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3 unusual facts about The Simpsons Movie


Donut King

On 5 December, 2007 Donut King oversaw construction of the World's Largest Doughnut, in order to celebrate The Simpsons Movie's DVD release.

Iris recognition

The Simpsons Movie (2007) features a scene that illustrates the difficulty of image acquisition in iris recognition.

The Simpsons Movie: The Music

Executive producer James L. Brooks chose Zimmer to compose the film's score, as they were good friends and regular collaborators.


Mayor Quimby

During the USA Today.com contest to choose which Springfield would host the release of The Simpsons Movie, Ted Kennedy himself appears in a video in which he invited "Diamond Joe" Quimby and the film to premiere in Springfield, Massachusetts, and even mocked his own oft-mocked pronunciation of the word "Chowder" (as "Chow-Dah"); however, Springfield, Vermont was chosen instead.

Take My Life, Please

It was the first episode of The Simpsons to air in 720p high-definition television, though not the first time The Simpsons appeared in high-definition, as The Simpsons Movie was rendered in HD.

The Fool Monty

Once again a cruel, heartless miser, he decides to put a dome over the town to get revenge on everyone who had treated him badly (inspired by Stephen King's novel Under the Dome), only to be informed that he had already done something similar and it would not work again because they could simply cave their way out.

Tommy Bahama

The Tommy Bahama brand has been placed in: Luck, Couples Retreat, Meet the Parents (and Fockers sequels) and 50 First Dates; as well as TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Scrubs, Dexter, Psych and continually on character Sam Axe from USA Network's Burn Notice, The Simpsons Movie, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.


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