SPHE Press Release: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (DVD)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“A perfect storm of humor, heart and hot dogs.” - Michelle Tan, People Magazine

“It may be the funniest animated film of the year.” - Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

From the Academy Award^® Nominated Studio Behind Open Season

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

The $120MM Box Office Hit From Sony Pictures Animation

Arrives Stuffed With Savory Bonus Features Including Hilarious Deleted Scenes, Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes, Interactive Games, A Blu-ray Exclusive “Food Splat!” Feature

Featuring the Voice Talents of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Mr.T,  and Neil Patrick Harris.

Available on DVD, Blu-ray^™ High-Def and PSP January 5


 

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (November 8, 2009) – Sony Pictures Animation’s smash hit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs serves up a hilarious, mouth-watering food storm of epic portions on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, 2-Disc super-size DVD, 1-Disc DVD, and PSP January 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  Based on the beloved bestselling children’s book, the CG  animated film features the all-star voice talents of Bill Hader (Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian), Anna Faris (House Bunny, Scary Movie franchise), James Caan (Get Smart, TV’s “Las Vegas”), Andy Samberg (TV’s “SNL”), Mr. T (Rocky 3, TV’s “The A-Team”), and Neil Patrick Harris (TV’s “How I Met Your Mother”) in the story of Flint, an outcast inventor who creates a machine that rains down food on his hungry town.

The 1-Disc DVD includes both widescreen and full-frame presentations of the feature, plus director’s commentary with actor Bill Hader. The 2-Disc super-size DVD includes everything from the single disc, plus a second disc loaded with scrumptious bonus materials including the behind-the-scenes featurettes “How Food Falls: The Making of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” and “Voice Off,” a look at the voice cast and characters. Also included are a hilarious selection of deleted scenes with an introduction by the visual effects supervisor, a music video and interactive sing-a-long for “Raining Sunshine” performed by Miranda Cosgrove (TV’s “iCarly”)   and an exciting “Food Fight” game, where players can help Flint battle against rogue food by navigating his spaceship and avoiding hits from flying pizzas and gummy bears.

The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack includes all features from the 2-Disc DVD collection, plus a Blu-ray enhanced version of the “Food Fight” game, a DVD copy of the film and a unique “Splat Mode!” feature which allows viewers to throw food at the screen while they watch the film. 

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs will be available on Blu-ray for $39.95 SRP, on 2-Disc super-size DVD for $34.95 SRP, on 1-Disc DVD for $28.96 SRP, and on UMD for PSP for $24.94 SRP.

In addition, children and their parents will be able to go deeper into the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs experience by beginning their journey at www.sonywonder.com.  Once there, they will have an opportunity to receive exciting special offers from Sony sister divisions including Sony Music, Free Realms, Sony Electronics, Little Big Planet and more!

Synopsis:

When Flint Lockwood's (Bill Hader) latest contraption accidentally destroys the town square and rockets up into the clouds, he thinks his inventing career is over. Then, something amazing happens as delicious cheeseburgers start raining from the sky. His machine actually works! But when people greedily ask for more and more food, the machine starts to run amok, unleashing spaghetti tornadoes and giant meatballs that threaten the world! Now it's up to Flint with the help of weather girl Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) and Steve, his talking monkey assistant, to find some way to shut down the machine before the world is covered in super-sized meatballs!

Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was based on the book by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett. The film was produced by Pam Marsden. 

1-Disc DVD Bonus Features Include:

• Full frame and Widescreen presentation of the feature
• Commentary
• Feeding America PSA
• Trailers

2-Disc DVD Bonus Features Include:

• All the material from the 1-Disc DVD, plus:
• Featurette: “How Food Falls: The Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
• Featurette: “Voice Off”
• Deleted Scenes
• Miranda Cosgrove “Raining Sunshine: Music Video
• Interactive “Raining Sunshine” Sing-a-Long
• Food Fight Game

Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack Bonus Features Include:

• All the material from the 1-Disc and 2-disc DVDs, plus:
• A DVD of the film
• PSP Digital Copy of the film included on the Blu-ray Disc, transferable exclusively via the PlayStation®3
• “Splat Mode!”
• 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• BD-Live Enabled

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has a running time of approximately 90 minutes and is rated PG.  Artwork and digital clips are available for download at www.sphepublicity.com.  Visit Sony Home Entertainment on the Web atwww.SonyPictures.com.

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1-Disc DVD                                                       Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack                                  

2-Disc DVD                                                       PSP/UMD