South Park: Cartman vs. The World

South Park: Cartman vs. The World is a 2017 American adult animated musical comedy film based on the Comedy Central animated series South Park, starring the regular cast of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, April Stewart and Jessica Makinson, with John David Washington, Michael Douglas, Bill Hader and Jillian Bell voicing new characters. A direct sequel to South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the film was directed by Trey Parker and written by Matt Stone and Will McRobb & Chris Viscardi based on a screenplay by Parker, Stone and McRobb & Viscardi and produced by Parker, Stone and Julia Pistor. The film was produced by Paramount Animation, Comedy Central Films and Scott Rudin Productions, making it Paramount Animation's first R-rated motion picture.

South Park: Cartman vs. The World was released theatrically on August 11, 2017 by Paramount Pictures, with Warner Bros. Pictures handling international distribution. It received positive reviews, commending the humor, animation quality, voice acting (particularly from Douglas and Parker) and soundtrack, though said the film was a slight decrease in quality from the first film. Produced on a budget of $38 million, the film grossed $278 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train.

Plot
Eric Cartman and his friends Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Butters, all prepared for a summer of nonstop fun, only for their plans to fall apart when a murder coverup gets uncovered from right under their noses. And when the governess of Colorado gets falsely blamed, it’s up to them to uncover the true killer and clear Governess Maddens’ name, this good deed surprising all of Cartman’s peers, even himself.

Cast

 * Trey Parker as Cartman/Stan/Randy
 * Michael Douglas as Rick Parton
 * John David Washington as Mike Lenon
 * Matt Stone as Kyle/Kenny/Butters
 * April Stewart as Wendy, Stan’s love interest.
 * Jennifer Howell as Bebe, Kyle’s love interest.
 * Bill Hader as Officer Rodney Henderson
 * Jessica Makinson as Heidi, Cartman’s girlfriend.
 * Jillian Bell as Governess Joan Maddens
 * Pete Davidson as Clyde Frog, a small plush frog that Eric talks to in his imagination.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, South Park: Cartman vs. The World holds an approval rating of 72% based on 176 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.63/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Though not as brilliantly written as its predecessor, South Park: Cartman vs. The World is still funny, imaginative and a tremendous act of heroism for America's favorite little demon." On Metacritic, the film has an approval rating of 62 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Trivia

 * Plans for a second South Park movie originated back in 2000 after the commercial and critical success of Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Trey Parker and Matt Stone originally envisioned it as a Coon & Friends movie.
 * The film has a noticably different visual style from the show, with more fluid movements, dynamic camera angles and smoother animation.
 * Kenny's Death: Kenny falls off a cliff and impales himself during a mid-credits scene.
 * Unlike the first film where the focus was mostly put on Stan's pursuit to win over Wendy, this movie puts the primary focus on Cartman's development as a character and his relationship with his friends, while the Stan and Wendy plot is relegated to the subplot.