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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Adam Resnick (written by)
Release Date:
29 March 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Get ready for an unexpected hit. more
Plot:
When he is fired for taking payola, the host for a children's television show plots revenge against his replacement, a rhino named Smoochy. full summary | add synopsis
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Revenge
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Bribery
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(12 articles)
Toronto 2009: Edward Norton Talks to Himself
(From IFC. 16 September 2009, 12:56 PM, PDT)
Exclusive: Entering The Blood Factory with Danny DeVito
(From Fangoria. 30 July 2009, 5:55 AM, PDT)
(From IFC. 16 September 2009, 12:56 PM, PDT)
Exclusive: Entering The Blood Factory with Danny DeVito
(From Fangoria. 30 July 2009, 5:55 AM, PDT)
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Hillarious dark comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robin Williams | ... | Rainbow Randolph | |
| Edward Norton | ... | Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy the Rhino | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Nora Wells | |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Burke Bennett | |
| Jon Stewart | ... | Marion Frank Stokes | |
| Pam Ferris | ... | Tommy Cotter | |
| Danny Woodburn | ... | Angelo Pike | |
| Michael Rispoli | ... | Spinner Dunn | |
| Harvey Fierstein | ... | Merv Green | |
| Vincent Schiavelli | ... | Buggy Ding Dong | |
| Craig Eldridge | ... | Husband | |
| Judy White | ... | Wife | |
| Tim MacMenamin | ... | Danny | |
| Bruce McFee | ... | Roy | |
| Glen Cross | ... | Jimmy |
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Also Known As:
Tötet Smoochy (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual references.
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Runtime:
109 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #38779) |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) |
Germany:16 |
Norway:7 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15
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Features a shot of Catherine Keener whizzing a Frisbee at Edward Norton which is very similar to a shot in The War of the Roses (1989) which was also directed by Danny DeVito.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the beginning when Nora talks to Sheldon Mopes/Smoochy ('Edward Norton') she accidentally calls him "Ed".
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Henry Rollins: Up for It (2001) (V)
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Soundtrack:
My Stepdad's Not Mean (He's Just Adjusting)
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This film is a dark comedy directed by Danny DeVito about the cut throat world of children's television. In this film, a popular children's show host (Robin Williams, more madcap than he's been in ages) gets caught taking a bribe and is fired, being replaced by the squeaky clean Smoochy the Rhino (Edward Norton, who is excellent in the role). Of course the former host wants his job back and sets out to "get" Smoochy... Of course everything but the kitchen sink gets thrown into the plot from organized crime to Nazis.. and everything is hillarious. A very dark film that is rated "R" for language, this film is bound to be somewhat controversal as some may be offended by the language and view of childrens programming portrayed here, but if you have an open mind going in the film is drop dead funny.. It does tend to drag a tad in the midsection as a subplot about a disabled former boxer gets tacked on, but the film is very entertaining and worth catching at the theatre. GRADE: A-