Hey Arnold!: The Movie is a 2002 American animated comedy film based on the 1996 Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. The film is directed by Tuck Tucker, written by Craig Bartlett and Steve Viksten with music by Jim Lang. The film follows Arnold, Gerald, and Helga on a quest to save their neighborhood from a greedy developer who plans on converting it into a huge shopping mall. The film was released on June 28, 2002 and produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Snee Oosh, Inc. and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film stars Spencer Klein, Francesca Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Tress MacNeille, Paul Sorvino, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Christopher Lloyd.