CircleCity Worldwide

CircleCity Worldwide is a 2004 American adult animated action-comedy film based on the animated series CircleCity. Directed by series creator Dab-mcgee, the film stars the regular television cast of Nolan North, Rob Paulsen, Vicki Lewis, Dee Bradley Baker, Wayne Knight, Curtis Armstrong & Nicole Sullivan.

The film follows series protagonists Lloyd Donovan & Benny O'Riley becoming intertwined in the middle of an international conspiracy involving security drones brainwashing the denizens of the world into committing terroristic behavior. The film provides commentary on American society in a post 9/11 world, as well as its relationship with the rest of the world.

CircleCity Worldwide was released on April 16, 2004, by Paramount Pictures, and grossed $72 million worldwide on a budget of $15 million, receiving generally favorable reviews from critics. Despite the film's initial success, the show itself would later be canceled by Comedy Central due to strained staff relations, before eventually being revived on Vision in 2012. A stand-alone sequel titled CircleCity: Civil War was released on June 3, 2016.

Premise
George Bush, influenced by the sheer amount of fear American citizens are facing in a post 9/11 society, implements high-tech security drones designated to every citizen in the United States, to ensure that everybody knows what everyone is doing at all times. Soon enough, America forces this system upon all countries worldwide to ensure that no terrorist is left unturned. However, when the drones suddenly begin displaying subliminal messages and brainwashing the masses into become violent and unhinged, Lloyd and Benny find themselves in the middle of a worldwide conspiracy after they successfully get rid of their drones, and must race against the clock to resolve it before the whole world becomes Al-Qaeda zombies.

Cast

 * as Lloyd
 * as Benny
 * Ralf Hat as George Bush
 * Destroyer as Osama Bin Laden
 * as Madison
 * as Nancy
 * as Moe
 * as Fat Bob
 * as Dr. Hurt
 * as Dustin

Music
The film's score was composed by, as regular series composer Ralf Hat had prior commitments related to the film. A soundtrack containing songs and related music from the film was released on April 13, 2004.

Release
The film was released on April 16 alongside martial arts film , action film The Punisher and comedy film Connie and Carla

Box office
Pre-release tracking and studio expectations suggested that the film would debut with $10-15 million during opening weekend. The film grossed $6,302,156 on opening day, debuting at #2 behind Kill Bill Vol. 2, and remained at #2 throughout the weekend with a total gross of $16,378,117. It went on to gross $50 million in North America and $22 million in foreign territories, with a worldwide gross of $72 million.

Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 70%, based on 91 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "CircleCity Worldwide humorously sheds light on real-world issues and will ultimately appeal to its built-in fanbase - even if it doesn't do as much as it should with its concept." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.