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Mousehunt Details

1998 Certificate PG
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What might have been a one-note family comedy becomes something more thanks to the comic brilliance of co-stars Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, as well as the distinctive, dark-fable look given the film by a little-known director named Gore Verbinksi (could he be the next Tim Burton?). Lane and Evans play idiotic brothers who .. Read more

Starring Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin, Christopher Walken
Director Gore Verbinski
Genres Comedy, Family

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What might have been a one-note family comedy becomes something more thanks to the comic brilliance of co-stars Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, as well as the distinctive, dark-fable look given the film by a little-known director named Gore Verbinksi (could he be the next Tim Burton?). Lane and Evans play idiotic brothers who inherit a house and all but destroy it in pursuit of one small, pesky mouse. The guys are always the butt of the sight gags--most of which are very funny--but their considerable powers as slapstick artists are also at play. The climactic scene at an auction was the funniest scene in any American movie in 1997, the year of Mouse Hunt's release. --Tom Keogh

Starring Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin, Christopher Walken, Ian Abercrombie, William Hickey, Camilla Soeberg, Michael Jeter, Eric Christmas, Ernie Sabella, Vicki Lewis, Debra Christofferson, Cliff Emmich, Annabelle Gurwitch, E
Director Gore Verbinski
Studio DREAMWORKS PRODUCTION
Run time DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy, Family
Language DVD: English
Dubbed Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Released DVD: 13 Jul 2006
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    In this energetic and highly inventive comedy, Nathan Lane and Lee Evans play the hapless brothers who inherit a valuable old house but find it is already occupied by a pesky rodent. There's stacks of Laurel and Hardy-style visual comedy as the pair wreak havoc in their bid to rid themselves of the furry fiend, though adults may prefer Christopher Walken's hilarious turn as an exterminator to the more obvious sight gags. The darker touches might upset younger children and, with over 60 mice used for the animal stunts, the film is definitely not for viewers with a phobia of rodents. But for sheer verve, this slice of family entertainment is hard to beat.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...This rodents-rule effects fest is basically a movie-length Road Runner or Tom and Jerry cartoon as it zips and zooms behind walls and under floors..."

    • USA Today
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Brilliant

    This movie should be better known than it is. But at least the director went on to make Pirates of the Carribean etc. Here you can see his fertile visual imagination at work. The interiors of the house, the factory have a wonderful fusty feel.

    Lane and Evans are a great double act in the Laurel and Hardy mould: the cunning unprincipled one and the stupid one with a good heart.

    Trivia: After collaborating with Lee Evans on this film, Nathan Lane scooped Tonys galore on Broadway as Max Bialystock in the musical of The Producers. When the show was planned for London in 2004, Lane recommended Evans to play the anxious accountant Leo Bloom opposite Richard Dreyfuss. Then in a coup de theatre that might have been part of the script, Richard Dreyfuss dropped out of the production less than a week before it opened becasue of his bad health (officially). Lane was - at great expense - persuaded to fly over and reprise his Broadway success. Result: Lane and Evans together again in the West End. During the first week of the show's run at Theatre Royal Drury, a MOUSE was seen in the stalls..during the show!

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 05 Dec 2004 12:29

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    funny and cute in equal measures. was worried about prospect of christopher walken making a fool of himself in a kids movie but thankfully he plays a demented pest controller with insanity in his eyes. it kept our 4 year old happy for a couple of days. extras a bit boring though.

      • A customer from EDINBURGH
      • Posted 12 Oct 2004 23:24

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    Depp hooks up with Verbinski, again

    • 10 Sep 2008

    Johnny Depp will team up with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski again for a new animation, it has been reported. The three time Oscar-nominated star will link up with Verbinksi by lending his voice to Rango - an animated film due for a 2011 release. Depp will play a household pet that goes on an adventure to discover his true self and John Logan will write the Paramount movie's script. Director Verbinski said: "[It] will allow us to capture and translate every aspect of... Read more

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