Thunderpants is a 2002 family film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Peter Hewitt, whose previous work included Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Borrowers (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Peter Hewitt.

Selected cast

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• Simon Callow ........... Sir John Osgood
• Stephen Fry .............. Sir Anthony Silk
• Celia Imrie ............... Miss Rapier
• Paul Giamatti ......... Johnson J. Johnson
• Ned Beatty ............ Gen. Ed Sheppard
• Bruce Cook .............. Patrick Smash
• Rupert Grint ............ Alan A. Allen
• Anna Popplewell............ Denise Smash
• Bronagh Gallagher ... Mrs. Smash
• Victor McGuire ......... Mr. Smash
• Adam Godley ......... Placido P. Placeedo
• Leslie Phillips ..... Judge
• Robert Hardy ........ Doctor
• John Higgins ........ Paediatrician
• Lillie Crossley ..... Denise, age 5
• Sam Davies .......... Patrick, age 3

Trivia

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Rupert Grint, Stephen Fry and Robert Hardy both star together in this film, and coincidentally are both involved in the Harry Potter franchise,along with Joshua Herdman who plays Gregory Goyle,and The Chronicles of Narnia star Anna Popplewell who plays Susan Pevensie. Grint stars as the boy wizard's best friend, Ron Weasley, in the Potter films, while Fry is the voice behind the UK versions of the Potter audiobooks, and Hardy portrays Cornelius Fudge in the Potter films.

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RT @smacula: somebody called thunderpants is following me... i m so flattered... =/ < LOL!
spiritcreative (spiritcreative) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:34 -0000
RT @smacula: somebody called thunderpants is following me... i m so flattered... =/ < LOL!
somebody called thunderpants is following me... i m so flattered... =/
smacula (smacula) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:27:39 -0000
somebody called thunderpants is following me... i m so flattered... =/
Hey @foetweets thunderpants, show your face! (Chat w/ @thecab http://bit.ly/4dChXt live › http://ustre.am/5MI9)
mariaisawonder (Maria) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:16:06 -0000
Hey @foetweets thunderpants, show your face! (Chat w/ @thecab http://bit.ly/4dChXt live › http://ustre.am/5MI9)
Just took a shower and now I'm ready to go! Gonna watch 3 movies today: This Is It, the covenant and (this is so embarrassing) Thunderpants
mii_jen (Jennifer Franken) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:03:13 -0000
Just took a shower and now I'm ready to go! Gonna watch 3 movies today: This Is It, the covenant and (this is so embarrassing) Thunderpants
I was mistaken. It's not Big Chief Underpants; it's Big Chief Thunderpants. Still keeping him for the lulz.
susie130 (Susie) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:57:52 -0000
I was mistaken. It's not Big Chief Underpants; it's Big Chief Thunderpants. Still keeping him for the lulz.
@phugs god damnit Phil after finishing Thunderpants you decided to take up Baseball? What the hell!
romulusinvictus (Jacob King) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:28:23 -0000
@phugs god damnit Phil after finishing Thunderpants you decided to take up Baseball? What the hell!

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