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"Beyond Blunderdome" is the eleventh season premiere of the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 26, 1999, and was watched in around 8.1 million homes during the broadcast. In the episode, the Simpsons are given free tickets to a preview screening of Mel Gibson's new film, a remake of ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''. Gibson laments his current non-violent role and wants someone to give him criticism. When Homer sees Gibson talking with Marge, he gives him a brutal review, leading Gibson to believe that Homer is the only man brave enough to give suggestions. As a result, he hires him to create a better ending. However, when the ending proves to be too controversial, Gibson and Homer end up on the run from studio executives with the film. The episode was written by then-showrunner Mike Scully and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The story was a parody of the film industry and its practice with test screenings and overly violent films. It featured several references to various films as well as other popular culture. Gibson guest starred as himself, and Jack Burns voiced a film studio executive named Edward Christian. Since airing, the episode has received generally mixed reviews from critics, but Gibson was praised for his performance. It was released on the DVD collection ''The Simpsons Film Festival'' in 2002, and ''The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season'' in 2008. ==Plot== Homer test drives a new electric car so he can get a free gift. After destroying the car by driving into an ocean, the family returns to the dealer to receive the gift, which Homer forgets to open until he is in bed with Marge. It turns out to be free tickets to a preview screening of a new Mel Gibson film, a remake of ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''. The audience members are given comment cards to fill and the filmmakers can change the film based on their reactions. The film is enjoyed by everyone but Homer, who only likes comedy or action movies. During the screening, Gibson, having come to the test screening unannounced, is assured by the producers that the film is wonderful. When Gibson flirts with Marge after the showing, Homer writes a negative review of the film. While reading the mostly positive comment cards after the movie, Gibson is certain that everyone loves him too much to tell him how to improve the film, but when he reads Homer's comments, he is convinced that Homer was the only person brave enough to tell him the truth. Gibson shows up at the Simpsons' door and invites Homer and his family to come with him to Hollywood to change the film, while Homer thinks that he is out to take Marge from him. Homer and Gibson begin work on the film while the rest of the family explores Hollywood. When Homer's ideas prove to be stupid and pointless, including giving a random dog a close-up of its eyes shifting back and forth to show that he is evil, Gibson begins to wonder whether he made a mistake. However, he is enthusiastic when Homer tells him his ideas for the famous "filibuster" scene at the end. The next day, they present the new ending to the producers. In the new version, Mr. Smith goes berserk and slaughters every member of the United States Congress and the President in a mindless action movie sequence. The producers are horrified at this, saying that the film was meant to be the studio's prestige picture. They attempt to burn the film reel, but Homer and Gibson, determined to save their film, run away with it. They meet up with the rest of the family at a car museum. They steal a replica of the main villain's car from ''The Road Warrior'' and engage in a ludicrous car chase through the streets of Hollywood, with the film executives on their trail. Homer, taking an idea he believes to be from ''Braveheart'', moons the executives along with Gibson so that they will stop their car out of disgust, but this fails and Homer's buttocks is caught in the car's hood. Homer and Gibson then attend the film's premiere back in Springfield, but the entire audience walks out disgusted by the new ending, and the two men are even threatened with legal action from Jimmy Stewart's granddaughter. Homer then tries to apologize to Gibson, but he does not blame him, arriving to the conclusion there is no place for violence-lovers like them in Hollywood; however, as soon as Homer suggests more nonsensical film ideas, Gibson kicks him out of his limousine and he lies on the ground shouting towards him that he fell out. The episode ends with a random dog given a close up of his eyes shifting back and forth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beyond Blunderdome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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