Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

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- 1 win & 18 nominations

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Steve Carell

Gru
(voice)

Pierre Coffin

The Minions
(voice)

Alan Arkin

Wild Knuckles
(voice)

Taraji P. Henson

Belle Bottom
(voice)

Michelle Yeoh

Master Chow
(voice)

Julie Andrews

Gru's Mom
(voice)

Russell Brand

Nefario
(voice)

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Clawed
(voice)

Dolph Lundgren

Svengeance
(voice)

Danny Trejo

Stronghold
(voice)

Lucy Lawless

Nun-Chuck
(voice)

Jimmy O. Yang

Henchman 1
(voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson

Henchman 2
(voice)

John DiMaggio

Henchman 3
(voice)

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Biker
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Michael Beattie

VNC Announcer
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Will Arnett

Mr. Perkins
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Steve Coogan

Silas Ramsbottom
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Trivia
The original soundtrack contains cover versions of 1970's hits, while in the movie, contains the actual versions by their respective artists. For example, "Goodbye to Love" is performed by Phoebe Bridgers on the soundtrack, while in the movie, it is performed by The Carpenters.

Goofs
In the Bank of Evil, Vector's father shows us the same photo that was on his desk in Despicable Me (2010). This would put Vector's age at least the same as Gru's. In the first film, young Gru watches the moon landing. In this film he's supposed to be 11 years old. Set in 1976, that would make young Gru 4 years old in 1969.

Quotes
Gru: [to Otto] Did you just trade my future for a PET ROCK?

Crazy credits
In a mid-credits scene, Gru hires Dr. Nefario in gratitude for an invention of his that helped him steal the stone. Nefario originally declines but decides to join him after he and the Minions beg, giving them a ride on a jet, similar to the one Gru would ride in the future.

Alternate versions
Chinese version adds an addendum which states that Wild Knuckles was caught by the police.

Connections
Edited from The Boss Baby (2017)

Soundtracks
Shining Star
Written by Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn (as Lorenzo Dunn), Maurice White
Performed by Brittany Howard feat. Verdine White
Brittany Howard appears courtesy of ATO Records

Good for a few laughs, but don't expect the originals

'Minions: The Rise of Gru' follows 11 3/4 year old Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell) trying to make a name for himself and join the ranks of an elite villians group, the Vicious 6. With humble beginnings as a troublemaker in his mother's basement, the minions (voiced by Pierre Coffin) are determined to help him succeed in his mission.

The film is a sort of origin story for Gru, despite having elusions to his childhood in the 1st and 3rd movies. The wacky and wonderful minions carry the film, but sadly, the plot seems haphazard. The henchmen, Jean-Clawed (voice by Jean-Claude Van Damme), Svengeance (voiced by Dolph Lundgren), and Stronghold (voiced by Danny Trejo) all seem to be second-string compared to Belle Bottom (voiced by Taraji P. Henson) and Wild Knuckles (voiced by Alan Arkin). The animation is fairly standard of the earlier movies, the flow is solid, and the film's ending kind of makes sense, but the plot in general is a bit of a hodgepodge.

Worth a watch with the kids.