people aren't doing. Frankly that wasn't the movie we wanted to make." In another interview, Parker and Stone further clarified the end of the film which seems to try to justify the role of the United States as the "World Police": Awards In a worldwide survey of comedians by The Guardian, the film was ranked seventh on a list of the fifty funniest films. In 2010, The Guardian listed the film as the 4th greatest comedy film of all time. In 2019, The Guardian ranked the film tenth on its list of 100 best films of the 21st century. Director Quentin Tarantino counted Team America: World Police in his list of top 20 films released since 1992, when his career as a filmmaker began, and director Edgar Wright named it as one of his 1,000 favorite films. Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was released on October 19, 2004, and on CD on January 10, 2005, by Atlantic Records. All songs are written and performed by Trey Parker, except where indicated. Featured songs not included in the soundtrack: Legacy In the aftermath of the December 2014 terrorism threats by Guardians of Peace on showings of the film The Interview, which resulted in Sony Pictures pulling the film from release, several theatres, including Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas, protested the loss by scheduling free showings of Team America: World Police. However, Paramount pulled distribution of Team America from theaters, including those in Cleveland, Atlanta, and New Orleans. This action was seen by President Barack Obama as an attack on freedom of speech by Hollywood studios, and others as an act of pure cowardice. Snippets of the film mocking Kim Jong-il were reportedly set to be included, alongside copies of The Interview, in helium-filled balloons launched by North Korean defectors into their home country in an effort to inspire education on the Western world's views on it. See also List of live-action puppet films References Moriarty Visits Matt & Trey On The Team America Set! – set report from AintItCool.com Team America: World Police – synopsis, clips and images from LatinoReview.com (October 2004). Play: South Park's Puppet Regime. Wired 12.10. Retrieved October 6, 2004. BBC Interview with Matt Stone Team America – Guy In Bar Philosophy by composer M.Regtien Further reading External links 2000s adventure comedy films 2004 black comedy films 2000s parody films 2000s satirical films 2004 films American action comedy films