Question: Why wasn't Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz in the movie? I know Phil Hartman died but they could have put the characters in the crowd?
Joel Sheffield
4th May 2011
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
4th May 2011
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Question: Dr. Marvin Monroe isn't dead because he appeared in season 15, so why wasn't he in the movie?
Chosen answer: There's no rule saying that every character from a TV show has to appear in the movie. There are plenty of short-lived characters from the show that weren't featured. He just didn't fit into the plot.
17th Jan 2011
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Question: I saw a scene in the movie trailer that showed Mr. Burns in a bath filled with gems, this is obviously a deleted scene, why isn't this scene with the deleted scenes?
Chosen answer: Not all deleted scenes make it into the extras on a movie's DVD, usually because of limitations on disc space.
Chosen answer: Matt Groening thought very highly of Phil Hartman, (Philip J. Fry on Futurama was named after him as well) and had retired all of Hartman's characters upon his death. He probably thought that bringing them back for the movie just so audience members could have an "A-ha!" moment would have tarnished the memorial.
Captain Defenestrator