About
Despicable Me is an animated children’s comedy film about a supervillain who adopts three girls as part of his evil master plan. It is the first film of a trilogy.
History
Despicable Me was released on July 9th, 2010.[1] The film stars the voices of Steve Carell as supervillian Gru, Jason Segel as Gru’s rival Victor Perkins, Julie Andrews as Gru’s mom, and Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario, Gru’s scientist friend.
Premise
Reception
Upon its release, Despicable Me was a critical and commercial success. The film earned a rating of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 72 on Metacritic.[3] During its theatrical run the film grossed more than 540 million dollars worldwide. The success promoted three follow up films: Despicable Me 2 (2013), Minions (2015), and Despicable Me 3 (2017).
Accolades
The film was nominated for a 2011 Golden Globe for Best Animated Film. It was nominated for seven 2011 Annie Awards and one 2011 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.
Online Presence
As of March 2014, Despicable Me’s Facebook page[5] has over 13.9 million likes and its Twitter account[6] has over 99,000 followers. The film is available to watch in its entirety on YouTube for $2.99 through Universal Movies’ official YouTube channel.[7]
Fandom
In addition to the branded social media presence, there are numerous fan sites for the film such as the Back to the Future channel on Fan Pop[10] and hillvalleycity.[11] There are several Tumblr blogs dedicated to the film such as fuckyeahbacktothefuture[8], backtothefuture[9], and bttffandom.[10] As of March 2014, the Fanfiction.net[7] page for the film has more than 700 submissions.
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Search Interest
External References
[1]IMDB– Despicable Me
[2]Rotten Tomatoes – Despicable Me
[3]Metacritic – Despicable Me
[4]Box Office Mojo – Despicable Me
[5]Facebook – Despicable Me
[6]Twitter – Despicable Me
[7]YouTube – Universal Movies