Teen Titans Go! To the Movies [Blu-ray]

Overview

When Hollywood starts making blockbuster movies about all of their super-peers, the Teen Titans realize that the world doesn't consider them "real" heroes worthy of gracing the big screen. Robin (Scott Menville), Cyborg (Khary Payton), Beast Boy (Greg Cipes), Raven (Tara Strong) and Starfire (Hynden Walch) decide to prove themselves by taking on super villain Slade. Directed by Hubertus Hoffmann. Featuring the voices of Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, Stan Lee, Patton Oswalt, Wil Wheaton, Nicolas Cage, Lil Yachty and Halsey. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2018
UPC:	0883929635979
Original Release:	2018
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:24:00

Special Features

Music Videos: Lil Yachty Music Video:; 3 Sing-alongs; Featurettes: WB Lot Shenanigans; DC Super Hero Girls Short: The Late Batsby; Red Carpet Mayhem; Deleted Scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kristen Bell	Jade Wilson
Greg Cipes	Beast Boy
Scott Menville	Robin
Khary Payton	Cyborg
Tara Strong	Raven
Hynden Walch	Starfire
Eric Bauza	Aquaman, Stan Lee's Assistant
Kal-El Cage	Young Bruce Wayne,Superman
Michael Bolton	Tiger
Joey Cappabianca	Plastic Man
Greg Davies	Balloon Man
John DiMaggio	Guard, Synth Skate Voice
Halsey	Voices
Tom Kenny	Machine Voice
Jimmy Kimmel	Batman
Stan Lee	Himself
Vanessa Marshall	Vault Voice
Phil Morris	Red Carpet Announcer, Doomsday Device
Patton Oswalt	Atom
Alexander Polinsky	Control Freak
Meredith Salenger	Supergirl
Dave Stone	Challengers of the Unknown
Fred Tatasciore	Jor-El, Security Guard
James Arnold Taylor	Fake Slade Actor
Lil Yachty	Green Lantern
Wil Wheaton	Flash
Julien Haggége	Voices
Christoph Banken	Voices
Rainer Fritzsche	Voices
Katja Primel	Voices
Martin Kessler	Voices
Leraldo Anzaldua	Voices
Tilo Schmitz	Voices
Adam Nümm	Voices
Will Arnett	Slade
David Kaye	Trailer Voice, Announcer Inside Premiere
Jared Faber	Composer

Technical Credits

Aaron Horvath

Michael Jelenic

Aaron Horvath	Director,Screenwriter,Producer,Executive Producer
Peter Rida Michail	Director,Producer
Michael Jelenic	Producer,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Will Arnett	Producer
Peggy Regan	Producer
Sam Register	Executive Producer
Benjamin Melniker	Executive Producer
Michael E. Uslan	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Todd Toon	Special Effects
Charles Ritter	Sound Editor
Evan Dockter	Sound Editor
Lisa Schaffer	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Almost in response to the immense popularity of superhero movies, TV's animated Teen Titans invade the film screen to poke fun at the genre and its tropes, spawn silly catchphrases and ultimately tell a story about the heroic act of accepting yourself. The movie manages to offer something to each of the various types of fans who might find themselves in the glow of the big-screen Titans. It balances surface-level silliness, such as poop and fart jokes for young viewers, with fan-pleasing references to the show as well as general superhero canon that will make even the most critical adult fanboy crack a smile. Some blink-and-you'll-miss-'em references include nods to Young Justice, the 1978 Superman movie, Red Hood, and the Lazarus Pit, to name a few. But even casual superhero movie fans will appreciate a scene in which Stan Lee (voicing himself) hams it up by making a cameo, a usual habit in Marvel movies, before realizing that this isn't actually a Marvel movie. Another smart winking reference was casting Nicolas Cage to voice Superman - Cage famously was almost cast as the Last Son of Krypton in a scrapped live-action '90s movie. Those familiar with the shenanigans of Teen Titans Go!, itself a silly and stylized spinoff of the original and more dramatic Teen Titans series that ran on Cartoon Network from 2003-06, will be delighted with inside jokes and nods to the show, including references to Robin's booty dance and baby hands, Cyborg's waffles, Beast Boy's burritos, Starfire's love of kittens and Raven's barely contained dark side. The show's style, twisted humor, varying animation styles and use of musical numbers all successfully translate to the big screen. The added production budget and run time allows the movie to riff even more with one-off scenes, such as an elaborate Lion King-inspired dream for Robin that delights despite not advancing the plot in the slightest. And much like the show's successful use of Fall Out Boy in the four-part season four finale of Teen Titans Go!, Go! To the Movies smartly recruits the talents of ballad chanteur Michael Bolton for the winning parody song Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life. Once again, the number is an entertaining detour, accompanied by animation that looks like a Lisa Frank fever dream. In between all the catchy musical numbers is the story of team leader Robin's desire to achieve the ultimate sign of success and respect for a superhero: to get his own movie. Robin's quest for legitimacy and validation in the eyes father figure Batman, and the world at large, has been explored throughout the TV series, with this movie serving as a culmination of one of Robin's major story arcs on the show. In Go! To the Movies, superhero movies are ultimately portrayed as a distraction from the evils going on in the world and cause heroes to become more focused on themselves, their own images and seeing their name in lights. Ultimately, the Titans find victory and happiness through embracing their individuality and banding together in their weirdness. While the laughs wane in the movie's home stretch and the basic plot is telegraphed from a mile away, the movie is self-aware of its own cheesiness and manages to end on a clever note, followed by a reference to an upcoming return of the original Teen Titans iteration -- the perfect cherry on top for long-time fans. While not a monumental must-see, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is a clever, irreverent and refreshing riff on the superhero movie landscape.