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{{Short description|2017 superhero film directed by David Soren}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Captain Underpants:<br>The First Epic Movie
| image          = Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie poster.jpg
| alt            = Film poster showing Captain Underpants, standing on top of a building. Behind him is a moon showing a silhouette of a pair of underwear.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* [[Mireille Soria]]
* Mark Swift
}}
| screenplay     = [[Nicholas Stoller]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Captain Underpants]]''|[[Dav Pilkey]]}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Kevin Hart]]
* [[Ed Helms]]
* [[Nick Kroll]]
* [[Thomas Middleditch]]
* [[Jordan Peele]]
* [[Kristen Schaal]]
}}
| music          = [[Theodore Shapiro]]
| editing        = Matthew Landon
| studio         = [[DreamWorks Animation]]<ref name=thr>
{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/captain-underpants-first-epic-movie-review-1009259|title='Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie': Film Review|last=Rechtshaffen|first=Michael|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117003830/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/captain-underpants-first-epic-movie-review-1009259|url-status=live}}</ref>
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Film date|2017|5|21|[[Fox Theater, Westwood Village|Regency Village Theatre]]|2017|6|2|United States}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-45605|title=''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie''|work=[[AMC Theatres]]|access-date=May 21, 2017|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029051350/https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-45605|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = United States<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59ba5e3602b66|title=Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie (2017)|work=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809082846/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/59ba5e3602b66|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| language       = English
| budget         = $38 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-wonder-woman-readies-95m-us-debut-1009179|title=Box Office Preview: 'Wonder Woman' Readies for $95M-Plus U.S. Debut|author=McClintock, Pamela|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421144259/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-wonder-woman-readies-95m-us-debut-1009179|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $125.4 million<ref name=BOM>{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=2091256|title=Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
}}
'''''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie''''' is a 2017 American animated [[superhero film|superhero]] [[comedy film]] based on [[Dav Pilkey]]'s [[Children's literature|children's novel]] series, titled ''[[Captain Underpants]]'', produced by [[DreamWorks Animation]] and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]], the film was directed by [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]] from a screenplay by [[Nicholas Stoller]], and stars the voices of [[Kevin Hart]], [[Ed Helms]],  [[Nick Kroll]], [[Thomas Middleditch]], [[Jordan Peele]], and [[Kristen Schaal]], the film was released during the 20th anniversary of the ''[[Captain Underpants]]'' series. In the film, two fourth-grade pranksters, named George and Harold, hypnotize their humorless principal, named Mr. Krupp, into thinking he is a superhero, named Captain Underpants. The film loosely adapts the first, the second, the fourth, and the eleventh ''[[Captain Underpants]]'' books.

''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' first premiered at the [[Fox Theater, Westwood Village|Regency Village Theatre]], in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], in the United States, on May 21, 2017, and was first released theatrically in theatres, in the United States, on June 2, 2017, in both the 2-D and the 3-D formats. The film received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the animation, humor, faithfulness, and references to its source material, and voice acting, particularly from Helms. It grossed $125 million worldwide against a budget for $38 million, the lowest budget for a film from [[DreamWorks Animation]], until 2021, with ''[[Spirit Untamed]],'' which had a budget for $30 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Amidi|first1=Amid|title='Captain Underpants' Could Dramatically Alter The U.S. Feature Animation Industry|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/captain-underpants-dramatically-alter-u-s-feature-animation-industry-151318.html|access-date=June 3, 2017|work=[[Cartoon Brew]]|publisher=Cartoon Brew, LLC|date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602223054/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/captain-underpants-dramatically-alter-u-s-feature-animation-industry-151318.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' was the last film from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by [[20th Century Fox]], following the acquisition of [[DreamWorks Animation]] by both [[Comcast]] and [[NBCUniversal]] in 2016, [[Universal Pictures]] began distributing films from DreamWorks Animation beginning from 2019 with ''[[How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World]]''.

A spin-off television series, titled ''[[The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants]]'', premiered on [[Netflix]] on July 13, 2018, while a spin-off film, titled ''[[Dog Man (film)|Dog Man]]'', is slated to be released by [[Universal Pictures]] on January 31, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title='Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/dog-man-movie-release-date-universal-dreamworks-1235807860/ |website=Deadline |access-date=29 January 2024 |date=29 January 2024}}</ref>

==Plot==
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In [[Piqua, Ohio]], best friends and next-door neighbors George Beard and Harold Hutchins create [[comic book]]s, their latest creation being a superhero named Captain Underpants. They are fourth-graders at [[Curly Howard|Jerome Horwitz]] Elementary School, where their excessive pranks to cheer up their fellow students put them at odds with their cruel [[principal (education)|principal]] Benjamin Krupp. One day, they are tamper with their classmate Melvin Sneedly's invention, the Turbo Toilet 2000, during a Saturday mandatory Invention Convention to liven up the other kids' weekend. Mr. Krupp uses one of Melvin's other inventions to record the boys enacting the prank, and prepares to put George and Harold in separate classes in hopes of ending their friendship.

George [[Hypnosis|hypnotizes]] Mr. Krupp using a 3-D Hypno-Ring from a [[cereal box prize|cereal box]] before Mr. Krupp can sign the papers to separate George and Harold. They command Mr. Krupp to become Captain Underpants, leading him to cause trouble around town. After taking him to their treehouse, the boys discover that they can turn Captain Underpants back into Mr. Krupp by splashing water on him and back into Captain Underpants by snapping their fingers. To keep Mr. Krupp from separating them, they convince Captain Underpants that Mr. Krupp is his secret identity. His change in personality attracts the attention of the school's shy lunch lady Edith.

Meanwhile, Professor Pee-Pee Diarrheastein Poopypants, [[Esquire]] is hired as the school's new science teacher, though George and Harold are suspicious of his violent behavior. Poopypants, who invented a [[Nobel Prize]]-winning [[shrink ray|sizerator]] capable of shrinking and enlarging things, is sick of never being taken seriously due to his name, and seeks to eliminate all laughter. With Captain Underpants as principal, the school becomes a livelier place, but a rainstorm turns Captain Underpants back into Mr. Krupp, who officially places George and Harold in separate classes.

Poopypants and Melvin grow the Turbo Toilet 2000, power it with Edith's toxic leftovers, and use it to attack the school. Poopypants uses Melvin's brain, which lacks the part that causes laughter, to power a ray that turns the students into dull, humorless zombies. Captain Underpants tries to stop them but, having no superpowers, is thrown into the toxic waste. George and Harold are captured, but the power of a joke that made them friends in kindergarten overloads the Turbo Toilet 2000, returning the kids to normal and trapping Melvin in giant toilet paper. The toxic leftovers give Captain Underpants real superpowers and, with George and Harold's help, he defeats and shrinks Poopypants, who escapes on a bee.

Unable to control Captain Underpants forever, George and Harold destroy the Hypno-Ring to permanently change him back into Mr. Krupp, but swear to remain friends. However, after realizing that Mr. Krupp would be nicer if he had friends, they set him and Edith up on a date, causing Krupp to have a change of heart and return the comics he confiscated from George and Harold. However, the toxic waste from the Turbo Toilet 2000 transforms the toilets at a scrapyard into an army of Talking Toilets, which attack the restaurant where Mr. Krupp and Edith are dining. After unwittingly snapping his fingers, Mr. Krupp is once again transformed into Captain Underpants, to Edith's surprise and admiration, and he flies away with George and Harold to face their next adventure together.

==Voice cast==
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* [[Kevin Hart]] as George Beard, a fourth-grade student who is best friends with Harold. Together, they make comic books, with George writing stories and Harold illustrating them. He is typically calmer in tough situations.
* [[Ed Helms]] as Mister Benjamin Krupp / Captain Underpants, the grumpy and mean principal of [[Curly Howard|Jerome Horwitz]] Elementary School. George and Harold [[hypnotized|hypnotize]] him into becoming Captain Underpants, a [[superhero]] they created, to stop him from putting them in separate classes.<ref name="PRCast" />
* [[Nick Kroll]] as Professor Pee-Pee Diarrheastein Poopypants Esquire, a ruthless and humorless German-accented [[mad scientist]] and the film's antagonist. He plots to take over the world to eliminate all laughter after years of being constantly disparaged for his name.<ref name="PRCast" />
* [[Thomas Middleditch]] as Harold Hutchins, a fourth-grade student who is best friends with George. He illustrates books while George writes stories. He is usually cautious and worrisome in tough situations. Harold is friendly and has a fondness for dolphins.<ref name=PRCast>{{cite press release|title=Captain Underpants Saves The Day By Recruiting Top Comedy Talent To Voice New DreamWorks Animation Film|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/captain-underpants-saves-the-day-by-recruiting-top-comedy-talent-to-voice-new-dreamworks-animation-film-241361741.html|author=DreamWorksAnimation|access-date=January 22, 2014|publisher=PR Newswire|date=January 21, 2014|archive-date=January 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122080926/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/captain-underpants-saves-the-day-by-recruiting-top-comedy-talent-to-voice-new-dreamworks-animation-film-241361741.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="EWRecruitsSchaal">{{cite magazine|last1=Snetiker|first1=Marc|title=Captain Underpants movie recruits Kristen Schaal|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/28/captain-underpants-kristen-schaal/|access-date=December 26, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 28, 2016|archive-date=December 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227033613/http://ew.com/article/2016/06/28/captain-underpants-kristen-schaal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jordan Peele]] as Melvin Sneedly, George and Harold's nerdy enemy. He is a [[child prodigy]] who becomes Professor Poopypants' sidekick due to lacking a sense of humor.<ref name="PRCast" />
* [[Kristen Schaal]] as Edith, the shy school lunch lady and the love interest of Mr. Krupp. She is only created for the film, and is partially based on Mrs. Edith Anthrope from the book series, who is featured as a separate character.<ref name="EWRecruitsSchaal" />

==Production==
[[DreamWorks Pictures]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]] first interested the film rights to the ''[[Captain Underpants]]'' series dates back to when the first installment was published in 1997, but creator [[Dav Pilkey]] did not want to sell them. Early pitches for an adaptation included [[video game]]s, animated and live-action films, an [[animated series]], and a live-action series. To persuade him, DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation gave Pilkey a tour around the studio with everyone wearing underpants over their trousers, which made him laugh.<ref name="PilkeyLA">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-captain-underpants-dav-pilkey-20170601-story.html|title=Why ''Captain Underpants'' author Dav Pilkey played hard to get with Hollywood|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=June 4, 2017|first=Josh|last=Rottenberg|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603235357/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-captain-underpants-dav-pilkey-20170601-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2011, his representatives indicated Pilkey was ready, and DreamWorks Animation won the rights in an auction.<ref name=DWADeadline>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2011/10/dreamworks-animation-bags-captain-underpants-for-feature-184835/|title=DreamWorks Animation Wins Auction For 'Captain Underpants' Feature Film Rights|author=Mike Fleming, Jr|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=October 19, 2011|access-date=May 12, 2017|archive-date=June 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616094810/http://deadline.com/2011/10/dreamworks-animation-bags-captain-underpants-for-feature-184835/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2013, [[Rob Letterman]] was announced as director and [[Nicholas Stoller]] as scriptwriter.<ref name=THRLetterman>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Rob Letterman to Direct 'Captain Underpants' for DWA (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-underpants-nicholas-stoller-rob-650700|access-date=October 26, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 25, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031114637/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-underpants-nicholas-stoller-rob-650700|url-status=live}}</ref> The two had previously worked together on the film ''[[Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)|Gulliver's Travels]]''. In January 2014, the cast was announced; [[Ed Helms]] as Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp, [[Kevin Hart]] as George Beard, [[Thomas Middleditch]] as Harold Hutchins, [[Nick Kroll]] as the "insidious villain" Professor Poopypants, and [[Jordan Peele]] as George and Harold's "nerdy nemesis" Melvin Sneedly.<ref name=PRCast />

[[File:David Soren.jpg|right|thumb|Director David Soren screened the film at the 2017 [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]].<ref name="VarietyBow2017Annecy">{{cite news |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |title='Despicable Me 3,' Pixar's 'Coco,' 'The Big Bad Fox' to Bow at France's 2017 Annecy Animation Festival |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/the-annecy-animation-festival-reveals-2017-lineup-1202393960/ |access-date=April 4, 2021 |work=Variety |date=April 24, 2017 |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831033639/https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/the-annecy-animation-festival-reveals-2017-lineup-1202393960/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
In 2014, [[DreamWorks Animation]] announced a January 2017 release date.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/madagascar-4-release-date/ |title=DreamWorks Animation Release Dates Include Madagascar 4 |author=Trumbore, Dave |publisher=Collider.com |date=June 12, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2014 |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615042435/http://collider.com/madagascar-4-release-date |url-status=live }}</ref> Following [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s reorganization in early 2015, the studio announced that the film would be produced outside of the studio's pipeline at a significantly lower cost.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/dreamworks-animation-restructuring-to-cut-500-jobs-with-290m-charge-1201355918/|last=Lieberman|first=David|title=DreamWorks Animation Restructuring To Cut 500 Jobs With $290M Charge|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 22, 2015|access-date=January 25, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125032539/http://deadline.com/2015/01/dreamworks-animation-restructuring-to-cut-500-jobs-with-290m-charge-1201355918/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was instead animated at [[Mikros Image]] in Montreal, Canada, and at [[Technicolor Animation Productions]] in France, and therefore looks identical to Pilkey's original drawing style, as well as differently than many of the DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation films.<ref name=VarietyDWACutbacks>{{cite news|last1=Graser|first1=Marc|title=Jeffrey Katzenberg on DWA's Cutbacks: '3 Films a Year Was Too Ambitious|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/cutbacks-at-dreamworks-animation-jeffrey-katzenberg-on-what-went-wrong-1201412230/|access-date=September 20, 2015|work=Variety|date=January 22, 2015|quote="Trolls," set for a 2016 release, will be the first film to be made with the $120 million budget.|archive-date=December 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231230452/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/cutbacks-at-dreamworks-animation-jeffrey-katzenberg-on-what-went-wrong-1201412230/|url-status=live}}</ref> A month later, Letterman left the project but came back as an executive producer, and [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]], the director of ''[[Turbo (2013 film)|Turbo]]'', entered talks to direct the film.<ref name=DeadlineSorenFitted>{{cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Rob Letterman Doffs 'Captain Underpants'; 'Turbo's David Soren Being Fitted For DWA Pic|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/captain-underpants-dreamworks-animation-rob-letterman-david-soren-1201382534/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 5, 2015|date=February 26, 2015|archive-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301135906/http://deadline.com/2015/02/captain-underpants-dreamworks-animation-rob-letterman-david-soren-1201382534/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During production, Pilkey got to work closely with Soren. He was relieved that Soren was directing since he was a fan of ''Turbo''. In an interview with ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Pilkey said: "Once I met David, it was like a huge load fell off my back; I was like, 'I don't even have to think about this anymore. Just send me a couple of tickets to the premiere.'"<ref name="PilkeyLA" /> Commenting back, Soren said, "In a way, the controversy over the books ended up being liberating for the film. Normally on an animated movie, you're trying to appeal to every possible demographic, and often that results in your content being watered down a little bit. Obviously, we hope we get as wide of an audience as possible. But it's likely that if people have issues with the books they may have issues with the movie too, and we didn't feel like we needed to waste a lot of time trying to rope them in. It allowed us to make the purest version of the movie."<ref name="PilkeyLA" /> Soren also said that he took inspiration from [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] films. In an interview with ''MovieFreak'', he mentioned,
{{blockquote|text="We actually looked at a lot of John Hughes movies for inspiration, like ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' and ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]''. John Hughes had this great knack for making comedies like this. Both of those movies have great friendships at the center of them. He seemed to be able to tap into the voice of a generation. They're very funny, all of his movies, but they are also poignant and they actually have meaningful things to say, which I think is why they have stood the test of time. So there's timelessness to his work that we were attempting to go for with this."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://moviefreak.com/captain-underpants-interview-2017-david-soren/#.WrME7jYpDxA |title= "CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC ADVENTURE" – Interview with DAVID SOREN |author= Sara Michelle Fetters |date= June 16, 2017 |access-date= March 22, 2018 |archive-date= December 7, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171207192921/http://moviefreak.com/captain-underpants-interview-2017-david-soren/#.WrME7jYpDxA |url-status= live }}</ref>|sign=|source=}}

While it is a 2017 American [[3-D film|3-D]] [[computer-animated]] film, the film includes scenes that are [[Cel animation|cel-animation]], [[Flash animation|flash-animation]], a short [[Cutout animation|cutout-animation]] segment, and a [[Sock puppet|sock-puppet]] sequence created by [[Screen Novelties]].

==Music==
===Soundtrack===
[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] wrote and performed the theme song for the film (which is possibly a reference to [[The Adventures of Captain Underpants|the first book]], where in Mr. Krupp mentions one of George and Harold's pranks was rigging the school intercoms to "play "Weird Al" Yankovic songs full blast for 6 hours straight"), which was featured in a lyric video. [[Andy Grammer]] wrote another original song for the film, titled "A Friend Like You".<ref name="BillboardEpicSoundtrack" /> The film also features music from [[Adam Lambert]], [[Cold War Kids]] member Nathan Willett, and [[Lil Yachty]].<ref name="BillboardEpicSoundtrack" /> An 11-track soundtrack album was released digitally on June 2, 2017, by [[Virgin Records]] and [[Adam Anders|Deep Well Records]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie' Soundtrack Details|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/05/11/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-soundtrack-details/|publisher=Film Music Reporter|access-date=May 20, 2017|date=May 11, 2017|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517151741/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/05/11/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-soundtrack-details/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Track listing====
{{Track listing
| extra_column    = Artist
| total_length    = 32:42
| title1          = Captain Underpants Theme Song
| extra1          = [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]{{efn|featuring audio footage by [[Ed Helms]]}}
| length1         = 2:14
| title2          = A Friend Like You
| extra2          = [[Andy Grammer]]
| length2         = 3:40
| title3          = Saturday (cast version)
| extra3          = [[Kevin Hart]] and [[Thomas Middleditch]]
| length3         = 0:48
| title4          = [[Think (Aretha Franklin song)|Think]]
| extra4          = [[Adam Lambert]]
| length4         = 2:59
| title5          = [[1812 Overture|1812 Ofarture]]
| extra5          = The Students of [[Curly Howard|Jerome Horwitz]] Elementary School
| length5         = 1:08
| title6          = Hallelujah
| extra6          = [[Kevin Hart]], [[Thomas Middleditch]], [[Ed Helms]]
| length6         = 0:39
| title7          = Oh Yeah
| extra7          = [[Lil Yachty]]{{efn|Samples [[Oh Yeah (Yello song)|the Yello song of the same name]]}}
| length7         = 2:51
| title8          = Saturday
| extra8          = [[Nathan Willett]]
| length8         = 3:29
| title9          = Comic Book Opening
| extra9          = [[Theodore Shapiro]]
| length9         = 1:54
| title10         = Saving the Day
| extra10         = Theodore Shapiro
| length10        = 7:22
| title11         = The Prank for Good
| extra11         = Theodore Shapiro
| length11        = 5:38
}}
{{notelist}}

===Score===
The music score was scored by [[Theodore Shapiro]].<ref name="BillboardEpicSoundtrack">{{cite magazine|last1=Tom|first1=Lauren|title=Captain Underpants' Movie Scores Epic Soundtrack With 'Weird Al', Lil Yachty & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/7792931/captain-underpants-movie-soundtrack-weird-al-yankovic-lil-yachty|access-date=May 20, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=May 12, 2017|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519005027/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/7792931/captain-underpants-movie-soundtrack-weird-al-yankovic-lil-yachty|url-status=live}}</ref> A soundtrack for the score of the film was released on June 9. It features 24 pieces of music, and an exclusive digital booklet on [[iTunes]]. Three of the scores are also available on the soundtrack (those being "Comic Book Opening", "Saving the Day", and "The Prank for Good").

==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' was previously scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017,<ref name="DeadlineSorenFitted" /> but in September 2015, ''[[The Boss Baby]]'' took over its date.<ref name="THRShowmanPushed">{{cite news|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title=Hugh Jackman's 'Greatest Showman on Earth' Pushed a Year to Christmas 2017|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackmans-greatest-showman-earth-824884|access-date=September 19, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=September 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930071930/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackmans-greatest-showman-earth-824884|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was then moved to June 2, 2017.<ref name="Box Office Mojo">{{cite web|title=Theatrical Movie Schedule Changes and Additions|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=changes&p=.htm|access-date=March 27, 2016|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb|IMDb.com, Inc.]]|date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=December 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217132401/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/calendar/changes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Coggan|first1=Devan|url=https://ew.com/movies/2016/12/24/captain-underpants-movie-first-look-ed-helms/|title=Captain Underpants leaps to the big screen in exclusive first look|date=December 24, 2016|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=December 25, 2016|archive-date=December 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145956/http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/24/captain-underpants-movie-first-look-ed-helms/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other territories such as Europe and Asia received the film between July and October 2017. The film first premiered at the [[Fox Theater, Westwood Village|Regency Village Theatre]], in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], in the United States, on May 21, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Hart, Kristen Schaal attend 'Captain Underpants' premiere in Los Angeles|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Photos/Kevin-Hart-Kristen-Schaal-attend-Captain-Underpants-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/fp/11078/?spt=su|publisher=[[United Press International]]|access-date=May 22, 2017|date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=May 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523073626/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Photos/Kevin-Hart-Kristen-Schaal-attend-Captain-Underpants-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/fp/11078/?spt=su|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was chosen alongside with the 2017 [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Sony Pictures Animation]] film, titled ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'', to inaugurate the removal of [[Saudi Arabia]]'s cinema ban through a [[double feature]] screening on January 13, 2018, organized by Cinema 70; they were the first two movies to be given an official public screening in the country in 35 years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title='Emoji Movie,' 'Captain Underpants' Break Saudi Arabia's 35-Year Cinema Fast|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/emoji-movie-captain-underpants-break-saudi-arabias-35-year-cinema-fast/|access-date=February 6, 2018|work=[[Animation Magazine]]|publisher=Jean Thoren|date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124015911/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/emoji-movie-captain-underpants-break-saudi-arabias-35-year-cinema-fast/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' was first released digitally, on [[Digital copy|digital download]], in the United States, on August 29, 2017, and was first released digitally, on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], and [[DVD]] by [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]], in the United States, on September 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie DVD Release Date|url=http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/7194/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie|website=DVDs Release Dates|access-date=24 July 2017|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718211731/http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/7194/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie|url-status=live}}</ref> From January 10, 2018, to July 10, 2019, the film was available on [[Netflix]], the film returned to the streaming platform after 4 years on July 10, 2023.

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' grossed $73.9 million in the United States and Canada and $51.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $125.5 million, against a production budget of $38 million.<ref name=BOM/>

In North America, the film was released alongside ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'', and was projected to gross around $20 million from 3,434 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/wonder-woman-box-office-opening-worldwide-projection-gal-gadot-1202104439/|title='Wonder Woman': All The World Is Waiting For You As Warner Bros./DC Pic Eyes $175M+ Global Opening|author=D'Alessandro, Anthony|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media, LLC]]|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531011207/http://deadline.com/2017/05/wonder-woman-box-office-opening-worldwide-projection-gal-gadot-1202104439/|url-status=live}}</ref> It made $8 million on its first day and $23.9 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office, behind ''Wonder Woman'' ($103.3 million).<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-captain-underpants-weekend-box-office-opening-1202106462/|title='Wonder Woman' Breaks Glass Ceiling For Female Directors & Stomps On 'Iron Man' With $100.5M Debut|author=D'Alessandro, Anthony|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 4, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605213449/http://deadline.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-captain-underpants-weekend-box-office-opening-1202106462/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Wonder Woman' lassos $100.5 million at domestic box office, 'Captain Underpants' overperforms |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-box-office-wonder-woman-20170604-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 4, 2017 |last=Anderson |first=Tre'vell |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112000421/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-box-office-wonder-woman-20170604-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed $12.2 million in its second weekend, $7.2 million in its third and $4.3 million in its fourth.<ref name=opening2>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/|title=Why 'Transformers' Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; 'Wonder Woman' & 'Cars 3' Fight Over 2nd Place|author=D'Alessandro, Anthony|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation|Penske Business Media, LLC]]|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626185700/http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "With a tidy plot, clean animation, and humor that fits its source material snugly, ''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' is entertainment that won't drive a wedge between family members."<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}}|type=m|title=Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 70 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie|type=movie|title=Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name=opening/>

[[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of [[RogerEbert.com]] gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. Although Seitz pointed out that the film is hampered by "a rushed, jumbled quality" and has "tiresome" features that he says are common to DreamWorks, such as "frenetic action scenes ... and the use of workhorse pop songs", he emphasized that "[t]hey've approached this compendium of elemental slapstick and unabashed childishness with the reverence that the [[Coen brothers]] brought to ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]''." He further added that the inclusion of the flipbook interludes are the film's best parts, especially in having the pages accidentally be torn similar to the real books, stating that "[i]t's not often that a movie puts a spotlight on a mundane ritual in your own life that you never realized was profound and says, 'You probably forgot about this, but I want you to remember it and savor it because it meant something.'"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Seitz|first1=Matt Zoller|title=Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Movie Review|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-2017|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=June 3, 2017|date=June 2, 2017|archive-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602153132/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Accolades==

{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Annie Award]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|title=Walt Disney Company Picks Up 33 Annie Award Nominations, Including 13 For 'Coco'|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/walt-disney-company-picks-33-annie-award-nominations-including-13-coco-155156.html|access-date=December 4, 2017|publisher=[[Cartoon Brew]]|date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204224148/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/walt-disney-company-picks-33-annie-award-nominations-including-13-coco-155156.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Animated Feature
|[[Mireille Soria]] and Mark Swift
| rowspan="4" {{nominated}}
|-
| Music in an Animated Feature Production
| [[Theodore Shapiro]]
|-
| Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
| [[Nick Kroll]]
|-
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2017-detroit-film-critics-society-awards-nominations/|work=Detroit Film Critics Society|title=2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards Nominations|access-date=December 5, 2017|date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 5, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171205104352/http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2017-detroit-film-critics-society-awards-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Best Animated Film
| rowspan="3"| ''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie''
|-
| [[Empire Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/empire-film-awards-2018-the-last-jedi-leads-the-pack-with-nine-nominations-including-best-film-a3744171.html |title=Empire Film Awards 2018: The Last Jedi leads the pack with nine nominations including Best Actress for Daisy Ridley |first=Jennifer |last=Ruby |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=January 19, 2018 |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130152451/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/empire-film-awards-2018-the-last-jedi-leads-the-pack-with-nine-nominations-including-best-film-a3744171.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-last-jedi-leads-nominations-uks-empire-awards-1076867 |title='Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Leads Nominations for U.K.'s Empire Awards |first=Alex |last=Ritman |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 22, 2018 |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116051210/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-last-jedi-leads-nominations-uks-empire-awards-1076867 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Best Animated Film
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Rotten Tomatoes|Golden Tomato Awards 2017]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-animated-movies-2017/|work=Rotten Tomatoes|title=BEST-REVIEWED ANIMATED MOVIES 2017|access-date=January 3, 2018|date=January 3, 2018|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616235713/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-animated-movies-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Best Animated Film
|{{draw|5th Place}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Hollywood Music in Media Awards|Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017]]<ref>{{cite web |last= Pond |first= Steve |title= Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces Nominees in Film, TV, & Video Game Music |url= https://www.shootonline.com/spw/hollywood-music-media-awards-announces-nominees-film-tv-video-game-music |archive-date= October 26, 2017 |access-date= October 26, 2017 |publisher= Shoot Online |date= October 26, 2017 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171026165100/https://www.shootonline.com/spw/hollywood-music-media-awards-announces-nominees-film-tv-video-game-music }}</ref>
| Best Original Song - Animated Film
| "Captain Underpants Theme Song" for [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]
| rowspan="2" {{Nominated}}
|-
| Best Original Score - Animated Film
| rowspan="2"| [[Theodore Shapiro]]
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/2018/02/ifmca-award-nominations-2017/|title=IFMCA Award Nominations 2017|date=February 8, 2018|publisher=International Film Music Critics Association|access-date=February 22, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063908/http://filmmusiccritics.org/2018/02/ifmca-award-nominations-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/2018/02/ifmca-award-winners-2017/|title=IFMCA Award Winners 2017|date=February 22, 2018|publisher=International Film Music Critics Association|access-date=February 23, 2018|archive-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227073548/http://filmmusiccritics.org/2018/02/ifmca-award-winners-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Best Original Score - Animated Film
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[IGN|IGN Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2017-awards/Movie_of_the_Year|title=Best Of 2017 Nominees|author=IGN Editors|work=[[IGN Awards]]|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2017|archive-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208171102/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2017-awards/Movie_of_the_Year|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Best Animated Movie
| rowspan="3"| ''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|  [[2018 Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |last= Pond |first= Steve |title= Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2018 |url= http://www.eonline.com/news/915792/nickelodeon-s-kids-choice-awards-2018-watch-host-john-cena-announce-the-favorite-movie-nominees |archive-date= March 25, 2018 |access-date= February 26, 2018 |publisher= E! Online |date= February 26, 2018 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180325052046/http://www.eonline.com/news/915792/nickelodeon-s-kids-choice-awards-2018-watch-host-john-cena-announce-the-favorite-movie-nominees }}</ref>
| [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie|Favorite Animated Film]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laofcs.org/los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-film-nominations/|title=Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Film Nominations|website=laofcs.org|publisher=LA Online Film Critics Society|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711040752/http://laofcs.org/los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-film-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-nominations/|title=2017 Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Nominations|author=Evangelista, Chris|date=December 4, 2017|publisher=Slash Film|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209073722/http://www.slashfilm.com/los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Best Animated Film
| rowspan="3" {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[St. Louis Film Critics Association]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|title=Annual StLFCA Awards|url=http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards/|access-date=December 12, 2017|publisher=Sf. Louis Film Association|date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215035021/http://www.stlfilmcritics.org/awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animated Feature]]
| [[David Soren (animator)|David Soren]]
|-
|[[16th Visual Effects Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-nominations-list-full-1067888|title=Visual Effects Society Awards: 'Apes,' 'Blade Runner 2049' Lead Feature Nominees|work=Hollywood Reporter|first=Carolyn|last=Giardina|date=January 16, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116220634/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-nominations-list-full-1067888|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature|Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature]]
| David Soren, Mark Swift, Mireille Soria, David Dulac
|}

==Spin-offs==
===Spin-off television series===
{{Main|The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants}}
On December 12, 2017, [[Netflix]] and DreamWorks Animation Television announced that there would be an animated series to spin off the film, entitled ''The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/she-ra-reboot-boss-baby-trolls-netflix-dreamworks/|title='She-Ra' Scores Netflix Reboot Through DreamWorks Animation|author=Maglio, Tony|date=12 December 2017|website=TheWrap|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229051632/https://www.thewrap.com/she-ra-reboot-boss-baby-trolls-netflix-dreamworks/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.awn.com/news/netflix-debut-dreamworks-epic-tales-captain-underpants-july-13|title=Netflix to Debut DreamWorks 'The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' on July 13|newspaper=Animation World Network |access-date=September 2, 2021|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902220018/https://www.awn.com/news/netflix-debut-dreamworks-epic-tales-captain-underpants-july-13|url-status=live}}</ref> It premiered on the streaming service on July 13, 2018,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Animation Magazine]]|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/dreamworks-epic-tales-of-captain-underpants-opener-undressed/|title=DreamWorks 'Epic Tales of Captain Underpants' Opener Undressed|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015810/http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/dreamworks-epic-tales-of-captain-underpants-opener-undressed/|url-status=live}}</ref> and is executive-produced by Peter Hastings.

===Spin-off film===
{{Main|Dog Man (film)}}
On December 9, 2020, DreamWorks Animation announced that a feature film adaptation of ''[[Dog Man]]'' (another one of George and Harold's comic creations) is currently in the works by director Peter Hastings, the showrunner for ''The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/dreamworks-developing-dav-pilkeys-dog-man-as-animated-feature/|title=DreamWorks Developing Dav Pilkey's 'Dog Man' as Animated Feature|date=9 December 2020|access-date=August 2, 2021|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218142124/https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/dreamworks-developing-dav-pilkeys-dog-man-as-animated-feature/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The movie is scheduled for release on January 31, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Amidi |first1=Amid |date=October 6, 2023 |title=Dreamworks Shifting Away From In-House Production In Los Angeles; Sony Imageworks Is A New Production Partner |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/dreamworks-shifting-away-from-in-house-production-in-los-angeles-sony-imageworks-is-new-production-partner-233466.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120112219/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/dreamworks-shifting-away-from-in-house-production-in-los-angeles-sony-imageworks-is-new-production-partner-233466.html |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title='Dog Man' Movie Based On Books From 'Captain Underpants' Creator Set For 2025 Release From Universal And DWA |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/dog-man-movie-release-date-universal-dreamworks-1235807860/ |website=Deadline |access-date=29 January 2024 |date=29 January 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Citation|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|year=2017|title=The Art of Captain Underpants The First Epic Movie|edition=1st|publisher=[[Titan Books]]|isbn=978-1785652905}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie}}
* {{IMDb title|2091256}}
* {{AllMovie title|603365}}

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