Team America: World Police is a 2004 comedy film directed by Trey Parker and written by Parker, Matt Stone and Pam Brady. It stars Parker, Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie, Maurice LaMarche, Chelsea Marguerite, Jeremy Shada and Fred Tatasciore. Team America satirizes big-budget action films and the global implications of the politics of the United States. It follows the paramilitary police force Team America, who recruit Broadway actor to save the world from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, who is leading a conspiracy of Islamic terrorists and liberal Hollywood actors.
Team America uses puppetry based on Supermarionation, known for its use in the British TV series Thunderbirds. The duo worked on the script with former South Park writer Brady for nearly two years. The film had a troubled production, with various technical problems regarding the puppets, as well as the scheduling extremes of having the film come out in time. The filmmakers fought with the Motion Picture Association of America, who returned the film over nine times with an NC-17 rating due to an explicit sex scene.
The film premiered at the Denver Film Festival on October 14, 2004, and was released theatrically in the United States the following day on October 15, 2004, by Paramount Pictures. It has received mostly positive reviews and grossed over $51 million worldwide on a $32 million budget.
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