Smoochy holds up a penisshaped cookie made by randolph randolph. The film does have ambition, but the messages about corruption and consumerism are mixed, acted out by too many characters over the course of a busy plot that heaps on scenes without momentum. Back in the mid to late 90s, before the indomitable hydra of childrens entertainment replaced his giant foamy head with another, barney the litigious purple dinosaur was regularly pummeled on talk shows, on web sites, in movies, and by the san diego chicken at sporting events. 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 dogooder sheldon mopes edward. Immediately after he gets escorted out, randolph remarks, im rainbow fucking randolph, and i know the way out, before immediately falling down the stairs and slamming straight into the wall and spitting out a tooth theres also randolph crashtackling the man asking for donations to save the rhinos. Coroners investigation will take weeks 1 42 an iconic bay area tunnel, commonly known as the waldo tunnel or rainbow tunnel, will be named after the late actor robin. Nothing about the death to smoochy soundtrack stood out, but it appeared fine for this kind of film. Jody hedien, john kreidman, joshua levinson, adam resnick. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time.
Death to smoochy is known for its outwardly vulgar and profane humor, particularly williams profound cursing outbursts throughout the film. As smoochy catapults to fame scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous. Robin williams goes berserk as rainbow randolph, the disgraced host of a childrens television show, in director danny devitos fastpaced satire, death to smoochy. The tv edited version of the film was rated tvpgl for mild language. Death to smoochy internet movie firearms database guns in. Sheldons purple rhino, smoochy, becomes a surprise hit, but rainbows out for blood in director danny devitos death to smoochy. Death to smoochy is known for its outwardly vulgar and profane humor, particularly williamss profound cursing outbursts throughout the film. Only enormously talented people could have made death to smoochy. Death to smoochy script pdf march 17, 1997 production revision at the daily script. Now smoochy has the penthouse, billboard and smoothtalking agent danny devito.
Death to smoochy is a splendid parody as danny devito revels in the darkness of the project and robin williams excels at the wild swings of madness the role demands. Watch death to smoochy full movie in hd visit movie 9275 tells the story of rainbow randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a. Kidnet studio c evening a man in a puffy foamrubber rhinoceros costume dancing under the bright friendly lights of a television studio. If youre a fan of robin williams quirky, lighthearted performances, then you may be disappointed. Two icons of childrens television are pitted against one another in this satirical dark comedy.
Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for death to smoochy 2002. Tells the story of rainbow randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular childrens tv show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeakyclean smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. Rent death to smoochy 2002 on dvd and bluray netflix. Edward norton seems to have taken lessons on mugging from costar robin williams. Randolphs enraged rant in which he tosses around euphemism after euphemism for. Smoochy was a complete departure from such manipulative fare. English or french dialogue, english, french or spanish subtitles. Randolph smiley has it allas star of the highest rated kids show on tv, rainbow randolph has a penthouse, a times square billboard, cars, boats and all the indulgence that celebrity brings. Starring robin williams, edward norton, devito, catherine keener and jon stewart, the film centers on rainbow randolph smiley williams, a disgraced former childrens tv host who attempts to sabotage his replacement, sheldon mopes, and his character, smoochy the rhino norton. Death to smoochy by adam resnick december 2000 early draft for educational purposes only begin credits ext. I can personally state that this film is a cult classic. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The movie is not perfect, it has a few lulls here are there, but not many movies can keep such a pace.
Several years and kiddie trends later, director danny devito shows up waving a tire iron called death to. Directed by danny devito, the film features a cast that includes robin williams, edward norton, catherine keener and danny devito. An assassin prepares to shoot smoochy sheldon with a rifle during a show and others race to stop him all played in a black comedy style. Robin williams, edward norton, danny devito, catherine keener, jon stewart, pam ferris, harvey fierstein. To make a film this awful, you have to have enormous ambition and confidence, and dream big dreams. Death to smoochy 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. It was directed by danny devito, who also plays a supporting role. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Kids love smoochy s innocence and unrelenting ethics. Mar 29, 2002 only enormously talented people could have made death to smoochy. Death to smoochy 2002 full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion.
Death to smoochy appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. The characters in the movie are all pretty well thought out, and theyre overthetop in a way thats fitting for a movie titled, death to smoochy. The birth of death to smoochy began in the mind of adam resnick, a former coexecutive producer of the acclaimed hbo comedy series the larry sanders show, who was intrigued by the comedic possibilities of setting a film in the multimillion dollar, highstakes world of childrens television programming. Now, if a film has a title like that, it tells me that its a cult film made for a niche audience. Released march 29th, 2002, death to smoochy stars robin williams, ed norton, catherine keener, danny devito the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 38 out of 100. Enter sheldon mopes and his alter ego smoochy, a puffy, fuscia rhinoceros. With robin williams, edward norton, catherine keener, danny devito. For the dangers of mass marketing and the effects media has on children, there is a lot of material in the movie that people overlook. For the most part, the picture looked excellent, but a few small concerns knocked it below a level. Death to smoochy death to smoochy is a darkly comic look at the childrens tv racket. Robin williams, showing hes far more watchable as a sleazy villain than some touchy.
Death to smoochy simple english wikipedia, the free. I wouldnt say, this movie should be watch, by children, at all. Death to smoochy 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film follows rainbow randolph smiley, as he is fired from his job as a host for a popular kids television show, and watches as his replacement sheldon mopes rises to fame with his lovable character smoochy the rhino. Death to smoochy is a 2002 black comedy crime film directed by danny devito and written by adam resnick. Marcus gorman 0 comments derek domike, formerly of advanced dorks and deconstruction and son of double feature, revisits danny devitos 2002s cult comedy death to smoochy to see if it has withstood the test of time, and if friends really do come in all sizes.
Tells the story of rainbow randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular childrens tv show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeakyclean smoochy, a. Derek domike, formerly of advanced dorks and deconstruction and son of double feature, revisits danny devitos 2002s cult comedy death to smoochy to see if it has withstood the test of time, and if friends really do come in all sizes like many a selfidentified disaffected cynical intellectuals, i like a little jetblack irony with my morning coffee, and, from an alarmingly early point. But since the film lets loose with the mud before any kind of wholesome atmosphere or kids host persona can be established by williams, the lines hit you. Its a very black, rrated comedy written by adam resnick and directed by devito in the style and tone he brought to throw momma from the train and the war of the roses. Death to smoochy is a 2002 dark comedy film starring robin williams, danny devito and edward norton. Its popular with a large number of intellectuals, as the movie has a lot of hidden social commentaries. The film tanked at the box office, making back less than twenty percent of its budget and earning robin williams a razzie nomination for worst supporting actor. Telecharger death to smoochy 2002 gratuitement en francais.
So, i can only assume that mainstream moviegoers didnt think that much of it. This anticipated flick wastes its talent with a highconcept screenplay by adam resnick lucky numbers that takes its one joke premise and bludgeons it to death. This dvd release of death to smoochy packs a mix of supplements. Death to smoochy by danny devito, robin williams, edward. A fired tv star robin williams tries to kill his replacement edward norton. Death to smoochy internet movie firearms database guns.
To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Probably the best film where vincent schiavelli plays a disgraced, pederastic, former childrens tv host forced by circumstance to become a hired gun. Death to smoochy dvd release date september 17, 2002. Death to smoochy is a 2002 black comedy starring robin williams, edward norton, danny devito, catherine keener and jon stewart, directed by devito. I had seen the trailer on tv, and it looked so oddball, out of the ordinary, with a nice cast. But death to smoochy have a bad script, what dont hela. Kids love smoochys innocence and unrelenting ethics. Several years and kiddie trends later, director danny devito shows up waving a tire iron called death to smoochy. Filmfours parent company channel 4s executives called the film death to filmfour during production and indeed it was. Death to smoochy my stepdads not mean, hes just adjusting. Former kidshow host rainbow randolph hates his squeaky. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Buy death to smoochy movie poster style b 11 x 17 2002 at.
On the other hand, edward norton, as the naive and lovable sheldonsmoochy, makes a complete turn from earlier roles such as the murdering. Another rhino and various foamrubber animals dance behind him to the happy music. In a typical scene, williams rainbow randolph the names in this film are. I saw death to smoochy when it was released in movie theatres. Watch death to smoochy full movie in hd visit movie 9275 tells the story of rainbow randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popu. Get death to smoochy dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. He is soon replaced by the naive sheldon mopes, the.
Watch death to smoochy full movie in hd visit movie 9275 tells the story of rainbow randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a pop. Voir death to smoochy 2002 film streaming vf hd, chez ligne gratuit en qualite hd pourrait bien etre cette disposition a surveiller ceci vacation. An assassin gets a few shots off at a costumed character, hitting the top of its head, but the wearer is okay despite falling to the ground and initially appearing hurt. I kid, death to smoochy is secretly very good, a corrosive black comedy about childrens entertainment. Those with lesser gifts would have lacked the nerve to make a film so bad, so miscalculated, so lacking any connection with any possible audience. He dazzles us with timelapse photography, tight closeups, deep colors and shadowy scenes. Death to smoochy feature film movie television commercial 2002.
An odd mix of comedy and drama that could have worked if the writer and director had picked one or the other. But sheldon quickly learns that childrens television is a dangerous, backstabbing worldbut his biggest problem is rainbow randolph, who, broke and homeless, has sworn death to smoochy. An assassin prepares to shoot smoochysheldon with a rifle during a show and others race to stop him all played in a black comedy style. Sheldon mopes, also known as a fuchsiacolored rhino named smoochy, thinks childrens entertainment is about doing good work.
Robin williams in death to smoochy 2002 robin williams at an event for death to smoochy 2002 david blaine at. Death to smoochy is known for its outwardly vulgar and profane humor, particularly williamss profound cursing outbursts throughout the film williams plays rainbow randolph aka randolph smiley, a childrens. Popular childrens show host rainbow randolph is fired from his job after a drug scandal brings his integrity into question. I kid, death to smoochy is secretly very good, a corrosive black comedy about childrens entertainment and how greed corrupts everything and everyone. When my brothers and i played cowboys and indians, i was always the chinese railroad. Telecharger death to smoochy 2002 gratuitement en francais classement. Most of danny devitos fame is based on his acting career, but hes also an accomplished film director and. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The film tanked at the box office, making back less than twenty percent of its budget and earning robin williams a razzie nomination for. Unfortunately for sheldon, the business of kids television isnt all childs play. These start with an audio commentary from directorcostar danny devito and director of photography anastas michos.
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