MUMBAI: Excel Home Videos has released The Simpsons Movie on DVD in India.

Excel Home Videos MD M N Kapasi said, "The Simpsons Movie DVD is loaded with bonus features including commentaries with The Simpsons writers/producers, actors and directors, numerous deleted scenes and promotional spots including 'The Simpsons Judge American Idol' and 'Homer's Monologue on the Tonight Show.'"

The movie stars Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden and Tress MacNeille. Additionally, The Simpsons Movie also features the guest voice talents of Oscar nominee Albert Brooks, rock band Green Day and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks.

The Simpsons Movie finds the fate of Springfield - the suburban setting that has been home to the Simpsons clan for more than 18 years - hanging in the balance when Homer and his new pet pig inadvertently cause a major ecological disaster in their hometown. Forced to flee, it is up to the paunchy patriarch to save his family, the Springfield community and possibly the world.

The movie was produced by the series' executive producer James L Brooks, series creator Matt Groening, current show runner Al Jean, Mike Scully and Richard Sakai. The Simpsons series' veterans Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder and Jon Vitti joined Brooks, Groening, Jean and Scully to write the script and David Silverman (of Monsters Inc. fame) directed.

The DVD, which will be available in all leading stores across India, is priced at Rs 599.