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Death To Smoochy
2002
Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, DEATH TO SMOOCHY. Busted by the Feds for accepting a bribe to get a child on his show, Randolph gets booted from his network, Kidnet, and is replaced by the earnest do-gooder Sheldon .. Read more
| Starring | Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Tim MacMenamin, Bruce McFee |
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| Director | Danny De Vito |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Death To Smoochy
Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, DEATH TO SMOOCHY. Busted by the Feds for accepting a bribe to get a child on his show, Randolph gets booted from his network, Kidnet, and is replaced by the earnest do-gooder Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton), who plays Smoochy, a loveable pink rhino with a strong resemblance to Barney. Sheldon sums up his own personality with a classic line, "When my brothers and I played cowboys and Indians, I was always the Chinese railroad worker." As Sheldon becomes a superstar, Randolph plots his revenge. Sheldon's refusal to push cheap toys and sugary drinks angers the Kidnet execs, especially tough-as-nails Nora (Catherine Keener). Sheldon also runs up against the Irish mob and his agent (DeVito) gets him into trouble with a corrupt charity. Meanwhile, Nora finds herself falling for the principled performer.
Robin Williams is amazing, completely shedding his "nice guy" persona and making the shockingly foulmouthed kiddie show host simultaneously hilarious and frightening. Norton does a great job of winning the audience over to his buffoonish but truly good hearted character. He and Keener lend heart to the scathingly funny script by Adam Resnick.
| Starring | Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Tim MacMenamin, Bruce McFee, Bill Lake, Thomas Lyons |
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| Director | Danny De Vito |
| Studio | SPIRIT ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 06 Sep 2010 |
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This pointed satire on the world of children's TV written by Adam Resnick, who worked on Seinfeld and Larry Sanders,... read more on Time Out
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A terrible waste of everybody's time
If ever a great movie idea seemed gift-wrapped from the gods then it's 'Death to Smoochy'. The story of a corrupt kid's TV entertainer(Robin ... read more »
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Bloody Awful! Don't bother.
I think this is the worst film I have ever seen. Even Robin Williams can't revive this dead duck of an excuse for a comedy.
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One Might Say Grass While The Other Says Snatch!!
This movie is like marmite you either love it or hate it. As it happens I loathe marmite, to me it tastes like rancid ear wax.
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Hilarious
Watched this knowing nothing about it really apart from RWilliams being in it - which put me off a little.
I absolutely loved it - its a load of ... read more » - 782217
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Death To Smoochy
Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, DEATH TO SMOOCHY. Busted by the Feds for accepting a bribe to get a child on his show, Randolph gets booted from his network, Kidnet, and is replaced by ...
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