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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Despicable Me 4 serves up 90 minutes of bankable mayhem

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Despicable Me 4 is the latest film in an animation franchise that made household names of reformed supervillain Gru (Steve Carrell) and his army of nattering Minions. The franchise has grossed billions of dollars, and the latest movie topped the weekend box office. But are these films growing up with their audience, or continuing to cater to young kids? And does that matter?

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Despicable Me Four is the latest film in an animation franchise that made household names of reformed

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super villain Grew and his army of matering minions.

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The franchises grossed billions of dollars and the latest movie topped the weekend box office.

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But are these films growing up with their audience or continuing to cater to young kids?

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And does that matter?

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I'm Stephen Thompson.

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