M&M's The Movie

M&M's The Movie
Directed by	Simon Wells
Produced by	Rob Minkoff David Silverman
Screenplay by	James L. Brooks Matt Groening
Story by	Cliff Ruby
Based on	M&M's
Starring	Billy West J.K. Simmons Hank Azaria Chris Tucker Matthew McConaughey Sarah Jessica Parker Cree Summer Robb Pruitt Eric Kirchberger
Music by	Christophe Beck
Edited by	Stan Webb
Production company	Gracie Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 5, 1996 (Mann Village Theatre) November 22, 1996 (United States)
Running time	78 minutes (1:18:09)
Language	English
Country	United States
Rating	G (MPAA)
Budget	$67 million
Box office	$85.2 million

M&M's The Movie is a 1996 American computer-animated buddy comedy film produced by Gracie Films and released by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Simon Wells, and written by James L. Brooks and Matt Groening, based on M&M's shown in commercials, and stars the regular commerical cast of Billy West, J.K. Simmons, Cree Summer, Robb Pruitt and Eric Kirchberger, the film features the voices of Hank Azaria, Chris Tucker, Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker as new characters. M&M's The Movie was the second feature-length computer-animated film after Disney/Pixar's Toy Story.

M&M's The Movie premiered at the Mann Village Theatre in Los Angeles on November 5, 1996 and was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on November 22, 1996.

Voice cast

• Billy West as Red, a chocolate M&M
• J.K. Simmons as Yellow, a peanut M&M
• Hank Azaria as Mr. King, a living marshmallow who hated M&M's
• Chris Tucker as Mr. Brownie, a brownie M&M with sprinkles and he looks similar to Red
• Matthew McConaughey as Mr. Pinkie, a pink M&M
• Sarah Jessica Parker as Violet, a violet female M&M who works for Red, Yellow and Green
• Cree Summer as Green, a female M&M
• Robb Pruitt as Blue, a cool M&M
• Eric Kirchberger as Orange, a frightened M&M
• Harry Shearer as Apple
• Bruno Kirby as Bartender
• Christine Cavanaugh as Margaret
• Frank Welker and Dee Bradley Baker as Minis

Music

Main article: M&M's The Movie/Soundtrack

Marketing

Trailers

• A first theatrical trailer was released on March 27, 1996, and was attached to films such as All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, James and the Giant Peach and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
• The second theatrical trailer was released on August 1, 1996, and was attached to films such as Matilda, D3: The Mighty Ducks and Space Jam.
• TV spots for the film were released from September to December 1996.

Release

M&M's The Movie premiered at the Mann Village Theatre in Los Angeles on November 5, 1996, and was theatrically released by Universal Pictures, November 22, 1996 in the United States and Canada.

Home media

The film was released on VHS and LaserDisc on October 28, 1997. It was later released on DVD on September 14, 1999. and on Blu-ray on November 15, 2011, nearly fifteen years after its original release.