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Mar 29, 2002 · Comedy Crime Drama. A kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, A.K.A. Smoochy the Rhino, finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately for Sheldon, the business of kids' television isn't all child's play. Director. Danny DeVito. Writer. Adam Resnick. Stars. Robin Williams. Edward Norton.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Danny DeVito
- 2002-03-29
Death to Smoochy is a 2002 satirical black comedy crime film directed by Danny DeVito and written by Adam Resnick.
The final scene & end credits of the criminally-overlooked 2002 dark comedy Death To Smoochy is "lifted" by Jackie Wilson's smash hit " (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher".
- 3 min
- 1112
- Brunswick Records
I absolutely adore this 2002 black comedy directed by Danny DeVito. As soon as I saw Edward Norton wearing a purple rhino costume on the poster, I was in. What could a movie called "Death to Smoochy" possibly be about?
Mar 29, 2002 · Overview. 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.
Mar 29, 2002 · The answer to the second question may be yes. The movie ends by crossing an ice show with elements of "The Manchurian Candidate." It involves an odd sexual predilection: Keener has a fetish for kiddie show hosts. It has a lesbian hit-squad leader with a thick Irish brogue. It uses four-letter language as if being paid by the word.
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'Death to Smoochy' aims to be a dark comedy about children's television, a biting satire behind the scenes full of commercialism and secret dealings.
