The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

Director:

Des McAnuff

Writers (WGA):

Jay Ward (characters)
Kenneth Lonergan (written by)

Release Date:

30 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's not the same old bull.

Plot:

35 years after The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show's cancellation, the 2 have been living off the finances of their reruns on TV...

Plot Keywords:

Squirrel | FBI | Moose | Hollywood | Deforestation

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Rene Russo	...	Natasha
Jason Alexander	...	Boris
Piper Perabo	...	Karen Sympathy
Randy Quaid	...	Cappy von Trapment
Robert De Niro	...	Fearless Leader
June Foray	...	Rocky / Cartoon Natasha Fatale / Narrator's Mother (voice)
Keith Scott	...	Bullwinkle / Narrator / Cartoon Boris Badenov / Cartoon Fearless Leader (voice)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Minnie Mogul
Carl Reiner	...	P.G. Biggershot
Jonathan Winters	...	Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb
John Goodman	...	Oklahoma Cop
Kenan Thompson	...	Lewis
Kel Mitchell	...	Martin
James Rebhorn	...	President Signoff
David Alan Grier	...	Measures

Also Known As:

Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle (Germany)
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #37559)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Capella International

Trivia:

The name of Bullwinkle's alma matter is Whassamatta U.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the R.B.T.V. Station, when a security guard is tossed from Bullwinkle's antlers, the glass shatters before the guard is thrown through it.

Quotes:

Minnie Mogul: Hey, how did that happen?
Fearless Leader: We're attached to the project.
Narrator: But even though the pun was weak, the contract was ironclad.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Sound of Music (1965)

Soundtrack:

Bad Boys

Moose and Squirrel Still Have the Magic

I was really surprised at how much I liked this movie. R&B are brought magically to life in the real world, and still have the same magic in their camraderie. People complained that the puns were stupid and that the humor was aimed at adults. Hello? That's exactly what made the original cartoon so great.

R&B's observations on contemporary society are hilarious. The film also pokes fun at politicians, the legal system, and our addiction to TV, with a riotous sendup of "Cops".

The film is quite satisfying whenever R&B are onscreen. When it's just the human actors, things get a little dull. DeNiro, Alexander and Russo all are decent, but these performances would be criticized no matter who was playing them, with the possible exception of Jim Carrey. The best human performer is Piper Pirabo, a total hottie. She has been criticized for a bad performance, but I thought she did a great job.

It's not Oscar material, it won't gross $100 million, and it's not deep social commentary, but it sure is fun. Anybody with a sense of humor would be hard-pressed not to smile and feel good on the inside after seeing this. I just hope they make a sequel. Rocky & Bullwinkle forever!!!!