![]() Perhaps more of a surprise will be the violence that erupts between the boys and the vengeful Professor. Calling himself Professor P., it quickly becomes obvious the disgruntled, former scientist has evil designs for his pupils.Īs is to be expected from the film’s title, this script is full, full, full of potty humor. And George and Herold’s struggles to prevent the caped crusader from hurting himself, or those who get in his way, intensify when a new teacher (voice of Nick Kroll) joins the staff. It turns out to be far harder to keep a leash on the eager-but-super-powerless hero. With a mere suggestion, Principal Krupp believes he is Captain Underpants, and the boys are able to take control of his actions. To prevent him for carrying out the threat, George attempts to hypnotize him-and it works. Fed-up, the administrator threatens to put the hooligans in separate classrooms. Their mischief has made them regular visitors to the office of Principal Krupp (voice of Ed Helms). The pair also likes to play pranks on their teachers as a way to cheer up their fellow students at their penitentiary-like school. Sharing the same sense of humor, the pals combine their separate talents for writing and art, to make hand-drawn adventure stories featuring a bald action figure in tighty-whities. George and Herold (voices of Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch) are elementary-aged kids who have been friends since kindergarten. And that may be why this animation, based on his work, features a couple of aspiring comic book creators who point to these costume choices as the inspiration for their title character. ![]() Have you ever noticed how many superheroes look like they are dressed in underwear? Well, I suspect the notion crossed the mind of Dav Pilkey, author of the Captain Underpants book series.
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