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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Adam Rifkin (written by)
Release Date:
19 December 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
The funniest movie of the year! more
Plot:
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Adam Rifkin
(From The Wrap. 4 May 2009, 5:40 PM, PDT)
Evans Left Hollywood To Save His Marriage
(From WENN. 4 December 2008, 4:17 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Genius more (77 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nathan Lane | ... | Ernest "Ernie" Smuntz |
 | Lee Evans | ... | Lars Smuntz |
 | Vicki Lewis | ... | April Smuntz |
 | Maury Chaykin | ... | Alexander Falko |
| Eric Christmas | ... | Ernie and Lars' Lawyer |
 | Michael Jeter | ... | Quincy Thorpe |
 | Debra Christofferson | ... | Ingrid |
| Camilla Søeberg | ... | Hilde, the Bench Lady (as Camilla Soeberg) |
 | Ian Abercrombie | ... | Auctioneer |
 | Annabelle Gurwitch | ... | Roxanne Atkins |
| Eric Poppick | ... | The Banker |
| Ernie Sabella | ... | Maury, the Cat Care Society Owner |
| William Hickey | ... | Rudolph Smuntz |
 | Christopher Walken | ... | Caeser, the Exterminator |
| Cliff Emmich | ... | Mayor McKrinle |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Mouse Hunt (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Mouse Trap (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language, comic sensuality and mayhem.
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Runtime:
98 min | Germany:93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Brazil:Livre | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG
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Trivia:
A rare commercial spot for the film not included in the either the VHS or DVD features a dramatic voice-over introduction "A story about a mouse..." which slowly pans to the shadow outline of the famous Disney character. Then the camera quickly cuts to show that it's actually the little guy from Mousehunt holding a pair of toothpick speared olives which he had been holding close to his head. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the vacuum cleaner is attached to the sewage line, the mouse watches from outside. He sits on top of the upper ("outer") window panel which has been pulled down to the bottom position of its track (for easier cleaning - consistent with the boys housecleaning). Based on interior and exterior shots in the scene, the lower ("inner") window panel appears to run the entire length of the window. In addition, the position of the curtains change from framing the window to pulled back. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lars:
[at their father's funeral, they carry his coffin down the steps of a cathedral] Hold your end up higher, you're not holding it.
Ernie:
I am too.
Lars:
You are not.
Ernie:
Don't worry about me. Hey, isn't that suit charcoal?
Lars:
No.
Ernie:
Looks charcoal gray to me, some gray polyester blend. Couldn't even find a black suit for your own father's funeral.
Lars:
It's black.
Ernie:
No, I'm sure it's gray.
Lars:
It's black.
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Fiona Apple (#25.13)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
We're In The Money more
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When I first saw this movie in the theater, I did not really know what to expect. In the end, I never laughed so hard in my life. Granted, its not everyone's kind of humor (which certainly can be seen by the IMDB people that trashed it) but it is an extremely intelligent, yet slapstick dark comedy that may have you rolling on the floor.
I do not think that this movie is good for kids. From the very beginning, the movie isn't afraid to "cross the line" by causing upheaval at a funeral. But it handles things without the gratuitous use of sex, unlike most comedies these days.
Some of the funniest things about Mousehunt are in the details. (Keep an eye on the painting...) But the thing that I enjoyed the most was how the mouse was interweaved into the rest of the story. Although the movie isn't really about a mouse (it was about two brothers coming together in the wake of their father's death), I think we all could use a little chaos in our lives once in a while.