‘Minions’: Making Millions in Movie Multiplexes

It’s a Minion back-story; how the little yella fellas emerged from the primordial soup to serve dastardly masters, wherever they could find them.
Mark Jackson
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The penguins from the “Madagascar” franchise starred in their own movie; now it’s the minions of the “Despicable” movies turn.

Can they handle it? Oh yes! Yellow minions, like blue smurfs, are here to stay! They just busted the animated-film, all-time box office record already! Soon they'll be irreversibly part of the vernacular. Show up in rap lyrics, even.

What is it about minions that produces adult giggling?
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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