Igor Kovalyov
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Norton Virgien, Igor Kovalyov
The first theatrical film from the popular Nickelodeon TV series became the surprise hit of the 1998 holiday box-office crunch, trouncing the highly competitive kids market. The key ingredient to the Rugrats’ success is the writing. Venturing into their first theatrical movie, the pals—including the intrepid diaper-wearing Tommy Pickles, the nervous Chuckie, the twins Lil and Phil, and the wonderfully prissy Angelica—garble English into funny prose (“I want those fugitives back in custard-y!”) and use movie references in their fantasy life. The opening here is a…
