Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.
The North American anti-terrorist force Team America attacks a group of terrorist in Paris. Later, the leader of the organization, Spottswoode, invites the famous Broadway actor Gary Johnston to join his world police and work undercover in Cairo in a terrorist organization and disclose their plan of destroying the world. The Team America destroy the cell of terrorists, but then the Panama Canal is attacked by the criminals as a payback. Gary feels responsible for the death of many innocents and leaves the counter-terrorism organization. When the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong II, joins a group of pacifist actors and actresses with the intention of using weapons of massive destruction, the Team America tries to avoid the destruction of the world.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Initially Trey Parker and Matt Stone flirted with the idea of incorporating puppets of George W. Bush and John Kerry but ultimately decided that the politics would get in the way of their comedic story.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When we first see Gary taking Lisa's card, there is no nail on his thumb. Later, right after the song, he is looking at the card again, and you can see a nail on his thumb.
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Quotes
[first lines]
French puppeteer:
Sacre bleu!
[gibberish]
French puppeteer:
Oh, hello! French Mother:
Jean-Francois? Jean-Francois? See more »
Crazy Credits
"Alec Baldwin, Hans Blix, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Janeane Garofalo,
Danny Glover, Ethan Hawke, Helen Hunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Jennings,
Kim Jong Il, Michael Moore, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Martin
Sheen, and Liv Tyler did not authorize the use of their names or contribute
any performances to this motion picture."
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"Magic Carpet Ride"
Written by Rushton Moreve (as Rushton John Moreve) and John Kay Performed by Steppenwolf Courtesy of MCA Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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