The film was directed by David Silverman, produced by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, and Richard Sakai, and written by Scully, Jean, Brooks, Groening, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Ian Maxtone-Graham, and Matt Selman. It stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress MacNeille and Pamela Hayden and features Albert Brooks in a prominent guest role, as well as Tom Hanks and Green Day in smaller ones. After previous attempts to create a film version of The Simpsons had failed because of script length and lack of staff, production began in 2001.The script was re-written one hundred times continuing after animation had begun. This meant that hours of finished material was cut, including cameos from Isla Fisher, Minnie Driver, Erin Brockovich, Edward Norton and Kelsey Grammer. Tie-in promotions were made with several companies, including Burger King and 7-Eleven, which transformed select stores into Kwik-E-Marts. The film premiered in Springfield, Vermont, which won the right to hold it through a Fox competition. The film was a box office success, and received overall positive reception from film critics. Contents

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