NC: Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. Huxley's assistant, a bug named Bug, pops out of the helicopter). Bug is at the controls of the helicopter and refuses Huxley's demand for … (Elmo wins the Ultimate Challenge and is allowed by the Queen of Trash to continue on his journey. (Huxley reveals to a shocked Elmo that he has his blanket, and claims it as his own. On the one hand, that's not really surprising. The film opened at #8 with a weekend gross of $3,255,033 from 1,210 theaters, averaging $2,690 per venue. Huxley: (singing) When umbrellas disappear, they're not lost, they're all here. The driver is a man named Huxley). Huxley: (singing) Some may call it greed. NC: Well, now I have no choice but to play this. (Elmo sends all the rest of the Sesame Street gang away to leave him alone at Oscar's trash can. Can we do a blinking contest? This is a grown man reviewing Elmo in Grouchland. (After a beat, he speaks normally as the past clip of him biting his hand is shown in the corner) Sorry, my wrist hurt. (The poster for Brazil is shown) It's like calling a film Brazil when it has nothing to do with Brazil, but you know some pretentious prick somewhere would love the hell out of that. ", and another of a six-year-old girl with an angry glare with the caption "Get that shit away from me.") Huxley: But I am feeling a bit saucy today, eh? I feel pretty. (Another clip of a Tickle-Me Elmo is shown, with the doll heard laughing). NC (vo): A little girl named Grizzy says he'll show him Huxley's location, but doesn't think it'll do him any good. The film inspired a trilogy of children's books, published in 1999: Happy Grouchy Day, The Grouchiest Lovey, and Unwelcome to Grouchland. Elmo launches a basket over Huxley's shoulders, incapacitating him. Pikanose, which is far away from where they're standing. DON'T MAKE ELMO CUT YOU! NC (vo): This is Huxley, played by Mandy "Hello, my name is Princess Bride joke" Patinkin, who says he owns whatever he wants, including Elmo's blanket. Is it worth the overwhelming "eh" it's gotten over the years? NC: Remember that deleted scene from Alien... (That about-to-be-mentioned deleted scene from Alien is shown). Oscar convinces all of the Grouches to cooperate, as it is the only way they can stop Huxley from stealing any more of their trash. (The song sequence "Dentist" from Little Shop of Horrors is shown alongside this film's sequence). Huxley sucks up Elmo's blanket with the vacuum cleaner nozzle on his helicopter. The blanket falls into the hands of Oscar the Grouch, who drops it in his trash can. … The next morning, Elmo, who is close to giving up on his journey, is sleeping on a rocky space, and ends up being woken up by a Caterpillar). I can hold it? Elmo arrives at Huxley's house and Hades' castle as Huxley sends the Pesties to stop him. I think the symbolism speaks for itself. NC (vo): It's another pretty forgettable tune with a pretty weak melody, but on the plus side, it does give us some of the best green screen dancing since Labyrinth. The song was performed by Huxley's actor Mandy Patinkin, Bill's voice actor and puppeteer Joey Mazzarino, and a chorus as the Pesties. NC (vo): He says he doesn't want to be her friend anymore, but his blanket is put into even more peril. I was just giving you the ending you all wanted to see. (The guards take Elmo to the trash kingdom, where the Queen of Trash rises up and performs "I See a Kingdom" along with living, breathing forms of trash). He is portrayed by Mandy Patinkin who also portrayed Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride. With the keys you cannot find, pens and mittens left behind. (A clip from The Princess Bride is shown). NC (vo): Bert and Ernie bookend the movie by closing the film out. (A Photoshopped explosion suddenly appears on the scene). Elmo has something in his nose. Telly Monster accidentally pulls it away from them both while rollerskating uncontrollably. Super Grover: No, thank you, sir. In total, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland earned back less than half its $26 million budget, grossing $11,683,047 during its two-and-a-half-month theatrical run. Get him! The Humongous Chicken is a giant, slow-witted chicken (referred to by Huxley as "Tiny") who pesters Elmo as he tries to get to Huxley's castle to retrieve his blanket in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.He mistakes Elmo for a worm. The film is one of the few Sesame Street productions directly produced by The Jim Henson Company. Ernie: (to the viewers) Welcome to the movie. On the exterior of his castle, Huxley opens the door to come through and walk by the Pesties to the other door to his castle. Mount Pickanose is a mountain, on the top of which Huxley's Castle is located. Teddy Ruxpin Live Action Series - Was That Real? Queen of Trash: Well, you certainly sound like Huxley. NC (vo): You passed the same tree five times. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Elmo launches a basket over Huxley's shoulders, incapacitating him. Guided by fireflies, however, Elmo notices a mine cart in a track, and begins riding on it). When Zoe wants to play with it, Elmo doesn't want to share it, resulting in a tug-of-war. Elmo then speaks to the viewers), Elmo: Can you please help Elmo do raspberries like this? (Starts making raspberries, causing the counter to go up). A plant named Stuckweed encourages Elmo that he will make it if he just takes his first step, so Elmo sets out on a quest to retrieve his blanket. Okay, Vanessa Williams. 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