Thunderpants
| Thunderpants | |
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| Directed by | Pete Hewitt |
| Screenplay by | Phil Hughes |
| Story by | Pete Hewitt |
| Produced by | Graham Broadbent Damian Jones Pete Hewitt |
| Starring | Simon Callow Stephen Fry Celia Imrie Paul Giamatti Ned Beatty Bruce Cook Rupert Grint |
| Cinematography | Andy Collins |
| Edited by | Michael Parker |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Germany |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $3 million |
Thunderpants is a 2002 family absurdist comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete 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 Pete Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, despite his chronic flatulence.