause a major ecological disaster in their hometown. Forced to flee, it is up to the paunchy patriarch to save his family, the Springfield community and possibly... the world.

The Simpsons Movie was produced by the series' executive producer James L. Brooks, series creator Matt Groening, current show runner Al Jean, Mike Scully and Richard Sakai. "The Simpsons" series' veterans Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti joined Brooks, Groening, Jean and Scully to write the eagerly anticipated script, and David Silverman (Monsters Inc.) directed.

The Simpsons Movie DVD is loaded with bonus features including commentaries with "Simpsons" writers/producers, actors and directors, numerous deleted scenes and promotional spots including The Simpsons Judge American Idol and Homer's Monologue On The Tonight Show. The Simpsons Movie single disc DVD will be available at a suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.48 Canada. Fans can also see The Simpsons like never before when The Simpsons Movie is released day-and-date in high-def format on Blu-Ray Disc (BD) priced at $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada.

North America Marketing Support:

TCFHE will support the The Simpsons Movie DVD release with a massive multi-million dollar marketing, promotions and media campaign targeting the key demographics of adults 18-49, with a focus on males 13-34, via pre-street awareness that will extend through the Q4 holiday season. In addition to innovative in-store promotional support, a majority of the media spend will go toward national television and online outlets. The release will also be supported by an extensive publicity campaign targeting men, women, teens and families via broadcast and print feature placements and news generating stunts and events.

International Releases:

Complete title configurations, marketing support and exact release dates will be announced by individual territories.

The Simpsons Movie DVD Specifics:

The Simpsons Movie DVD is presented in North America in widescreen format, featuring English Dolby Surround 5.1 sound, Spanish and French Dolby Surround and English and Spanish subtitles.

Worldwide special features include:

-- Commentary by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike
   Scully, David Silverman, Dan Castellaneta, and joined by Yeardley
   Smith

-- Directors Commentary by David Silverman, Mike B. Anderson, Steven
   Dean Moore and Rich Moore

-- Deleted scenes
    -- Russ Cargill - "Levels"
    -- Springfield News
    -- DMV
    -- Sausage Truck
    -- Emperor Moe
    -- Alternate Ending

-- Special Stuff
    -- Homer's Monologue On The Tonight Show
    -- The Simpsons Judge American Idol
    -- Homer Introduces American Idol
    -- Let's All Go To The Lobby
    -- Alternate Character Designs by the Directors and Matt Groening

Blu-Ray Disc Specs:

The Simpsons Movie BD release will be authored in BD-Java with AVC (MPEG 4 compression) on a dual-layer 50 GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio plus English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital sound. The disc will feature all of the above special features in high-def.

A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets - from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.