Popular childrens show host rainbow randolph is fired from his job after a drug scandal brings his integrity into question. 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. Death to smoochy appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. Death to smoochy by danny devito, robin williams, edward. Financial analysis of death to smoochy 2002 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. 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. 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. Comedy, crime, drama, thriller 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. Smoochy is set in the wacky, wonderful world of childrens television, and rainbow randolph robin williams is the no. Death to smoochy is a 2002 black comedy crime film directed by danny devito and written by.
Robin williams stars as randolph smiley, a popular childrens show host known professionally as rainbow randolph. Death to smoochy is a 2002 dark comedy film starring robin williams, edward norton, catherine keener and jon stewart. 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. Catala cestina deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands. Death to smoochy 2002 full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion.
Death to smoochy trailer 2002 robin williams goes berserk as rainbow randolph, the disgraced host of a childrens television show, in director danny devitos fastpaced satire, death to smoochy. Death to smoochy is a 2002 black comedy starring robin williams, edward norton, danny devito, catherine keener and jon stewart, directed by devito. Smoochy holds up a penisshaped cookie made by randolph randolph. 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. A kids show host, rainbow randolph, is fired in disgrace. Sheesh, its enough to make outofwork kiddieshow host rainbow. Danny devito steps behind the camera for this darkly funny satire that combines elements of barney and friends with the reallife peewee herman scandal while recalling the directors previously twisted black comedies throw momma from the train 1987 and the war of the roses 1989.
In no way is the movie perfect, this movie does take something so sacred like kidtelevisions shows host, and turn it incredibly dark. Sheldon mopes, also known as a fuchsiacolored rhino named smoochy, thinks childrens entertainment is about doing good work. Rent death to smoochy 2002 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. He is soon replaced by the naive sheldon mopes, the. 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 film tanked at the box office, making back less than twenty percent of its budget and earning robin williams a razzie nomination for. Death to smoochy 2002 costars harvey fierstein, vincent shiavelli, and michael rispoli. A kids show host, rainbow randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, sheldon mopes, aka smoochy the rhino, finds himself a rising star. As smoochy catapults to fame scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network. 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. Link to the original theatrical website featuring irresistible smoochy games, link to other locations, log in to future online events death to smoochy ws release date.
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. Death to smoochy is a 2002 black comedy crime film directed by danny devito and written by adam resnick. Death to smoochy is a 2002 dark comedy film starring robin williams, danny devito and edward norton. As mentioned in my movie rules, this is sometimes the deathknell for a movie. 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. 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. Smoochy definition of smoochy by the free dictionary. Nov 05, 2016 warner home videompaa rated pg 2001 2002 60fps duration. Unfortunately for sheldon, the business of kids television isnt all childs play. Death to smoochy dvd release date september 17, 2002. Death to smoochy trailer 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.
Death to smoochy internet movie firearms database guns in. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing death to smoochy near you. Death to smoochy is an acquired taste, that has since release, got a large cult follow. Several years and kiddie trends later, director danny devito shows up waving a tire iron called death to smoochy. 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. Kids love smoochy s innocence and unrelenting ethics. Death to smoochy is known for its outwardly vulgar and profane humor, particularly williamss profound cursing outbursts throughout the film. Mar 29, 2002 only enormously talented people could have made death to smoochy. Only enormously talented people could have made death to smoochy. 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. In no way is the movie perfect, this movie does take something so sacred like kid. 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. As mentioned in my movie rules, this is sometimes the death knell for a movie.
Death to smoochy 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. Mopes, edward norton, also known as smoochy, the purple rhino character that has replaced him and soared to national fame and acclaim. The movie is not perfect, it has a few lulls here are there, but not many movies can keep such a pace. Rent death to smoochy 2002 starring robin williams and edward norton on dvd and bluray. Two icons of childrens television are pitted against one another in this satirical dark comedy. Death to smoochy death to smoochy is a darkly comic look at the childrens tv racket. Audiences gave the movie a hateful c cinemascore and the following weekend death to smoochy sank 62. Death to smoochy is a 2002 american black comedy movie, directed by and starring danny devito and costarring robin williams, edward norton, catherine keener, and jon stewart. With robin williams, edward norton, catherine keener, danny devito. Get ready for an unexpected hit when he is fired for taking payola, the host for a childrens television show plots revenge against his replacement, a rhino named smoochy. Kids love smoochys innocence and unrelenting ethics. Death to smoochy simple english wikipedia, the free. 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.
Death to smoochy fullscreen on dvd 085392219025 from warner bros directed by danny devito. Two icons of childrens television are pitted against one another in this satirical. Being human, one hour photo, the final cut, boulevard, the birdcage, death to smoochy, insomnia, the night listener, and the night at. Death to smoochy 2002 tells the story of rainbow randolph robin williams, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular childrens tv show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by. Death to smoochy internet movie firearms database guns. 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. It was directed by danny devito, who also plays a supporting role. Apr 03, 2002 smoochy is set in the wacky, wonderful world of childrens television, and rainbow randolph robin williams is the no. Get death to smoochy dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats.
Warner home videompaa rated pg 20012002 60fps duration. For the most part, the picture looked excellent, but a few small concerns knocked it below a level. Of the 27 movie theaters listed in my paper, 4 of them now have only one showing a day for smoochy. Now smoochy has the penthouse, billboard and smoothtalking agent danny devito. 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. To make a film this awful, you have to have enormous ambition and confidence, and dream big dreams.