The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons created by Matt Groening. The film was directed by David Silverman and stars Dan Castell
Director David Silverman looked at some of the television episodes he had directed for inspiration.
Hans Zimmer composed the film's score.
The marquee from the film's premiere, which took place in Springfield, Vermont
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (right) and U.S. Representative Peter Welch (left) at the premiere
Dr. Robert Underdunk "Bob" Terwilliger, PhD, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring antagonist in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared i
Kelsey Grammer based Bob's voice on his experiences with actor Ellis Rabb.
Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil was designed to resemble actor David Hyde Pierce, who also played the brother of Grammer's character on the show Frasier.
Actress Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, said in her book My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy that Grammer's performance brings "deliciously vile energy" to the show.