The Big Picture Premiering in 1997, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park was an instant hit. Comedy Central’s flagship show changed the television landscape practically overnight, and Hollywood took note immediately.
Clooney Returns for the Theatrical Film, Playing a Whole New Character Inevitably, Parker and Stone took their little cartoon vision to the big screen in 1999, for the theatrical release South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut. The film was a thoroughly profane musical that lampooned the pushback they’d received from parents, critics, and various talking heads over the few years that their dirty cartoon was on the air.