Hollywood Product: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1)

By Curt Holman Wednesday September 16, 2009 02:00 PM EDT

GENRE: Sci-fi foodie adventure

THE PITCH: Young crackpot inventor Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) accidentally revitalizes his struggling hometown with a gizmo that causes food weather to fall from the sky. When greed and pride cause ginormous menu items to wreak havoc, it’s like a Roland Emmerich disaster film combined with an all-you-can eat buffet.

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MONEY SHOTS: The big moments of weather food all look great, including the initial, manna-like rain of cheeseburgers and a snowfall of ice cream. Disaster weather includes a terrifying yet delicious-looking spaghetti tornado and a tidal wave following a burst dam of massive leftovers. At the finale, Flint’s food machine defends itself with flying pizza slices and huge, ravenous roast chickens.

BEST BAD PUN: You may have seen a meteor shower, but you’ve never seen a shower meatier than this! declares Flint’s love interest, weather channel intern Sam Sparks (Anna Faris).

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