Yep! You heard me right. MEATBALLS. That’s what the weather is like in Swallow falls, where everyday it rains food. One day spaghetti & meatballs, the next day cheeseburgers and fries. You just place your order and next thing you know, ice cream is falling from the sky.
How is it possible? We owe it all to inventor Flint Lockwood and his Diatonic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator, better known as the F.L.D.S.M.D.F.R. ( That’s pronounced FLDSMDFR) This miracle machine turns water into food.
But I guess the real credit should go to Judi Barnett, author of the popular childrens book “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and to Sony Pictures Animation for bringing it to the big screen in 3D that is so good you can almost taste it.You’ve got to go out and see this movie. It’s awesome.
And I’m not just saying that because I’m in it! But I must admit it was pretty cool seeing my name roll by in the credits in 3D. Which character you may ask? Well, a lot actually. I am the voices of some of the little kids you see throughout the movie. For those of you who go to see it, (and I hope that’s all of you) you can catch me in the scene where we run from our school as giant pancakes fall from the sky or the great ice cream “snowball” fight. Then there’s the scene where it rains turkey legs. Oh and I can’t forget the jelly beans. Just to name a few.I had a blast working on the film and it was even more fun seeing the finished product.
Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend the premiere at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood California. It’s always fun on the red carpet posing for pictures and chatting with friends and fans. Here’s a picture of me on the red carpet. That’s not real food falling from the sky but do you see that yellow tower in the background? Believe it or not, it’s made entirely of Jell-O… Real Jell-O!
I also got to meet and hang out with some of my co-stars from the movie, including Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell, Mr T and James Caan. Be sure to check out my Photo Gallery to see some pictures from the event, (pictures #6-#11) I’d have to say that the highlight for me was getting to visit with Miranda Cosgrove from my new favorite tv show, iCarly. She actually performs the song that plays at the end of the movie called “Raining Sunshine” Check it out here.
Since we didn’t have our own real FLDSMDFR machine, the charity organization Feeding America was also on hand to raise money to help feed hungry families across the country. I’m happy to say that with the help of Sony Pictures, I personally raised $650.
Congratulations to everyone who worked on the film. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is the #1 movie in America on it’s opening week.
View the official trailer for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs right here.
