Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
50% hero. 100% cotton.
2017 | 89m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Soren |
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| Writer: | Nicholas Stoller, Dav Pilkey |
| Staring: |
| Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted, superhero named Captain Underpants. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 2017 |
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| Director: | David Soren |
| Writer: | Nicholas Stoller, Dav Pilkey |
| Genres: | Action, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, villain, underwear, comic book, friendship, superhero, school, principal, based on children's book, grade school, sock puppet, suspenseful, excited, vibrant |
| Production Companies | DreamWorks Animation, Scholastic Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $125,427,681
Budget: $38,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kevin Hart | George Beard (voice) |
| Thomas Middleditch | Harold Hutchins (voice) |
| Ed Helms | Mr. Krupp / Captain Underpants (voice) |
| Nick Kroll | Professor Poopypants (voice) |
| Jordan Peele | Melvin (voice) |
| Kristen Schaal | Edith (voice) |
| DeeDee Rescher | Ms. Ribble (voice) |
| Brian Posehn | Mr. Rected (voice) |
| David Soren | Tommy (voice) |
| Mel Rodriguez | Mr. Fyde (voice) |
| Susan Fitzker | Ms. Dayken (voice) |
| Lynnanne Zager | George's Mom (voice) |
| Tiffany Lauren Bennicke | Sad Girl (voice) |
| James Ryan | Mime (voice) |
| Leslie David Baker | Officer McPiggly (voice) |
| Sugar Lyn Beard | Goodie Two-Shoes Girl (voice) |
| Lesley Nicol | Nobel Moderator (voice) |
| Chris Miller | Nobel Audience Member (voice) |
| Coco Soren | Balloon Girl (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Ryan | Thanks |
| Marie Balland | Line Producer |
| Edward Cervenka | Musician |
| Nate Wragg | Production Design |
| Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Brune Marie de Miscault | Lighting Artist |
| Jonathan Navarro | Lighting Artist |
| Erik Tillmans | 2D Supervisor, Animation |
| Michael Babcock | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Michelle Mendenhall | Additional Editing |
| Roy Latham | ADR & Dubbing |
| Anna Gopin | Animation |
| Chloé Proulx | Animation |
| David Rouxel | Animation |
| Dorian Bougard | Animation |
| Gabriel Bégin | Animation |
| Jessica Gibbons | Animation |
| Kevin Herron | Animation |
| Luiza Alaniz | Animation |
| Mette Tange | Animation |
| Renaud Mégange | Animation |
| Thibault Hormiere | Animation |
| Gabrielle Dion-Fortin | Assistant Editor |
| Nicole Abellera Hallman | Casting |
| Christi Soper Hilt | Casting |
| Ian Allard | Lighting Artist |
| Shibo Xiao | Lighting Artist |
| Kelly M. Covey | Script Coordinator |
| Susan Fitzer | Additional Editing |
| Tighe Sheldon | ADR & Dubbing |
| Benoît Gautier | Animation |
| Claire Deberle | Animation |
| David Ward | Animation |
| Eric Lambert | Animation |
| Grant Wilson | Animation |
| Jonathan Philippon | Animation |
| Ki Eun Suh | Animation |
| Martin Ferland | Animation |
| Nicola Sterpone | Animation |
| Tanguy Gourret | Animation |
| Woosuk Jung | Animation |
| Sheri Galloway | Assistant Editor |
| Jason Bone | Character Designer |
| Richard Ramazinski | Compositors |
| Brandon Taylor | Digital Compositors |
| Catherine Harper | Foley |
| Frédéric Côté | Lead Animator |
| Philippe Zerounian | Lead Animator |
| Boizanté Guillaume | Lighting Artist |
| Lucie Lavergne | Lighting Artist |
| Thomas S. Drescher | Music Editor |
| Dorina Markoff-McNulty | Musician |
| Matt Chamberlain | Musician |
| Joanna Lynne Smith | Production Coordinator |
| David Hail | Publicist |
| Jeff Sawyer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Eddie Hession | Musician |
| Leslee Feldman | Casting |
| Jacques Desanlis | Lighting Artist |
| Thibault Bunoust | Lighting Artist |
| Mark Deimel | Additional Editing |
| William J. Caparella | Additional Editing |
| Adam Trout | Animation |
| Bruno Etchepare | Animation |
| David Lapierre | Animation |
| Dimitrios Aspros | Animation |
| Jennifer Gustafson | Animation |
| Jordi Gaspar Aldea | Animation |
| Lang-Willar Chloe | Animation |
| Maxence Verniers-Diers | Animation |
| Omar El Hindi | Animation |
| Thanos Kousis | Animation |
| Sebastien Bruneau | Animation Director |
| Rune Brandt Bennicke | Character Designer |
| Ryan Cummins | Compositors |
| Steve Ouellette | Digital Compositors |
| Jay Bixsen | First Assistant Editor |
| Patrick Cicero | Foley Editor |
| Jean Hemez | Lead Animator |
| Samy Fecih | Lead Animator |
| Christophe Duflaut | Lighting Artist |
| R.J. Peña | Lighting Artist |
| James Thatcher | Musician |
| Steve Mair | Musician |
| David Yanover | Post-Production Manager |
| Angie Howard | Production Manager |
| Katherine Ramos | Production Supervisor |
| Chris Fogel | Scoring Mixer |
| Mollie Gamo | Casting Associate |
| Jason Stovall | Compositors |
| Mark Graham | Conductor |
| James Beshears | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Will Erokan | First Assistant Editor |
| Boris Plateau | Lead Animator |
| Jean-François Barthélémy | Lead Animator |
| Taran Matharu | Lead Animator |
| Christy Page | Lighting Artist |
| Michael P. Hamler | Master Lighting Artist |
| Kim Nieva | Music Supervisor |
| Kevin Connolly | Musician |
| Ade Macalinao | Production Coordinator |
| Damien Simonklein | Production Manager |
| Mary Melendez | Production Supervisor |
| Chris Diebold | Sound Effects Editor |
| Steve Jamerson | Sound Engineer |
| Cory Walker | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Anamika Bhatnagar | Thanks |
| Ashley-Martin Dunn | VFX Artist |
| David Dulac | Visual Effects Supervisor, VFX Supervisor |
| Damon O'Beirne | Cinematography, Head of Layout |
| Alice Martin | Thanks |
| Ann Daly | Thanks |
| Gregg Taylor | Thanks |
| Kassie Evashevski | Thanks |
| Raymond Zibach | Thanks |
| Dana Robins | VFX Artist |
| Floriane Marchix | Visual Development |
| Amy Berkower | Thanks |
| Chad Hammes | Thanks |
| Sayuri Pilkey | Thanks |
| Anthony Fung | VFX Artist |
| Stephen Mallia | VFX Artist |
| Perry Maple | Visual Development |
| Hamish Grieve | Head of Story |
| Anthony Falcon | Music Supervisor |
| John Ashton Thomas | Orchestrator |
| Michael McCullers | Thanks |
| Mike Mitchell | Thanks |
| Tom McGrath | Thanks |
| Nicholas Stoller | Screenplay |
| Dav Pilkey | Novel |
| Theodore Shapiro | Original Music Composer |
| Adam Anders | Executive Music Producer |
| David Soren | Additional Writing, Director |
| Matthew Landon | Editor |
| Brian Hopkins | Associate Editor |
| Randy Kerber | Orchestrator |
| Emily Nordwind | Production Manager |
| Conrad Vernon | Thanks |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Thanks |
| Walt Dohrn | Thanks |
| 'Weird Al' Yankovic | Theme Song Performance |
| Vadim Bazhanov | Storyboard Artist |
| Gary Graham | Storyboard Artist |
| Sean Bishop | Storyboard Artist |
| Alice Herring | Storyboard Artist |
| Louie del Carmen | Storyboard Artist |
| Colin Jack | Storyboard Artist |
| Derek Drymon | Storyboard Artist |
| Todd Kurosawa | Storyboard Artist |
| Andrew Erekson | Storyboard Artist |
| Andrew James Ross | Storyboard Artist |
| Ian Abando | Additional Storyboarding |
| Robert Koo | Additional Storyboarding |
| Sharon Bridgeman | Additional Storyboarding |
| Ariana Oh | Additional Storyboarding |
| Adam Cootes | Additional Storyboarding |
| Joe Pitt | Additional Storyboarding |
| Megan Nicole Dong | Additional Storyboarding |
| Robert Porter | Additional Storyboarding |
| Kevin Harkey | Additional Storyboarding |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Chris Finnegan | Producer |
| Mireille Soria | Producer |
| Rob Letterman | Executive Producer |
| Mark Swift | Producer |
| Dav Pilkey | Executive Producer |
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I get why a _Captain Underpants_ movie was made. The climate is pretty much as ripe for superhero parody as it's ever going to be, _Captain Underpants_ has enjoyed moderate achievement in terms of being a household name, I even remember more or less enjoying the books as a kid. But _Captain Underpan ... ts: The First Epic Movie_ is pretty bad. Not in any unexpected ways, it's reasonable to expect a certain level of humour from a film whose titular hero has "Underpants" in the name, but in my honest opinion, _The "First" Epic Movie_, should probably be the last one too. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
**A new superhero has born.** Based on the children's comic book. It might look silly for a film, but all the animations are. From the director of 'Turbo', it tells the story of two best friends and their little secret. The secret of keeping their school principal under their command, after a mys ... terious power gave them an opportunity to enjoy the life as they wanted. But when a mad scientist started wreck the school and the city, they have to come up with something to stop him. The remaining story is full of fun action-adventure. The concept of the superhero was funny. But sure kids would love it. At least would make them wear underwear. I still watched it knowing it is for children, and I liked it. But I watched mainly for Kevin Hart. Because his fantastic voice-over in 'Secret Life of Pets' saved the film, and so here. Little short film, the story too was very simple, though the animation was good. I don't know there will be a sequel, but it should be, or else I would like to see a television series like most of the feature films in the recent time transformed into. _7/10_
Alright, buckle up, because I just saw Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, and… wow. Just wow. Seriously, this movie is like a giant, hilarious, super-powered wedgie of awesomeness! From the very beginning, you're thrown into the crazy world of George and Harold, two best friends who love p ... ranks, comics, and causing a little bit of (harmless!) chaos. Their friendship is so real and funny, you instantly want to be their buddy. They're creative, they're goofy, and they're just trying to have fun. The animation style is absolutely perfect. It's like the movie jumped right out of a flipbook, with all these cool, hand-drawn elements that make it feel super unique. It's bright, it's energetic, and it's just plain fun to watch. Every scene pops with color and silly details that keep you laughing and engaged. And the humor? Oh my goodness, the humor! This movie is packed with jokes that hit on so many levels. There's slapstick, there's wordplay, there's visual gags – it's a non-stop laugh riot. I was literally crying with laughter at some points. And it’s not just silly jokes; it’s clever and smart humor that kids and adults will both appreciate. The story itself is surprisingly engaging. It’s about friendship, creativity, and the power of imagination. George and Harold’s love for their comics really shines through, and you can’t help but root for them. Even when things get totally bonkers, the movie never loses sight of the importance of being true to yourself and sticking together with your friends. The characters are all fantastic. From the teachers to the villains, everyone is memorable and hilarious. The voice acting is top-notch, bringing so much personality to each character. You can tell the actors had a blast making this movie. The pacing is perfect. There’s never a dull moment, and the movie keeps you hooked from start to finish. It's a whirlwind of crazy adventures, hilarious moments, and genuinely heartwarming scenes. Honestly, I can’t think of a single thing I didn’t like about this movie. It’s a pure joy to watch, and it left me with a huge smile on my face. It’s the kind of movie you can watch over and over again and still find new things to laugh at. If you love cartoons, if you love to laugh, or if you just want to have a good time, you absolutely have to see Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie. It's a 10/10 masterpiece of pure, unadulterated fun. Go see it! You won’t regret it!