Released August 14th in the US.
Filmed in California, New York, Canada, and South Carolina.
The story: When John Kricfalusi was 4 years old, he believed cartoons were magic.
Cartoons became his life.
In 1978, while attending college John met longtime collaborator Lynne Naylor.
The two had a lot in common, but mostly a love for art and animation.
John brought together a group of very talented artists and with them, started Spumco Productions.
John began pitching show ideas to tv stations but was constantly rejected.
Not until he saw an ad for the kid's TV network Nickelodeon looking for new shows for their Saturday morning lineup did John meet his match.
The network didn't immediately enjoy the pilot but the executive producer convinced Nickelodeon to allow John at least 6 shows.
Unexpected by the company though, after its first airing, The Ren and Stimpy Show was a huge hit.
It was grueling, demanding work right from the beginning for all the employees of Spumco Productions, but they all felt it was worth it.
John was also demanding and pushy and had very high expectations for the work, seemingly never happy with the results.
When John just would no longer go with the demands the network was putting on him and the show, Nickelodeon dropped him.
Not exactly ending The Ren and Stimpy Show, but changing its ultimate outcome.
Stars Iliza Schlesinger, Matt Kennedy, Chris Gore, Jim Ballantine, Bob Camp, Chris Reccardi , Elinor Blake, Richard Pursel, John Kricfalusi, Lynne Naylor, JJ Sedelmaier, Teale Wang, Vanessa Coffey, Cary Yost, Scott Wills, Billy West, David Koenigsberg, Jim Gomez, Tom Minton, Jim Smith, Ed Bell, Vince Waller, Tim Borque, Todd White, Bill Wray, Will McRobb, Mr. Lawrence, Joe Orrantia, Mitchell Kriegman, Eddie Fitzgerald, Bobby Lee, Mike Fontinell, Chris P, Robyn Byrd, Jack Black, Scotty P, Christine Danzo, Libby Simon
Directed by Ron Cicero and Kemo Easterwood
Not Rated
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