They've made poop sing, killed Kenny repeatedly and mocked Mel Gibson, J.Lo and Barbra Streisand.

And now South Park pranksters Trey Parker and Matt Stone are taking aim at global terrorism, celebrity hubris and--gasp!--Jerry Bruckheimer with Team America: World Police , their latest cinematic kick to the groin.

But are they really pulling the strings? Is this comedy...or a plot designed to destroy your faith in movie stars, action flicks and handheld performers? Details are sketchy, but the following document, recently unearthed by E! Online, contains vital intel on the scathing satire's plot, puppets and politics--straight from the masterminds themselves.

Read on...if you dare.

The Plot Is Totally Unbelievable: The story concerns an international police force--the puppet of a powerful regime--as it struggles to depose a mad dictator who's been hoarding weapons of mass destruction. Yeah, where have we heard that one before?

The Acting Is Wooden: Well, the actors are, at least. Besides the actual Team America crew, there's a bunch of puppets who look remarkably like celebrities (from Sean Penn to Alec Baldwin) and well-known political figures (such as North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and British Prime Minister Tony Blair). So careful were the filmmakers about achieving a sense of verisimilitude, they created a Michael Moore puppet that clutches two hot dogs and is covered in mustard stains. It's chillingly lifelike. We imagine that if the film succeeds, we'll be seeing more knot-headed actors similarly strung up. Of course, some Hollywood directors have been advocating that for years.

It's Much Harder to Attach Strings to the Real Sean Penn: It's no shocker Stone and Parker would rather work with puppets and cardboard cutouts than flesh-and-blood thespians. "We hate those actors who take themselves so seriously and think they are a productive and important part of society," Parker told Variety . "The subtle joke here is that all actors are puppets." Right, subtle.

This Film Could Have Been a Total Disaster: The filmmakers had originally hoped to spoof the global-warming picture The Day After Tomorrow . Parker explained in Variety , "We planned to secretly shoot that movie with puppets, word for word, and release it on the same day, but our lawyer convinced us we wouldn't get it released." Remember, aspiring filmmakers: Think big, be audacious and let the lawyer have final say.

Wow, It Is a Small World After All: Operatives who got access to the set report it's a massive collection of miniature landscapes. There's a giant replica of the Sahara Desert, complete with little camels, hookahs and postcards that read, "Welcome to Cairo." Then there's Team America's headquarters. It's built inside Mt. Rushmore, which is the size of a large doghouse. But the most impressive set piece of all is Paris, where the streets are paved with tiny croissants. If there's one thing these guys take more seriously than their disdain for the French, it's their attention to detail.

It's Time to Get Il: Casting a mad dictator hoarding WMDs? No need to search any spider holes for Saddam, the despot who got hell from Parker and Stone in their last flick ( South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut ). This time around, the pair targets North Korea's Kim Jong Il. Despite making him the bad guy, Parker's not worried about any repercussions from the tyrant. "I think Kim Jong Il will like it a lot. We heard he's a big movie buff. He's going to be everybody's favorite part of this movie." Funny enough to make an autocrat laugh? Priceless.

Finally, a Film for Everyone: Who will be offended by this film, conservatives or liberals? "I think everybody," says Parker, who admits to playing both sides of the issues. "I think people are going to be confused as to which side we're on, and that's because we are too. We don't really know which side we're on. I think we're like most Americans--we just don't know, and we're willing to admit we don't know."

Let Freedom Sing! It'll be tough to top Matt and Trey's 1999 Oscar-nominated ballad, "Blame Canada," but Parker assured us this picture's got tunes, too. "It's sort of a musical in the sense of a Bruckheimer musical," he says, taking jabs at the Armageddon über-producer. "He just takes Aerosmith songs and turns them into montages. We're sort of hitting every quintessential Bruckheimer moment and turning it into a song."

Well, They Are Made of Wood: Parker and Stone originally included some puppet sex scenes that were so extremely raunchy, according to early reports, they had to be cut to get an R rating. Can't wait for the DVD, can you?

The Last Picture Show: After so many South Park episodes, it must be nice to be on the big screen, right? "TV's so much better," says Parker. "You come up with something funny, and, in a week, it's on the air, and it's done. Movies just suck, 'cause two years later, you're still making the same movie, and you're like, 'This isn't funny anymore.' We hate movies." Well, great. See you all at the multiplex!

[ source: E! ]