For example, Phil is one of the minions Lucy tasers in Despicable Me 2. Later, he appears in a crowd ... The physical effects ...

The Despicable Me franchise centers on Gru, a super-villain (who later becomes a dad and superhero); his yellow-coloured Minions; and his three orphan girls, Margo, Edith and Agnes.

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