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2024 American animated short film

May the 12th Be with You
Promotional poster
Directed byDavid Silverman
Written by
Based onThe Simpsons
by Matt Groening
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Distributed byDisney+
(Disney Platform Distribution)
Release date
  • May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)
Running time5 minutes
CountryUnited States

May the 12th Be with You is an animated short film based on the television series The Simpsons. The short was released on May 10, 2024, on Disney+ in celebration of both Star Wars Day and Mother's Day.

It is the eighth Simpsons Disney+ short film and the third Simpsons short film related to Star Wars after The Force Awakens from Its Nap (2021) and Rogue Not Quite One (2023).

In its first week of release, the short film topped the most watched films on Disney+.

Plot

Marge and other moms and children of Disney+ are getting ready for a Mother's Day outing, get in the car, but Homer hasn't fixed it yet, but the day is saved when Ahsoka Tano comes to the rescue. On Ahsoka's T-6 shuttle, Marge gets sick and opens a window, ejecting BB-8 out of the ship. Right after they arrive at the Disney Playground Planet, the Evil Queen in her witch form informs them they need to go to the Disney Parking Planet first.

On the planet, a battle with lightsabers ensues against Stormtroopers and Maggie and the other kids join too. Marge gets a little too eager to fight when she gets stopped by a stormtrooper saying it's just a simulation and tells others she ruined the simulation. She gets booed and to apologize, she organizes a party at the Simpsons house. At the party, Hulu kids join, and Homer takes Stewie Griffin at Moe's Tavern.

Cast

Reception

John Schwarz of Bubbleblabber gave May the 12th Be with You an 8.5 out of 10, stating,

The producers for The Simpsons do shorts like this all of the time and I think this one’s by far the best one for two reasons: 1) We get far more talking than the previous shorts 2) It was actually funny! And that last part is the most important because whilst the previous shorts seemed to forget that, even in four minutes, you gotta get a laugh, “May the 12th Be With You” is by far the funniest, gag-filled effort of the bunch and you should definitely add it to your watchlist this weekend.

References

  1. "Marge SImpson meets wookie for Mother's Day in 'May the 12th Be With You' - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. Azeem, Safwan (May 2, 2024). "Marge Simpson Meets Chewbacca in the First Poster for 'The Simpsons' Mother's Day Short". Collider. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. "The Simpsons: May the 12th Be With You Announced". Anime. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. "Disney+: This The Simpsons Star Wars special is the most watched movie worldwide in four days". Spoiler US. May 14, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  5. Schwarz, John (May 10, 2024). "Review: The Simpsons "May the 12th Be With You"". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

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