Robin Williams,
Matthew Arkin,
Hank Azaria,
Adam Bryant,
Michael Copeman
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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 twist... read more
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Release Date: March 29, 2002
Keywords:
funny,
underrated,
robin williams,
edward norton,
dark comedy,
danny devito,
Robin Williams ,
Edward Norton ,
Catherine Keener ,
Rainbow Randolph
DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002
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Stats: 3,379 reviews
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March 19, 2012I loved the black comedy and how so many awful things happen with the involve of a children TV show. But Death to Smoochy have a bad script, what don't hel´p the movie. Rotten.
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July 6, 2011He's Big, He's Blue, He's Smoochy... and He's got to DIE!
Good fun movie. It's entertaining and the story was smart and witty with lots of oddballs thrown around. Nice cast to go along with Williams and Norton who were very funny.
Fired in disgrace, kids show host Randolph Smil... read more -
June 5, 2011Ohh what a terrible movie.
the whole concept is absolutely ludicrus and boring.
I found Edward Norton extremly annoying in this movie that i couldnt finish this movie without getting absolutely irritated by this movie. -
May 15, 2011Death to Smoochy is one of the weirdest movies I have seen. I really enjoyed aspects of it and really hated others. Edward Norton was spot on, as usual, in the role of Smoochy; but the Robin Williams/Rainbow Randolph aspect was horrible. The movie was all over the place and in th... read more
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March 14, 2011A dark comedy with a rather odd story. Norton and Williams acting and funny roles are the main support that holds up this film from a boring crumble.
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May 1, 2008A truly lost gem. Genius work from both Robin Williams and Ed Norton. I enjoyed the hell out of it.
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September 3, 2007I really loved this dark comedy! "My step dad's not mean he's just adjusting!"
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July 10, 2007This movie has a wild combination of elements make an enjoyable black comedy. A tired kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams), plans death to the new Purple Rhino named TV host named "Smoochy" (Edward Norton). The mob get involved, and it's literally a hit. I like all... read more
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February 1, 2007Funny as all get out. These two actors came into the fight with their best and it shows. I recommend this one for the weird people.
Critic Reviews
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
April 2, 2002
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Death to Smoochy is often very funny, but what's even more remarkable is the integrity of DeVito's misanthropic vision. Full Review
April 1, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I'm sure that some country, maybe France or something, will hail this as a work of genius, because it is so incredibly awful. Full Review
March 29, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
This is a particularly toxic little bonbon, palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few. Full Review
March 29, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
In Death to Smoochy, we don't get Williams' usual tear and a smile, just sneers and bile, and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing. Full Review
March 29, 2002
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
This kind of dark comedy requires a delicate, surgical touch. But director Danny DeVito and screenwriter Adam Resnick (remember Cabin Boy?) just pound away.
March 29, 2002
John Anderson, Newsday
The cynicism is colossal, the casting superb: Norton may be the only actor alive who could pull off a character like Sherman, without making him either an idiot or a parody. Full Review
March 29, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The comedy Death to Smoochy is a rancorous curiosity: a movie without an apparent audience. Full Review
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