Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 facts for kids
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| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Editing by | Robert Fisher, Jr. |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Release date(s) | September 27, 2013 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $78 million |
| Money made | $274.3 million |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 is a fun computer-animated movie from 2013. It was made by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. This film is a sequel to the popular 2009 movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
The movie was directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. Many of the original voice actors returned, including Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood and Anna Faris as Sam Sparks. New voices joined the cast, like Will Forte as Chester V and Terry Crews as Officer Earl.
In this adventure, inventor Flint Lockwood and his friends go back to the island of Chewandswallow. They need to stop Flint's amazing food-making machine, the FLDSMDFR, which is now creating living food animals called "foodimals"! The movie was released on September 27, 2013. It earned over $274 million worldwide, which was a lot more than it cost to make. Most people enjoyed the movie, even if they thought the first one was a little bit better.
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The Story of the Foodimals
Saving the World Again
After saving the world from a giant food storm, inventor Flint Lockwood and his friends are heroes! A famous inventor named Chester V, who Flint looked up to as a kid, offers to help clean up the mess on Swallow Falls. Chester hires Flint to work for his company, Live Corp.
Flint enters a competition at Live Corp, hoping for a promotion. But during his presentation, things go wrong, and he feels very embarrassed.
A New Mission Begins
Chester V then tells Flint that the FLDSMDFR, Flint's food-making machine, is still working! It's now creating amazing food-animal hybrids, or "foodimals." Chester says these foodimals are dangerous and have attacked his workers on Swallow Falls. He tells Flint he must go back to the island alone. Flint's mission is to find the FLDSMDFR and use a special USB stick to turn it off.
But Flint doesn't want to go alone. He gathers his brave friends: his girlfriend Sam Sparks, her cameraman Manny, the strong police officer Earl, Flint's pet monkey Steve, and their friend Brent McHale. Flint's dad, Tim, also insists on helping and takes them to the island in his fishing boat. When Chester V finds out Flint isn't alone, he and his assistant Barb follow them.
Exploring Swallow Falls
While Tim stays on the boat and makes friends with some living pickles, Flint and his team explore the island. It's now a wild jungle filled with foodimals! They see sushi sheep, shrimp chimpanzees, taco crocodiles, and watermelon elephants. They even meet a cute living strawberry they name "Barry."
A giant cheeseburger spider chases Flint and his friends. But then Chester V arrives and scares it away. Chester joins their mission. Sam starts to feel suspicious about Chester. He keeps saying the foodimals are dangerous, but they haven't seen any harm from them. The others start to agree with Sam. Flint is too worried about failing to listen, so Sam and the rest of the gang decide to go off on their own.
Uncovering the Truth
Sam and her friends meet the cheeseburger spider again. They realize she only attacks people wearing Live Corp gear. Manny figures out that "Live" is actually "evil" spelled backward! Just then, a Live Corp security team ambushes them and takes them captive.
Flint, Barb, and Chester finally find the FLDSMDFR. But after meeting some friendly living marshmallows that the machine created, Flint changes his mind. He doesn't want to use the kill code. Chester V gets angry and pushes Flint into a river. The marshmallows rescue Flint, and he reunites with his dad, Tim.
Chester V then uses the device, which turns out to be a hacking tool, to take control of the FLDSMDFR. Flint and Tim realize that without the FLDSMDFR, all the foodimals will disappear. Flint is surprised to learn that the foodimals see him as "Nwoo," their creator, because they watched old videos of him inventing the machine. Inspired, Flint promises to get his machine and his friends back.
The Final Showdown
Tim and the foodimals help Flint and Barry sneak into the Live Corp base. Barry helps free the captive foodimals, who then chase away the Live Corp employees. Chester V tries to trap Flint's friends in his "food bar" machine. He planned to turn all foodimals into food bars! When Barb objects to his cruel plan, Chester fires her.
Flint uses his inventions to overpower Chester and free his friends. Chester tries to escape with the FLDSMDFR, but Barb, fed up with Chester's meanness, steals it back. Chester is then eaten by the cheeseburger spider! Flint returns the FLDSMDFR to its original spot and fixes it.
Flint makes up with Sam, his friends, and Tim. Tim even lets Flint try fishing for the first time. At the end of the movie, the people of Swallow Falls move back home. They learn to live happily with the foodimals, and the FLDSMDFR continues to create them peacefully.
After the Credits
In a short scene after the credits, Barb develops a crush on Steve, Flint's monkey, and tries to ask him on a date.
Voice Cast: Who's Who?
Here are some of the talented actors who lent their voices to the characters in the movie:
- Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood: The main inventor and Sam's boyfriend. He also voices the FLDSMDFR machine.
- Bridget Hoffman as Young Flint Lockwood.
- Anna Faris as Sam Sparks: A weather intern and Flint's girlfriend.
- Will Forte as Chester V: Flint’s childhood hero and the head of Live Corp.
- Andy Samberg as "Chicken" Brent McHale: Flint’s old bully, now known for his chicken costume.
- Neil Patrick Harris as Steve: Flint's pet monkey who can talk a little bit using a special device.
- Benjamin Bratt as Manny: Sam's cameraman, who is also a former doctor, pilot, and comedian.
- Terry Crews as Earl Devereaux: The town's athletic police officer.
- Kristen Schaal as Barb: Chester V's smart orangutan assistant who wears lipstick.
- James Caan as Tim: Flint's dad who loves fishing.
- Cody Cameron as Barry the Strawberry and Dill Pickles.
- Khamani Griffin as Calvin "Cal" Devereaux: Earl's son.
- Al Roker as Patrick Patrickson: The TV news anchorman.
Video Games Based on the Movie
Several video games were made based on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2:
- A game called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 was released on September 24, 2013, for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. It was similar to games like Fruit Ninja.
- A free mobile game called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: Foodimal Frenzy was available for iOS and Android phones.
- Another free app called Foodimal Funimal was released for mobile devices on August 20, 2013.
Images for kids
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Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn, the directors of the film, at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International
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Anna Faris and Will Forte attending a food packing event at the Los Angeles Food Bank
See also
In Spanish: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 para niños
