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Death to Smoochy (2002)

Death to Smoochy
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4.00
Certificate : R
Genre(s) : Comedy, Crime , Thriller, Musical
Director(s) : Danny DeVito
Cast : Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito, Danny Woodburn, Edward Norton, Jon Stewart, Pam Ferris, Robin Williams
Description : Danny DeVito steps behind the camera for this darkly funny satire that combines elements of Barney and Friends with the real-life Pee-Wee Herman scandal while recalling the director's previously twisted black comedies Throw Momma From the Train (1987) and The War of the Roses (1989). Robin Williams stars as Randolph Smiley, a popular children's show host known professionally as "Rainbow Randolph." Dismissed from his beloved job when he's caught taking payola, Randolph becomes increasingly mentally unhinged and the target of his delusional revenge fantasies is Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton), otherwise known as Smoochy, the fuchsia rhino character that has replaced him and soared to national popularity. Randolph soon learns that his ex-girlfriend and network executive Nora Wells (Catherine Keener) is sleeping with Sheldon, so he sets out to kill Smoochy, egged on by an unexpected ally: corporate president Marion Frank Stokes (Jon Stewart), who should be profiting from Smoochy's rise to fame, except for the fact that he and his cronies are unable to control the idealistic Sheldon's on-air agenda. Death to Smoochy (2002) co-stars Harvey Fierstein, Vincent Shiavelli, and Michael Rispoli.

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    Running Time : 109 mins
    Released : 09/17/2002
    Screen Format : 1.85:1
    Sound formats : Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
    Subtitles : Spanish, English, French
    Languages : English

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