Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Plot

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

About Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a 2009 American animated science-fiction comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and loosely based on the children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation and released by Sony Pictures Releasing, it stars the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt and Neil Patrick Harris. The film centers around an aspiring inventor named Flint Lockwood (Hader) who, following a series of failed experiments, develops a machine that can convert water into food. When the machine malfunctions, Flint must stop it in order to save the world. The film marked Lord and Miller's feature film directorial debut. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs premiered at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles on September 12, 2009 and was released in the United States on September 18. It was a box office success, grossing $243 million against a budget of $100 million. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 67th Golden Globe Awards. A sequel, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, was released in 2013, while an animated television series premiered in 2017.

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