Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension



You're a...secret agent?!

 is a Disney Channel Original Movie based off of the series Phineas and Ferb. It premiered Friday, August 5, 2011 on Disney Channel. The movie was first announced by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh during a January 2010 interview with the Daily Telegraph.

Synopsis
When Phineas, Ferb, and Perry follow Dr. Doofenshmirtz through his "Otherdimensionator", they find themselves in an alternate universe where a second, truly evil Dr. Doof rules over his Tristate Area with an army of iron-fisted robots. To save his friends from certain doom, Perry makes the ultimate sacrifice by revealing his secret identity as Agent P. Phineas and Ferb escape, meet their 2nd dimension selves, and begin their own mission to rescue Perry.

As they uncover his plot to travel back to their dimension to take over their Tri-State Area, the gang, as well as their alter-egos, must band together to stop him.

So begins an epic battle as our heroes try to save their home from the clutches of Alt. Dr. Doof... and his sidekick Platyborg! Will Evil Doof succeed and achieve dual world domination? Will Candace finally bust her brothers? Find out in this action-packed, epic adventure - so huge that it crosses over time and space.

Songs

 * Everything's Better with Perry
 * Mysterious Force
 * Summer (Where Do We Begin?)
 * A Brand New Best Friend (and It's Me)
 * Brand New Reality
 * I Walk Away
 * Robot Riot
 * Takin' Care of Things
 * Kick It Up A Notch (Credits)
 * Dimension After Dimension (Video Game)

Ferb's Line
Sings in Summer (Where Do We Begin?), Everything's Better with Perry and Kick It Up A Notch.

Perry's entrance to his lair
A tube behind a painting, he lifts it and gets sucked in, Perry ends up being in a tube elevator and riding down to his lair.

Evil Jingle
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated! When Doofenshmirtz sees the blimp the jingle (remixed) is heard in the background.

Doofenshmirtz Evil News Broadcast

Background Information

 * Dialogue for the movie began recording the week of April 26, 2010.
 * Preliminary storyboards for the special, including the opening song "Everything's Better with Perry," were shown at Comic-Con on July 25th, 2010.
 * This movie will be in cinemas in the Netherlands and Belgium.
 * A brief teaser trailer for this film was on The Sorcerer's Apprentice DVD. The trailer did not have any new footage nor any new information on the plot, nor did the Asia trailer teaser.
 * The original title was Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension In Fabulous 2D. The translation of this title is still being used in latin american trailers.
 * Images for the Original Plot have been shown on the Disney Channel Asia's 2011 Sneak Peek; however, these were not confirmed images.
 * According to correspondence with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, more information on Perry's history with his family will be revealed in this film.
 * The first trailer was released on June 7th which revealed the official release date of August 5th.
 * Despite being having the longest-running time in the series, the movie has a total of 9 songs, due to Mysterious Force being cut out of the movie. This makes the feature the same amount of songs than Rollercoaster: The Musical!.
 * Some of the songs in the movie, specifically "Robot Riot," are longer than the average episode's songs.
 * A DVD is set to be released on August 23rd.
 * A video game adaptation was released for Wii, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS on August 2nd.
 * A soundtrack was released on August 2nd as well.
 * An online game, "Phineas and Ferb The Movie Game: The Dimension of Doooom!", was created which is similar to Transport-inators of Doooom!. Here, Phineas, Ferb, Perry, and the 2nd Dimension's Candace are playable characters. The full game was first seen on June 17th, 2011. It may also indicate that the 2nd Dimension's Isabella has a crush on Ferb.
 * The official website went online June 17th, 2011, and states that there are at least 6 dimensions.
 * The Beak suit is sleeker in the movie.
 * The running time is 73 minutes and 39 seconds.
 * In "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)", Phineas breaks the fourth wall by having his eyes staring directly at the screen.
 * During "A Brand New Best Friend (and It's Me)", one of the Doofenshmirtzes breaks the Fourth wall by mentioning that Meap was played by Lorenzo Lamas.
 * A sneak peek of Summer (Where Do We Begin?) was shown at Times Talks on July 9th, 2011.

Production Information

 * Movie description from the Amazon press release:


 * When Phineas and Ferb accidentally help the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz complete his latest creation that will finally take control of the Tri-State Area, they get zapped into a new dimension, where they meet their alternate selves! In this new dimension, Dr. Doofenshmirtz is the leader of the Tri-State Area, and even worse—summer vacation doesn't exist! Will Phineas and Ferb figure out a way to get back to Danville, or will they be stuck in this alternate dimension forever?


 * The song, Danza Kuduro, is on the Dutch edition of the soundtrack of Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension where it also served as the ending song on the closing titles.

Domestic Premieres

 * August 1, 2011 — On-demand preview begins on Disney Channel's on Demand SVOD offering (Cablevision, Time Warner, Verizon, AT&T)
 * August 5, 2011 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) — Premiere on Disney Channel with a mobile simulcast on Sprint TV and MobiTV
 * August 13, 2011 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) — Premiere on Disney XD
 * August 18, 2011 — Premiere on Disney Cruise Line
 * August 20, 2011 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) — Premiere on the ABC Television Network

International Premieres

 * July 23, 2011 (San Diego Comic-Con)
 * August 3, 2011 (Premiere at El Capitan Theatre)
 * August 5, 2011 (Family Channel) (Canada)
 * August 5, 2011 (Disney Channel Hong Kong)
 * August 10, 2011 (Netherlands & Belgium, Only in Cinema)
 * August 20, 2011 (Disney XD Canada)
 * August 21, 2011 (Disney Brazil & Latin America)
 * August 27, 2011 (Disney Channel Asia)
 * August 27 or 28, 2011 (Disney XD Latin America)
 * August 31, 2011 (Spain, Only in Cinema)
 * August 2011 (Disney Chile, Only in Canal 13 and UCV)
 * September 3, 2011 (Disney Germany)
 * September 2011 (Disney UK, confirmed) (Possibly September 16th, because the game is released on this day, so the movie may premiere on this day too.)
 * October 5, 2011 (Disney France)
 * October 2011 (Disney Czech Republic and Greece, confirmed)

Errors

 * When Ferb was falling off the building the skull that had a horn and antler that Phineas and Perry were falling with Ferb. Ferb was on the side with the antler and when Perry deploys his parachute Ferb was holding the side with the horn.
 * In "Everything's Better with Perry" at one point, Phineas' hair is green. PFAT2D_Image7.jpg
 * On a screenshot where the Firestorm Girls, Phineas and Ferb (both 1st and 2nd Dimensions), and Buford of the 2nd dimension perform, it appears that Buford has a strange eyebug on his right eye.
 * When Phineas, Ferb and Agent P were falling down the DEI building with a skull, Agent P placed his feet into the eyes of the skull. The skull was pointing down, but when Agent P deployed his parachute, the skull was pointing up.
 * When Doofenshmirtz sees the couch in the 2nd Dimension, his lab changes from the lab from Tree to Get Ready to the more frequently-used one in the series.
 * In Kick It Up A Notch, when Phineas says "Now we're ready to roll!" there was no spike bracelet on his left arm.
 * When Ferb went up in the air by the platypult, the button on his shirt was missing.
 * When Phineas was angry at Perry, the skull was red. When Perry opens the window, the skull was in a proper color it should be.
 * When Baljeet is flying in The Beak suit, the rocket boosters are seen, but nothing coming out of them, meaning flight should be impossible.
 * In the beginning, when Perry pees on the couch, it is the middle cushion he pees on. Later, when Phineas throws the peed on cushion at 2nd dimension Doofenshmirtz, he throws the cushion on the left of the couch.
 * During the song Summer (Where Do We Begin?), when Phineas sings "Summer, bicycles and roller skates" he is seen in a close up with a red helmet, but in the next shot the helmet is blue.

Continuity

 * The second time inter-dimensional travel is mentioned ("Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo").
 * This is the second time Dr. Doofenshmirtz has been seen as the ruler of the Tri-state Area ("Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo").
 * A Goozim makes another appearance ("Got Game?", "Rollercoaster: The Musical!").
 * Phineas's line "Let's kick some robot chassis!" is similar to his line "Let's kick some robot hiney!" ("Traffic Cam Caper").
 * During the song "Everything's Better With Perry", Perry is referred to as a monotreme for a third time ("Swiss Family Phineas", "Misperceived Monotreme").
 * Many of Phineas and Ferb's previous Big Ideas appear during the battle sequence.
 * The Coolest Coaster Ever ("Rollercoaster", "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo", "Rollercoaster: The Musical!").
 * Candace's monster truck ("It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World")
 * The Phinedroids and Ferbots ("I, Brobot")
 * The tree house robots ("Tree to Get Ready")
 * The Baseball Launchers ("The Chronicles of Meap")
 * Meap's modified spaceship ("The Chronicles of Meap")
 * The Platadroid posterior ("Perry Lays an Egg")
 * The helicopter that painted the Unpainted Desert ("Oil on Candace")
 * The Paper Pelican ("De Plane! De Plane!")
 * The mechanical bulls ("Robot Rodeo")
 * The Beak suit ("The Beak")
 * The Spinning Tops of Doom("Phineas and Ferb-Busters!")
 * The Sun-Beater 3000 ("Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!")
 * Rover ("Canderemy")
 * The mechanical shark ("The Belly of the Beast")
 * The kiddie rides ("Ain't No Kiddie Ride")
 * Rocking horse with lawn mower engine ("Greece Lightning")
 * The ATV ("The Secret of Success")
 * The baby alien appears again ("It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World", "Vanessassary Roughness", "She's the Mayor").
 * Love Händel makes another appearance.
 * A pink version of the Gunther Goat Cheese's restaurant's Goat costume appears ("Raging Bully").
 * This is the second time Phineas gets genuinely angry about something ("Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!").
 * 2nd Dimension Isabella's uniform looks similar to the uniforms that her troop wore when they parodied Howl ("Phineas' Birthday Clip-O-Rama!").
 * The gelatin monster appears again ("Day of the Living Gelatin").
 * The lawn gnomes appear again ("Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror", "Got Game?", The Chronicles of Meap").
 * This is the sixth time that two or more Candaces (or someone identical to her) are seen ("Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo","Split Personality", "Rollercoaster: The Musical!", "Make Play").
 * This is the second time Phineas and Ferb are seen in Perry's Lair ("Ready for the Bettys").
 * Despite having a previous encounter in Candace's dream, and seeing him through a reprogrammed video game, Phineas and Ferb meet Dr. Doofenshmirtz for the very first time ("Wizard of Odd", "Brain Drain").
 * Doofenshmirtz's Inator is related with dimensions ("It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World", "Vanessassary Roughness", "She's the Mayor")
 * This is the fourth time Phineas and Ferb see Perry as a secret agent ("Toy to the World", "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!", "Brain Drain").
 * Sixth time Isabella is seen interested in horses/unicorns ("The Magnificent Few", "Out of Toon", "Hail Doofania!", "Isabella and the Temple of Sap", "Ain't No Kiddie Ride").
 * Buford's gladiator hat is seen ("Greece Lightning").
 * During the song "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)" Phineas is seen in a Balloon that was seen when they made S'Winter ("S'Winter").
 * Doofenshmirtz mentions Meap ("The Chronicles of Meap", "Invasion of the Ferb Snatchers", "Rollercoaster: The Musical!").
 * Lots of images appear at the end of a song ("Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!").
 * The drums Buford is playing has Baljeet's faces on it even though Baljeet isn't on stage.
 * The skull that Perry gets his feet stuck in after they jump out the window has the same horns as Heinz Doofenshmirtz's unnamed father's headgear.
 * Multiple, multi-colored Balloonys can be seen ("The Chronicles of Meap").
 * At one point, Doofenshmirtz and 2nd Dimension Doofenshmirtz are dressed up in the "Summer All The Time" collection, while lounging in Phineas and Ferb's backyard ("Run Away Runway").
 * Doofenshmirtz and 2nd Dimension Doofenshmirtz sing together, the second time someone does a duet with himself/herself. The first being Candace during Me, Myself and I ("Split Personality").
 * This is the second time that Phineas, Ferb and their friends meet Major Monogram and Carl. First is in "Undercover Carl".
 * This is the second time Ferb says Perry's name. ("Fireside Girl Jamboree")
 * Second time someone "Sweats out of their eyes", but they were crying. ("Voyage to the Bottom of Buford")
 * Carl uses the same costume when he sells Perry to the Flynn-Fletchers. ("I Scream, You Scream")
 * Buford eats Victory Gum, which has a jingle similar to Tuff Gum. ("Suddenly Suzy")
 * Candace-2 is allergic to wild parsnips, like her 1st Dimension counterpart. ("Jerk De Soleil")
 * Doofenshmirtz mentions many of his backstories, such as him being raised by ocelots, being a garden gnome, being forced to wear girls' clothes, etc.

Allusions

 * The title is probably a parody of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.
 * The Terminator - Ferb (2nd Dimension) and Platyborg's outfits look like a parody of the Terminator's.
 * During A Brand New Best Friend (And It's Me), Doofenshmirtz and his alternate self are seen as a number of famous duos, including John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, the Blues Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, Laverne and Shirley, Lucy and Ethel from I Love Lucy, Ralph and Norton from The Honeymooners, Laurel and Hardy, Phineas and Ferb, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Sam and Dean from Supernatural, Alan and Charlie from Two and a Half Man, Iron Man and War Machine, James T. Kirk and Spock from Star Trek, Captain America and Bucky, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Annoying Orange and Pear, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, Shrek and Donkey and Lewis and Clark.
 * King Kong - One of the giant Treehouse Robots are on the top of a building and pounding its wooden chest.
 * Star Wars Episode IV - When Jeremy (2nd Dimension) comes to rescue Candace (2nd DImension), she is posed the same way Princess Leia was when she was captured in the Death Star. That entire scene is similar to the Jailbreak scene.
 * Red Dawn-When Baljeet asks where the bottom half of the beak suit is you see Irving wearing it on top of a pile of defeated Norm-bots yelling "Wolverines" which is the name of the resistance group in Red Dawn fighting the Soviet and Cuban soliders.

Cast

 * Vincent Martella as Phineas/Phineas (2nd Dimension)
 * Ashley Tisdale as Candace/Candace (2nd Dimension)
 * Thomas Sangster as Ferb/Ferb (2nd Dimension)
 * Caroline Rhea as Mom/Mom (2nd Dimension)
 * Richard O'Brien as Dad/Lawrence Fletcher (2nd Dimension)
 * Alyson Stoner as Isabella/Isabella (2nd Dimension)
 * Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz/Dr. Doofenshmirtz (2nd Dimension)
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh as Major Monogram/Major Monogram (2nd Dimension)
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Perry/Perry (2nd Dimension) and Pinky the Chihuahua
 * Mitchel Musso as Jeremy/Jeremy (2nd Dimension)
 * Bobby Gaylor as Buford/Buford (2nd Dimension)
 * Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet/Baljeet (2nd Dimension)
 * Tyler Alexander Mann as Carl
 * Tiffany Espensen as Ginger/Ginger (2nd Dimension)
 * Isabella Murad as Milly/Milly (2nd Dimension)
 * Isabella Acres as Katie/Katie (2nd Dimension)
 * Ariel Winter as Gretchen/Gretchen (2nd Dimension)
 * Cymphonique Miller as Holly/Holly (2nd Dimension)
 * Madison Pettis as Adyson/Adyson (2nd Dimension)
 * Jack McBrayer as Irving
 * Kelly Hu as Stacy
 * Jaret Reddick as Danny
 * Steve Zahn as Swampy
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Bobbi Fabulous
 * John Viener as Norm/Norm Bots
 * Doris Roberts as Mrs. Thompson
 * Slash as Himself

External Link

 * Official Website