A still from ‘Minions & Monsters’
| Photo Credit: Illumination
George Lucas clutching a cup of coffee inside a glass cage begging to be let off is one of those silly-smart, giggle-snort-inducing moments in Minions & Monsters, the third film in the Despicable Me prequel series.During a film history tour with the Lucas exhibit, the tour guide, Olivia (Allison Janney), talks about James and Henry, and their important contribution to films. When the tour members reveal no knowledge of James and Henry, Olivia decides to tell them the story of how these goggle-eyed yellow creatures ruled, ruined and raised Hollywood.Minions & Monsters (English)Director: Pierre CoffinCast: Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarrRuntime: 90 minutesStoryline: The minions go to Hollywood, destroy tinsel town and then save itA different group of minions (not Kevin, Stuart and Bob, who are Gru’s henchmen), led by Dick, sail the seven seas in search of an evil master to serve. While all the minions are happy following Dick’s lead, one minion, called James, loves to paint and tell stories. He becomes fast friends with Henry. Ed, who is hard of hearing, joins the duo.An unfortunate event involving a painting causes the minions to be banished from the Cyclops’ island. Another ill-fated encounter with a spell book puts paid to their ambitions of serving an evil enchanter. After mistaking a mummy’s bindings for toilet paper and other mishaps, the minions land in 1920s Hollywood.While their brush with movies starts as a series of catastrophic events, they are soon the toast of tinsel town, living quite the movie-star life till the appearance of sound causes them to be fired since no one understands their language. James, who dreams of making a film, decides to go ahead and do just that, dusting off the old spell book to find the requisite monster. All comes right after all manner of merry mayhem.
