Simpsons movie targets church, environmentalists

LONDON-The upcoming Simpsons movie takes a typically irreverent dig at religion and environmentalists, and features a nude scene involving 'toon teen Bart that had the audience at a preview show applauding.A 10-minute clip from "The Simpsons Movie", the first time Homer, Marge, their family and friends have made it to the big screen, was shown in London late on Wednesday ahead of its release worldwide later in July.The clip offered several clues as to the plot, suggesting that the environment and religion would be major themes.Rock band Green Day is booed and pelted when it starts speaking about the environment to a Springfield crowd, while Homer's daughter Lisa is a green campaigner shunned by the town's inhabitants who simply don't care.
She may also find love, however, after she swoons upon meeting a fellow campaigner from Ireland who insists he is not the son of U2 frontman and celebrity campaigner Bono.The Simpsons also turn up late at church, where Homer's father has a seizure and warns of trouble to come.When asked to explain this behavior, Homer flicks through a Bible, and mutters:"This book doesn't have any answers."Perhaps the biggest laugh was for Bart, who skateboards through town naked after being challenged to do so by Homer.After a series of scenes where strategically-placed extras and props protect his modesty, the audience gets a full view of his private parts through a gap in a hedge...
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