Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Pete Michels
Peter Shin

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (creator)
Seth MacFarlane (developer) ...

Release Date:

27 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

All new, Outrageous, Uncensored!

Plot:

The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.

Plot Keywords:

Near Death Experience | Sex Change | Actor Playing Himself | Altering Future | Incest Overtones

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Stewie Griffin / Peter Griffin / Brian Griffin / Glen Quagmire / Tom Tucker / Stuart 'Stu' Griffin / Bugs Bunny / Kool-Aid Guy / Additional Voices (voice)
Alex Borstein	...	Lois Griffin / Tricia Takanawa / Vanessa / Condoleezza Rice / Additional Voices (voice)
Seth Green	...	Chris Griffin / Additional Voices (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Meg Griffin / Additional Voices (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Diane Simmons (voice)
Drew Barrymore	...	Herself (voice)
Noel Blanc	...	Elmer Fudd / Additional Voices (voice)
John G. Brennan	...	Horace / Additional Voices (voice) (as Johnny Brennan)
Mike Henry	...	Cleveland Brown / Herbert (voice)
Gary Janetti	...	(voice)
Don LaFontaine	...	FOX Announcer (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Ollie Williams / Additional Voices (voice)
Ron Livingston	...	Clerk (voice)
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Katie Couric / Baby-Expecting Woman (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Ray Charles / Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Family Guy: The Movie (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Canada:G (Québec) | USA:TV-14 (cut version) | USA:Not Rated

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The entire sequence where Stewie attempts to beat the Griffins to the pool was originally meant to be in the season three episode, "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?", but it was cut after the animatic stage. Three years later, they reused it in this feature.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Stewie runs into Quagmire's room in the motel, Quagmire is tied to the bed and his hair style is different (the style it is when Peter meets him as a sailor in the TV show). This is mentioned on the commentary.

Quotes:

Stewie Griffin: [looking at Rupert, whose leg has been sewn back on] I say, what happened to his leg? Oh wait, now I remember.
[flashback to Brian and Stewie at the kitchen table]
Brian Griffin: You are really gonna sit there with a straight face and tell me a flat tax doesn't favor the wealthy.
Stewie Griffin: Not one bit. And it saves millions of man hours that the complexity of the current tax code wastes, which you would realize if you weren't retarded.
[Brian takes Rupert, cuts off his leg, and eats it]
Stewie Griffin: Hey, give him back - stop that - what are you doing? Give me back his leg!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Bullitt (1968)

Soundtrack:

East Bound And Down

hilarious

I recently saw this and I must confess it was awesome. There is heavy Stewie content, and Lois is funnier than I have ever seen; the intro. alone had me on the floor. The funniest episodes ever of family guy have been based on interactions between Brian and Stewie, which MacFarlane delivers. The movie is comparable to a few episodes of the show strung together, but will be enjoyed whether you're a fan or not. To top it off, the "cameos" of well known characters adds an ambiance that Family Guy aficionados will love (much like the first episode of the 2005 season). Although I'm a long time fan of the show, I am usually very pessimistic. However, the only criticism I can conjure up is that I wanted more when the movie ended.