Hey Arnold! The Movie

2002 Comedy

Everyone's favorite football-headed city kid graduates from television to the big screen in this animated comedy-adventure based on the Nickelodeon TV series. Arnold (voice of Spencer Klein) and his good friend, Gerald (voice of Jamil Walker Smith), live in a tight-knit neighborhood in the middle of a big city. Like most of their neighbors, Arnold and Gerald love their community, and when they learn that Scheck (voice of Paul Sorvino), a wealthy and powerful developer, plans to buy up their neighborhood, tear down the buildings, and put up a massive shopping mall in its place, they decide something has to be done. While the adults come up with a dodgy scheme to blow up the streets in their neighborhood, Arnold and Gerald hatch a more practical scheme, with the help of Helga (voice of Francesca Marie Smith), who can't decide if she likes Arnold or hates his guts. Arnold and Gerald learn that their neighborhood was designated a historical landmark years ago, but can they prove it before Scheck moves in with his bulldozers? Hey Arnold! The Movie also features the voice talents of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Lloyd, and Dan Castellaneta. more..

Director: Tuck Tucker

Reviews

  • It is great summer fun.

    - The San Francisco Chronicle

    19 January 2013

  • Just plain fun.

    - Miami Herald

    19 January 2013

  • The ethical, independent-minded kid has his unhip charms, and so does Hey Arnold! The Movie.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • The movie feels like a long-form version of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon series on which it's based, which probably won't bother Arnold fans.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    19 January 2013

  • Blown up way past television-set size, the animated film's squiggly lines and rushed renditions are pale and blurry. This may be the first cartoon ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar.

    A.O. Scott - The New York Times

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Casting for Animated Voice Over, Feature Film

    Casting Society of America (2003)