Death to Smoochy

2002 "Get ready for an unexpected hit."
6.3| 1h49m| R| en| More Info
Released: 29 March 2002 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. 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 attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.

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Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
AlericTX This movie is dark, funny and seditious. Excellent work by all involved. Don't listen to the haters. Just watch it and decide for yourself.
SnoopyStyle Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams) is the corrupt host of the kiddie show, "The Rainbow Randolph Show". The FBI catches him with a sting of him selling kids' spots on his show. The show is quickly canceled. Sleezy executive Frank Stokes (Jon Stewart) and hardened producer Nora Wells (Catherine Keener) are given the task to look for a replacement. They hire the squeaky clean Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton) and his Smoochy the Rhino character. Mopes hires agent Burke Bennett (Danny DeVito) to get back control of his own show. Smiley works to sabotage him and retake the show.I can take a movie without laughs but this is more than that. Director Danny DeVito's aggressive style elevates the annoying aspects of kiddie TV. It's gaudy, in-your-face, and loud. There are no characters to like. Sure it's a dark comedy but I don't even care enough to want these people dead. I simply want to get away from them. It takes top level talents really going for it to drive a movie this far off the tracks. Lesser people would be stuck and stop short. This movie takes the most annoying parts and drive it right through the screen. It's not that I didn't laugh or that I got bored. I couldn't stand it and that is a great achievement.
NateWatchesCoolMovies Danny Devito's Death To Smoochy is the epitome of mean spirited, acid tongued black comedy, and I love every sleazy, delightfully offensive goddamn minute of it. It's incredibly underrated, and don't believe for a second the bad mojo about it. It's an all star pisser that fires on its alcoholic, manic depressive cylinders for its entire running time, and doesn't let up with the demented antics for a minute. Robin Williams plays dirtbag kids TV show host Rainbow Randolph like a bat out of hell on crack. He's a force of fast talking nature in the role, dominating every scene with a gleeful scuzzy, lovable nastiness that's just wonderful. When he's fired for being a scumbag, the ratings obsessed manager (Jon Stewart of all people) replaces him with upstart fool Smoochy The Rhino, aka Edward Norton. Norton throws himself knowingly into the wicked comedy and gives us a naive, vegan, borderline retarded sap, and owns every minute. Catherine Keener plays the slutty network recruiter with her typical scary sass and underlying warmth, with a slutty side (she likes to make it with the hosts when they're in costume). Randolph then does everything in his power to sabotage Smoochy, going to some shocking, perverted lengths. This is a full on, risky, extremely R rated comedy and that could be why it was so hated on. Don't listen to a word of naysaying. It's an absolute riot. Devito, who has a god given gift for these mean spirited comedies, shows up as a sleazeball agent. There's awesome work from Vincent Schiavelli, Robert Prosky, Pam Ferris and Harvey Fierstein as well. If pitch black comedy is your thing, then check out this rager that would give Barney and Big Bird nightmares.
Matthew Luke Brady This movie was hated by critics and bombed at the box office, but I actually liked this movie, It's my biggest guilty pleasures of all time. The story is about a puffy fascia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a jaded network executive Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.The good things about this movie: The movie is a dark comedy and to me that worked, because when you got a story about Robin Williams trying to kill or ruin a kid friendly pink rhino called Smoochy, you really can't take that seriously and the movie is aware of that and takes it like a joke. Edward Norton and Robin Williams both did great in this movie. Trying to beat each other to win the kids hearts by taking some dark turns. The thing that didn't work: As I said before about the dark comedy and how it worked for me, well some scenes it lost that dark but funny tone and goes full serious at times. Some jokes didn't work for me and Danny DeVito directed this, now let me get something straight here; I don't hate Danny DeVito directing in this movie or any other movies that he did, his a good actor and a good director, but everybody can agree that most of his films allow on awkward close ups of actors looking straight into the camera or goofy and weird scenes with characters doing awkward stuff, all that is is this movie and let me tell you it's not pretty.Overall it's not a perfect movie but to me it's a lot of fun, but it's not for everybody, but if you want some cheesy, goofy fun than Smoochy is your film.