The Powerpuff Girls Movie (film)

The Powerpuff Girls Movie is an American animated superhero comedy film based on the 1998 TV series The Powerpuff Girls. The film was produced by Cartoon Network Studios, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 3, 2002. It was written by Charlie Bean, Lauren Faust, series creator, Craig McCracken, Paul Rudish, and Don Shank, produced by Donna Castricone, directed by McCracken, and voice directed by Collette Bennett Sunderman.

In the origin story of the Powerpuff Girls, we see Professor Utonium create not one but three perfect little girls, who discover that they have superpowers due to the accidental additional ingredient of Chemical X. But when the city of Townsville begins to fear the destructive power of these new citizens, Professor Utonium asks them not to use their powers in public anymore. Chemical X didn't just create something good, though, it created something, or someone very evil, an evil so pure that Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup must gain Townsville's trust quickly in order to save it.

Memorable quotes
Narrator: The city of Townsville (explosion occurs) is in some serious, serious, serious trouble. Day after day crime, lawlessness, and evil are running rampant. Its citizens have lost all hope. They are utterly helpless. And in desperate need of a true hero. But who? Is there no one who can help this forsaken town and make it a better place? Fear not, fair viewers, for there is a man, a man of science, a forward-thinking man who looks back, back to a sweeter time when there was a spice of life and everything was nice. I must profess, sir, this man holds the ingredients to Townsville's salvation. This man known simply as... the Professor.

Narrator: And, so, for the very first time, the day is saved thanks to the Powerpuff Girls! Hey, that's a very good name for them. Powerpuff Girls, yeah! I like that. Wonder if they will? I'll run it by them. Powerpuff Girls! Mmm-hmm.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Professor Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fuzzy Lumpkins
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lil' Arturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Big Billy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ace
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grubber
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Bennett
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mojo Jojo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Roger L. Jackson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blossom Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Catherine Cavadini
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bubbles Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara Strong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Buttercup Utonium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| E.G. Daily
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Keane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mitch Mitchelson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kristen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmer Skloo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Bean
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Clara
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harry Pitt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man with nice car
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Mayor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ms. Bellum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Martin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cucor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Craig McCracken
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Donna
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Construction worker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Withers
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| News desk reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Master Shake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frylock
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Meatwad
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Linda
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Talk show host
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Talk show guest #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Talk show guest #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Talk show guest #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man in crowd
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jamie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Whole lotta monkeys
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rocko Socko
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ojo Tango
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baboon Kaboom
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gogo Po-Trol members
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hota Wata
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cha-Ching Cha-Ching
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doot Da Doot Da Doo Doos members
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hacha Chacha
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Killer Drilla
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bonzo Bango
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rolo Ovo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cruncha Muncha
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wacko Smacko
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pappy Whappy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rocko Socko
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ojo Tango
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baboon Kaboom
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gogo Po-Trol members
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hota Wata
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cha-Ching Cha-Ching
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doot Da Doot Da Doo Doos members
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hacha Chacha
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Glen Bennett
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blah-Blah-Blah-Blah
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Killer Drilla
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bonzo Bango
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rolo Ovo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cruncha Muncha
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Wacko Smacko
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pappy Whappy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pappy Whappy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Woman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talking Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kane
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Shank
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Citizen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen

Organizations

 * Gangreen Gang
 * Powerpuff Girls
 * Olive Corp.
 * Townsville Tribune (mentioned)
 * Gorillaz (photograph)
 * Townsville Police Deparment
 * Gogo Po-Trol
 * Doot Da Doot Da Doo Doos

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Pokey Oaks County
 * Townsville
 * Townsville Bank
 * Donut Thing
 * Malph's
 * Utonium residence
 * Pokey Oaks Kindergarten
 * Olive Corp. building
 * Balls n Stuff
 * Townsville Hall
 * Rawk Onnn
 * Cucor's Pickles
 * Townsville Jail
 * CTN building
 * Townsville Park
 * Townsville Central Park
 * Townsville Volcano Mountain
 * Mojo's residence
 * Townsville Zoo
 * Primate Plaza
 * Townsville Dam
 * North Pole
 * Atlantic Ocean
 * Africa
 * Sahara Desert
 * The Sun
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Chemical X
 * Merf
 * Octi
 * Townsville Tribune newspaper
 * Baboom-bot
 * Tormato
 * Antidote X
 * Powerpuff Hotline

Vehicles

 * Professor Utonium's car
 * Townsville Tribune van
 * Orango-tank

Filming
There are several deleted scenes on the DVD:


 * 1) "Townsville Posse:" The Mayor getting the cops to arrest Utonium is extended, with a long winded description of why the authorities are being explained by Ms. Bellum, who reveals her exact job title to be Chief Assistant to the Mayor's Office. The cops also beat Professor Utonium before taking him away. One of the cops is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
 * 2) "Mojo's Secret Surprise:" Mojo tells the girls that it will take several nights to complete the machine and that they should not tell anyone what they are doing.
 * 3) "Building Mojo's Lair:" Mojo instructs the Powerpuff Girls to go over the globe for the materials he needs, while the Professor, who has promised officials that the girls will not use their powers, keeps getting calls about their activities. In the final version, there is no exposition from Mojo and the Professor does not get calls.
 * 4) "Monkey Spit:" A whole scene of the monkey group spitting on running citizens.

The film was copyrighted in 2002.

Music
Taking place at Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M, the score was composed by James L. Venable. It was orchestrated and conducted by Dell Hake, with additional orchestration by Venable. The music was edited by Joe Privitelli.

The original theme music was also featured and was composed by Thomas Chase, Steven Rucker, and Venable.

While the film didn't get its own CD, "That's What Girls Do" and the new version of "The Powerpuff Girls (end theme)" were featured on Kid Rhino's The Powerpuff Girls: Power Pop on June 16, 2003. On the CD, the latter was retitled "Powerpunk End Theme" presumably to differentiate it to the original version.

Songs

 * 1) "The Powerpuff Girls (end theme)" - Bis
 * 2) "Pray for the Girls" - Frank Black
 * 3) "That's What Girls Do" - No Secrets

Crew credits

 * Storyboard artists: Charlie Bean, Lauren Faust, Craig McCracken, Paul Rudish, Don Shank
 * Art director: Mike Moon
 * Animation director: Genndy Tartakovsky
 * Supervising producer: Jennifer Pelphrey
 * Executive producers: Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller
 * Co-executive producers: Mike Lazzo, Linda Simensky, Mark Norman
 * Sound creator and designer: Joel Valentine
 * Editor: Rob DeSales
 * Production manager: Melissa Lugar
 * Casting director: Collette Bennett Sunderman
 * Recording engineer: Robert Serda
 * Development designer: Craig Kellman
 * Story by: Charlie Bean, Lauren Faust, Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers, Paul Rudish, Don Shank
 * Storyboard artists: Charlie Bean, Lauren Faust, Craig McCracken, Paul Rudish, Don Shank
 * Storyboard assistants: Carey Yost, Dexter Smith
 * Lead character designer: Carey Yost
 * Character designers: Craig Kellman, Chris Battle, Andy Bialk, Lauren Faust, Shakeh Hagnazarian, Bob Logan, Craig McCracken, Dexter Smith
 * "Be an Artist" designer: Laura Kramer
 * Family portrait designer: Amber Cushing
 * Prop designers: Chris Battle, Bruce Berkey, Frederick J. Gardner, Timothy L. Hardin, Jason Hulst, Noel Tolentino
 * Lead background designer: David Dunnet
 * Background designers: Bruce Berkey, Frederick J. Gardner, Paul Stec, Justin K. Thompson, Keith Weesner, Jim Worthy
 * Effects animation supervisor: John Dillon
 * Effects animators: Michel Gagné, Jeff Howard, Kevin O'Neil, Gary Sole, Ryan Woodward
 * Assistants effects animators: Mike Camarillo, Susanna Luck, Matthew Maners, Richard Moser, Norland M. Tèllez
 * Additional character animators: Lauren Faust, Dave Kupczyk
 * Additional animation directors: Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
 * Character layout supervisor: Lauren Faust
 * Character layout artists: Carrie Buell, Mark Colangelo, Cathlin Hidalgo-Polvani, Dave Kupczyk, Lane Lueras, Craig McCracken, Dexter Smith
 * Assistant layout artists: Chris Battle, Timothy L. Hardin, Carey Yost
 * Background layout artists: Steven Avila, Ted Blackman, Edgar Carlos, David Dunnet, Christopher Holt, Robert Kline, Kenneth McGill, John Nevarez, Louis M. Police, Paul Stec, Justin K. Thompson
 * Character and prop clean-up designers: Jeff Albrecht, John Fang, Dana Jo Granger, Timothy L. Hardin, Cathlin Hidalgo-Polvani, Robert Lacko
 * Lead background painter: Chris Roszak
 * Background painters: Martin Ansolabehere, Timothy Barnes, Kit Boyce, Seonna Hong, Susan Mondt, Jill A. Petrilak, Sy Thomas, Carol Wyatt, Micki Zurcher
 * Color stylists: Sharon M. Dabek, Suzette Darling, Harry Nickelson, Cathy O'Leary Alexander
 * Animatic operator: Joseph Molinari
 * Layout checker: Robin Police
 * Overseas layout supervisor: Bill Perkins
 * Production coordinators: Nancy Gorée, Tammy List, Kathy Moore
 * Production assistants: Craig Lewis, Alina Phelan, Ian Wasseluk
 * Track reader: Slightly Off Track
 * Technical advisor: Antonio Gonella
 * Dialogue editor: Jim Hearn
 * Post production coordinator: Alicia Parkinson
 * Production accountants: Joanne Halcon, Bo Benigo
 * Business affairs: Ed Adams, Reta Peery, Valentina Zaldana
 * Talent manager: Judith Kuperberg Bock
 * Studio facilities: Zita Lefebvre, Kris Lindquist
 * Production associates: Linda Barry, Paul Beulke, Marilyn Collins, Dennis Delrogh, Ed Garcia, Heather Hamilton, Geri Kelly, Sharon King, Kristine Matevosian, Danny Parkinson, Michael Pimentel, Leor Soloman
 * Xerox and printing: Commercial Graphics, Color Images Copy & Print
 * Animation production: Rough Draft Studios
 * Executive producer in charge: Nikki Vanzo
 * Supervising producer in Los Angeles: Hyejoon Yun
 * Production manager: Kim Chul-Ho
 * Production department: Park Yong-Min, Lim Sang-Lae, Han Hae-Jin, Park Eun-Ju
 * Production coordinator/Translator: Kim Young-Won
 * Directors: Jeong Chang-Yul, Kim Jong-Ho
 * Layout artists: Kye Hye-Jung, Choi Eejay, Jung So-Youn
 * Animators: Lee Jong-Hyuk, Moon Kang-Soo, Lee Jung-Hwoan, Ko Eun-Young, Ji Eun-Young, Kwon Hae-Jung, Park Kwang-Bae, Choi Ki-Roung, Kim Yoon-Rye, Park Soon-Chun, Kim Eun-Kyoung, Moon Kap-Suk, Chun Hyun-Myung
 * Chief of assistant animator: Yun Ae-Yeon
 * Assistant animators: Cho Hyun-Kyung, Park Hyun-Kyung, Shin Seon-Wha, Kim Yeon-Hee, Sung Bo-Young, Song Bok-Nim, Suh Kyung-Hi, Lee Jung-Wan, Yoon Sun-Mee, Moon Mi-Kyung, Park Jee-Sun, Lee Mi-Sun, Kim Eun-Sook, Kim Mi-Kung, Kim Hea-Jin, Shun Suk-Wha, Lee Seok-Woo, Lee Kyung-Ah, Lim So-Yean, Kim Sun-Young, Ryu Myoung-Soon, Chi Hye-Rim, Baak Gap-Su, Kim Hye-Ran, Jang Kyoung-Hee
 * Animation checkers: Ju Hong-Dae, Park Jong-Dae, Kim Hae-Ja
 * Background painters: Kang Kyung-Hee, Park Een-Seo, Kang Gee-Sook, Koh Eun-Kyung, Lee Mi-Young, Woo Kyung-Hee, Chol Jeong-Mi, Ahn Soo-Eun, Kim So-Hyun
 * Digital supervisor: Jeong Woo-Sung
 * System: Park Hae-Jin
 * Compositors: Na Sae-Ho, Cho Hyun-Wook
 * Photoshop BG: Kim Hyun-Kyung
 * Digital ink and paint supervisor: Kim Hyun-Ah
 * Digital ink and painters: Ju Sue-Youn, Hong Young-Sook, Kim Gui-Ok, Ahn Hae-Sun
 * Scanners: Park Hyun-Ju, Kim Na-Young, Lee Hyun-Ju
 * CGI animation: Savage Frog!, Character Animation Studios
 * Wim Bien, Paul Davies, Christopher Grun, Tim Petre, John Savage, Kenneth Sullivan, Tom Sullivan
 * 2D composite and visual effects: Virtual Magic Animation
 * Studio producer: Andrea Romero
 * Production managers: Ryan Robertson, Chrisie Rosenthal
 * Senior technical directors: Brian Ainslie, Andy Jolliff, Lajos Kamocsay, Glo Minaya, Scott Rossman
 * Technical directors: Ron Fleischer, Stephan Gaudreault, Amie Hawes, Joe Ireland, Erik Mara, David Scarpitti, Dominic Tremblay
 * Additional technical directors: Kristina Pace, David Reyes, Tim Vierling
 * Palette artist: Amie Hawes
 * Scanner and painter: Brant Hawes, Anthony Salama
 * System administrator: Kenneth Kimura
 * Additional 2D composite and effects: Mercury Filmworks
 * Executive producer: Clint Eland
 * Head of production: Kent McCormick
 * Production coordinator: Jodi Appleton
 * Production supervisor: Jim Inkster
 * Production assistants: Neacol Booth, Ben Frey, Jill Southern
 * Composite and affects artists: Robin Baker, Sue Bassett, Darren Bockman, Sarah Dougan, Miki Hara, Liam Hogan, Adam Ingram, Adam Leaman, Paul Lefroy, Justin Miles, Genevieve Rousseau, Quinn Simoes, James Trang
 * Digital paint artists: Siyamak Ghaffari, Jonathan Gibson, Jon Heard, Clint Madrid, Lee Ann McFayden, Ryan Morris, Richard Rose
 * I/O and background technicians: Amanda Cardo, Leslie Carty, Morris Espinosa
 * Color stylist: Mindy Ulmer
 * Hi-res playback: iO Film
 * Laser film recording: Efilm
 * Post production services: Hacienda Post
 * Post production sound supervisor: Timothy J. Borquez
 * Sound editors: Eric Freeman, Tom Syslo, Daisuke Sawa, Roy Braverman
 * Re-recording mixers: Timothy J. Borquez, Eric Freeman
 * Re-recordist: Allen Hurd
 * Sound effects Editorial and design: Twenty-First Century Entertainment
 * Sound effects supervisor/Sound editor: Joel Valentine
 * Sound editors: Frank Long, Kevin Siamis
 * Foley Artists: Debra Mason, Jonathan McPherson
 * Foley recordist: Steve Worley
 * Music contractor: Sandy De Crescent
 * Music copyists: JoAnn Kane Music Service, MarkGraham
 * Music pre-mixers: James L. Venable, [Joe Privitelli
 * Studio assistant: Matt McKenna
 * Music score recorder: Dennis Sands
 * Music score mixer: Brian Dixon
 * Scoring administrator: Stephanie Murray
 * Recordist: Paul Wertheimer
 * Technical engineer: Norm Dlugatch
 * Floorperson: Dominic Gonzales
 * The Auricle: Richard B. Grant
 * Music mix facility: Signet Sound
 * Negative cutter: William DeBoer, Jr.
 * Color timers: Ed Weyer, Ron Sanders

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 22, 2002 (Century City); July 3, 2002; May 23, 2003 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom and Ireland:

Behind the scenes

 * In theaters, The Powerpuff Girls Movie opened up with the Dexter's Laboratory short "Chicken Scratch."
 * "Mr. Mojo's Rising" first revealed that Professor Utonium originally had Mojo as a pet named Jojo.
 * The opening where Professor Utonium is in the supermarket is somewhat of a tribute to the Dude's intro in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.
 * Merf is a parody of Nerf.
 * Bubbles is the first to call the Professor Dad.
 * Professor Utonium's vanity plate reads "PRFDADY." It also has the letters "CN" and the date July '02, referencing Cartoon Network and the month and year the film was released, respectively.
 * When the Townsville Tribune covers the rampage the Powerpuff Girls make after their game of tag, it is dated Wednesday, July 3, 2002, the exact day and date the movie was released, which consequently also retcons all the previously aired episodes since 1998 as taking after.
 * There is a picture of Craig McCracken on the front page of the Townsville Tribune. Later, there is an office full of cameos of staff members including Craig McCracken.
 * The line "Now Jamie's crying" is an allusion to Van Halen's 1978 song "Jamie's Cryin'."
 * There are a couple of references to the 1968 film Planet of the Apes:
 * Mojo wants to be king of the planet of the apes.
 * When Rocko Socko has the Talking Dog in his grip, Buttercup says to him, "Get your hands off him, you darn dirty ape."


 * There is a gag credit saying that there were no apes, monkeys, or talking dogs harmed during the making of the movie.
 * Region 1 DVDs contain an audio commentary provided by Craig McCracken and Mike Moon.

Errors

 * When the title card of the movie appears on screen, it just says "The Powerpuff Girls."
 * In "Mr. Mojo's Rising," the connection between the girls and Mojo had been revealed, with the movie filling in more of the gaps, and is written in such a way that doesn't contradict it, but certainly causes issues.
 * The girls fly into an active volcano and into space without hesitation that they could actually survive in either environment.
 * Craig McCracken is credited in the opening and ending as director.
 * Mike Moon is credited in the opening and ending as art director.
 * Charlie Bean, Lauren Faust, McCracken, Paul Rudish, and Don Shank are credited in the opening and ending as the writers.
 * Genndy Tartakovsky is credited in the opening and ending as animation director.
 * Chief of assistant animator is in plural despite there only being one.

Everlasting influence

 * The Mayor's lawyers are reused in "Monstra-City."
 * In "Shut the Pup Up," the Talking Dog mentions the movie when he criticizes the Narrator for not coming up with a better ending to the episode.
 * Rocko Socko, one of Mojo's minions, returns in "Prime Mates."
 * The movie begins the relationship between The Powerpuff Girls and the Gorillaz coexisting in the same universe, which leads to the fictional storyline of Ace briefly joining the band in 2018.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 5, 2002: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls Movie on VHS.
 * November 5, 2002: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls Movie on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * March 31, 2003: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls Movie on VHS.
 * March 31, 2003: Warner Home Video releases The Powerpuff Girls Movie on DVD.
 * September 21, 2009: Warner Home Video releases 4 Animated Adventures for Kids on DVD.

Trailers
First trailer (without July 3 date):

Second trailer (with July 3 date):