The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

Did You Know?

• The film premiered at the 2010 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, on March 18, 2010.
• The film was released on Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy.

Plot

Foxxy Love realizes she can curse without bleeps and calls the network to ask why Drawn Together got canceled in favor of The Suck My Taint Show, a parody of South Park. The Network Head, who has always despised the series, discovers the housemates are still alive—the Jew Producer had hidden this from him—and angrily summons I.S.R.A.E.L., a robot built to delete cartoon characters. I.S.R.A.E.L. wipes out the Drawn Together house; the housemates flee in Foxxy’s van, while the robot captures the Jew Producer and takes him to the Network Head. The group learns they aren’t original characters but parodies made just for the show. Foxxy argues their only chance is to get the show back on the air. Princess Clara refuses to accept she isn’t a real princess and insists her father will protect them. Captain Hero, Xandir, and Ling-Ling join Clara; Spanky Ham and Wooldoor Sockbat go with Foxxy. Toot Braunstein steals the van and drives off. Clara, Hero, Molly (a corpse Hero thinks is his girlfriend), Xandir, and Ling-Ling reach Clara’s kingdom, expecting safety. Clara meets the king, who is just an actor hired to play the part. They are jailed for pretending to be royalty, and guards tear Clara apart and kill her. The others steal a carriage and escape. Foxxy, Spanky, and Wooldoor find the Suck My Taint Girl, who turns out to be a fan of Drawn Together. She explains they were canceled because rude and offensive content is only okay when it has a purpose, and they can find a purpose at Make-A-Point Land. The trio reunites with Hero, Xandir, Ling-Ling, and Molly when their carriage, attacked by I.S.R.A.E.L., crashes into them. They all tumble into a river but avoid drowning when the director’s commentary reveals that pulling Ling-Ling’s tail makes him inflate into a life raft.

Production

Creators Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein were dissatisfied with ending the series on a clip show and approached the film to create a more dynamic conclusion. They intended the film's content to be tamer than the series, but Jeser commented they failed miserably. The series was animated by Rough Draft Studios using digital ink and paint, but the movie was animated by 6 Point Harness in Los Angeles using Flash animation and Toon Boom, because the budget was under half the cost of the series. Unlike the series, where the creators were less involved in animation, Jeser and Silverstein were more involved in the movie, even tweaking jokes. The animation process proved quicker than the show.

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. Common Sense Media gave it one star, criticizing its vulgarity and stating it is filled with lewd sexual acts, language, and violence, questioning who would view it as parody. IGN wrote that a great comedic opportunity was wasted on cheap one-dimensional gags and boring sex jokes. In contrast, DVD Verdict was more favorable, commenting that the movie is a goodbye gift to fans of the series, who should enjoy the myriad references, in-jokes, and crude humor.