When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
Acting
Seth Rogen as B.O.B. — somehow perfect casting.
Production
DreamWorks' first 3D film, and they knew it.
Practical Effects
Ginormica's hair physics deserve an Oscar.
Director
Rob Letterman
Reese Witherspoon
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Seth Rogen
B.O.B. (voice)
Hugh Laurie
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Rainn Wilson
Gallaxhar (voice)
Will Arnett
The Missing Link (voice)
Kiefer Sutherland
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Paul Rudd
Derek Dietl (voice)
Stephen Colbert
President Hathaway (voice)
Julie White
Wendy Murphy (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor
Carl Murphy (voice)
Amy Poehler
Computer (voice)
Ed Helms
News Reporter (voice)
Renée Zellweger
Katie (voice)
Sean Bishop
Private Bullhorn / Helicopter Pilot / Advisor Ortega (voice)
Rich Dietl
Commander / Advisor Smith (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was originally titled 'Monstrous' and conceived as a horror-comedy homage to 1950s creature features.
Ginormica was DreamWorks' first female lead in a CGI film, and they literally made her story about being reduced to a code name and fighting for agency — subtle, right?
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