The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob's Burgers Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Loren Bouchard Bernard Derriman
Screenplay by	Loren Bouchard Nora Smith
Based on	Bob's Burgers by Loren Bouchard
Produced by	Janelle Momary-Neely Loren Bouchard Nora Smith
Starring	H. Jon Benjamin Dan Mintz Eugene Mirman Larry Murphy John Roberts Kristen Schaal David Wain Zach Galifianakis Kevin Kline
Edited by	Kris Fitzgerald
Music by	Loren Bouchard Patrick & Tim Dacey Elegant Too John Dylan Keith Brent Knopf
Production company	20th Century Animation 20th Century Family Bento Box Entertainment Wilo Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release date	May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) (El Capitan Theatre) May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) (United States)
Running time	102 minutes
Language	English
Country	United States
Box office	$1.5 million

The Bob's Burgers Movie is a 2022 American animated musical comedy film based on the animated television series Bob's Burgers created by Loren Bouchard, who co-wrote, produced, and directed in his feature directorial debut with Bernard Derriman. The original voice cast from the series reprises their roles including H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, David Wain, Zach Galifianakis, and Kevin Kline. The plot follows Bob and his family as they struggle to pay their loan after a sinkhole opens in front of their restaurant and affects business.

The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 17, 2022 and was theatrically released by 20th Century Studios in the United States on May 27, 2022, following previous delays of almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

One week before summer vacation, the Belchers are all preparing for things to change. Bob and Linda try desperately to convince the bank to extend their loan by offering a burger, but the bank turns them down and gives them one week to drum up the money to keep their business afloat. Tina wants to ask Jimmy Jr. to be her boyfriend, but is afraid; not of getting rejected, but him saying yes as his real self might clash with her fantasy. Gene creates an instrument from an empty napkin holder, rubber bands and plastic spoons that he wants to use for his band, but is told that it sounds weird and Louise refuses to perform a stunt at school as she was afraid of losing her hat, which she believes makes her brave; resulting in Chloe Barbash calling her a baby (“Sunny Side-Up Summer”).

One day, a sewage pipe explodes causing a giant sinkhole to form in front of Bob's Burgers' entrance. Their landlord, Calvin Fischoeder, allows to withhold rent money from them so that they can pay the bank. Despite trying to keep the restaurant open, nobody comes, with the exception of Teddy, and Bob fears losing his restaurant with Linda trying to cheer him up. Louise explains to her toys that the reason why she is anxious about losing her hat is because Bob and Linda made it especially for her so that she would not be nervous on her first day at pre-school. After hearing Bob's worries, she decides to go down into the pit with Tina and Gene watching. Standing at the top of the sinkhole, Louise is unsure if she should go through with her plan or not. However, when she accidentally slips and falls to the bottom, she discovers a skeleton whose teeth fall into her mouth.

The skeleton belongs to Cotton Candy Dan, a carny who was shot in the chest and somehow buried underneath the street. While the Belchers first believe that this will somehow resolve the issue with the pit, Mr. Fischoeder is indicted as the murderer and arrested. Louise believes that he is innocent and convinces Tina and Gene to skip school with her to find the real murderer starting by looking for their friend Mickey who has become a carny. They locate him to a trailer town of carny folk who refuse to tell the children anything (“Lucky Ducks”). A large intimidating carny reveals that six years ago, Dan was with Mr. Fischoeder and his brother Felix the night he was murdered. Believing that Felix is the murderer and is trying to set up his brother, they meet with Sgt. Bosco who informs them that they found a cufflink that resembles a banana with a graduation cap on.

Meanwhile, Bob is struggling to keep the business afloat when Teddy arrives with a Bob's Burgers cart so that they can sell burgers on the street; an idea that excites Linda so much she takes Gene's burger suit, adds a bikini to it and starts wearing it. Due to the fact that they do not have a license to sell on the street, they hastily hide out in the wharf where they begin to get customers. The Belcher children break into Felix's lavish treehouse to find his missing cufflink, only to overhear that he has gotten back together with Fanny and plans to flee the country with her. The kids follow him to the wharf where Bob, Linda and Teddy accidentally anger the carnies when they knock over a shrine dedicated to Dan.

The kids discover a secret clubhouse underneath the Mole Hill ride and find Calvin and Felix, the former of whom was released on bail due to lack of evidence. They attempt to inform Calvin of Felix's treachery when their cousin and lawyer Grover arrives to help settle their affairs. At this point, Louise notices a photo on the wall in which Grover can be seen with a banana shaped cuff link, and that’s when she realises that he was the murderer. Upon realising that he has been found out, he holds everyone at gunpoint with a crossbow. Bob and Linda also arrive, having found the kids' bikes, and also get held up. Grover reveals that he was tired of being looked down upon and hoped that Dan's death would force the wharf to shut down and he could build a mega park ("Not That Evil"). However, no one found the body and he was stuck with his cousins until the Belchers inadvertently found it. He plans to continue framing Felix and Calvin and set the wharf on fire.

The Belchers manage to escape in a go kart underneath the pier with Grover in pursuit and end up back at the restaurant, only for Grover to shove them into the pit and bury them. Louise blames herself for the predicament when Bob and Linda reveal the true origin of her hat. It was based on Bob's mother's knit hat she used to wear and Linda fashioned it for her after her first day at school; telling her that she was always brave. Linda is about to give up, but Bob finally gets the gumption to escape the pit by having the kart break the pipe again and launching them out where Teddy is waiting for them. They call the police as they rush to stop the wharf from getting set on fire and they succeed. Calvin and Felix are rescued from drowning and Sgt. Bosco arrives to arrest Grover who was in the middle of solidifying his alibi.

One week later, Gene is performing with his band at the wharf. Bob and Linda are able to pay off the bank thanks to Calvin, Tina manages to not only admit her feelings to Jimmy Jr., but also kiss him, which he reciprocates, and Louise performs the stunt at school and drops her hat, no longer afraid to do so, though her head is still not shown. After Gene's performance, it is revealed that the audience attendance was small.

In a post-credits scene, Tina is seen in her fantasy, horseback riding with Jimmy Jr. and a trio of zombies.

Voice cast

Main article: List of Bob's Burgers characters

(Top row first and then bottom row): The voice cast includes H. Jon Benjamin (Bob), Dan Mintz (Tina), Eugene Mirman (Gene), Larry Murphy (Teddy), John Roberts (Linda), and Kristen Schaal (Louise).

• H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher
  • Benjamin also voices Jimmy Junior, Ms. LaBonz, and Kuchi Kopi
• Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher
• Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher
• Larry Murphy as Teddy
• John Roberts as Linda Belcher
  • Roberts also voices Jocelyn
• Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher
• Zach Galifianakis as Felix Fischoeder
• Kevin Kline as Calvin Fischoeder
• David Wain as Grover Fischoeder
• Gary Cole as Sgt. Bosco
• John Q. Kubin as Mickey (replacing both Bill Hader and Loren Bouchard from the series)
• Sam Seder as Hugo
• David Herman as Mr. Frond
• Stephanie Beatriz as Chloe Barbash
• Aziz Ansari as Darryl
• Brian Huskey as Regular-Sized Rudy
• Jenny Slate as Tammy
• Ron Lynch as Ron
• Paul Rudd as Jericho
• Robert Ben Garant as Critter
• Laura and Sarah Silverman and Andy and Ollie
• Andy Kindler as Mort
• Nicole Byer as Olsen Benner (replacing Pamela Adlon from the series)
• Jordan Peele as Fanny

Additionally, Paul F. Tompkins and Nick Kroll voice carnies living in a trailer town. The characters Jimmy Pesto and Trev appear but have no lines, since Pesto's original voice actor, Jay Johnston, was fired for having participated in the 2021 United States Capitol attack.

Production

Development

From left to right: Co-director and co-writer Loren Bouchard, co-director Bernard Derriman, and co-writer Nora Smith

On October 4, 2017, 20th Century Fox announced that a film adaptation based on the Fox animated series Bob's Burgers was in development, and it was scheduled to be released on July 17, 2020. On October 30, 2017, a newly created 20th Century Fox division, Fox Family, was created to oversee feature film adaptation of its TV shows. This included taking Bob's Burgers over from 20th Century Fox Animation.

Series creator Loren Bouchard had said the film would "scratch every itch the fans of the show have ever had", while also appealing to new audiences. On July 18, 2018, Bouchard said that the script was submitted and accepted by the studios. The film is a musical comedy. On September 24, 2020, star H. Jon Benjamin confirmed that work on the film was being done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also revealing that recording for the film has already begun, with the cast reprising their roles from the television series.

Animation

Animation services were provided by Tonic DNA, Lighthouse Studios, Bento Box Entertainment, Golden Wolf, and Mercury Filmworks. The production team wanted the film to be done througth hand-drawn animation because they wanted the visuals to remain similar to the series. The larger budget, time, and animators available to the filmmakers allowed the animation to be more detailed than in the original series, such as adding more light, texture, and shadows into several shots. This film would be the final animation work for both Tuck Tucker and Dale Baer before their deaths on December 22, 2020 and January 15, 2021 respectively. Tucker served as a storyboard revisionist, while Baer provided animation for the film.

Music

Songs for the film were written by Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith while the original score was conducted, orchestrated and arranged by Tim Davies. The soundtrack album was released on May 27, 2022 and includes three of the four songs featured in the film (the third song is excluded because of its spoilery nature).

Soundtrack

Section Header
Producer	Loren Bouchard

The Bob's Burgers Movie (A Major Motion Burger Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
Length	36:54
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	Loren Bouchard

Sunny Side Up Summer

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunny Side Up Summer"	Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith	Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal	3:57
2.	"Lucky Ducks"	Bouchard, Smith	Mintz, Mirman, Benjamin, John Q. Kubin, Schaal, Larry Murphy, Paul F. Tompkins	2:20
3.	"The Itty Bitty Ditty Committee/My Burger Buns"	Bouchard, Smith	Mintz, Mirman, Benjamin, Roberts, Schaal, Murphy	3:01
4.	"Opening, Six Years Ago"	John Dylan Keith, Bouchard		1:04
5.	"No One Came in Today"	Bouchard		1:03
6.	"The Ride"	Carmine Coppola, Shirley Walker		0:55
7.	"Emergency Kid Meeting"	Elegant Too		0:31
8.	"Try to Look Like Alley Trash"	Bouchard		1:15
9.	"Treehouse Go"	Keith, Patrick Dacey		0:59
10.	"He's Here"	Keith		1:27
11.	"Tina, You Go First"	Keith, P. Dacey		1:30
12.	"What's Felix Doing?"	Elegant Too		0:59
13.	"Left at the Clown Head"	Brent Knopf, Tim Dacey		0:44
14.	"Brave Little Cart"	Knopf		0:31
15.	"Go Burger People Go"	T. Dacey		2:09
16.	"Would It Be Faster to Get Out and Walk?"	Elegant Too, Bouchard		3:29
17.	"These Friggin' Ears"	Bouchard, T. Dacey		1:35
18.	"The Mole Hill"	Elegant Too, Keith, T. Dacey		4:13
19.	"Sunny Side Up" (Instrumental)	Bouchard		3:06
20.	"Lucky Ducks" (Instrumental)	Bouchard		2:00
Total length:				36:54

Release

The Bob's Burgers Movie premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 17, 2022 and was theatrically released in the United States on May 27, 2022. It was initially scheduled to be released in theaters on July 17, 2020. The film was then briefly pulled from the schedule due to an error in listings. In announcing revised released dates of various films due to the global health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, Disney announced that the film's release had been pushed back to April 9, 2021. On January 22, 2021, the film was completely removed from the release schedule. Bouchard explained that despite the film still being in production, a new release date announcement was not imminent and would not come until audiences felt completely safe coming back to theaters. On September 10, 2021, it was officially set for a Memorial Day weekend release date of May 27, 2022.

Reception

Box office

In the United States, The Bob's Burgers Movie was released alongside Top Gun: Maverick, and is projected to gross $10–15 million from 3,400 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $1.5 million from Thursday night previews.

Critical response

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 100 critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7.1/10. On the website, the critics' consensus reads, "The Bob's Burgers Movie offers all the heart, humor, and clever callbacks that fans of the show will be looking for while remaining an entertaining entry point for the unconverted." Using a weighted average calculator, Metacritic assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

External links

• Official website
• The Bob's Burgers Movie at IMDb

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