Thunderpants

Thunderpants
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pete Hewitt
Screenplay by	Phil Hughes
Story by	Pete Hewitt
Produced by	Graham Broadbent Damian Jones Pete Hewitt
Starring	Simon Callow Stephen Fry Celia Imrie Paul Giamatti Ned Beatty Bruce Cook Rupert Grint
Cinematography	Andy Collins
Edited by	Michael Parker
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production companies	Pathé Pictures Sky The Film Council Mission Pictures CP Medien AG
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution
Release date	24 May 2002 (2002-05-24)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Germany
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$3 million

Thunderpants is a 2002 family comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, whose previous work included Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Borrowers (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Pete Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, despite his chronic flatulence.