Death to Smoochy

Theatrical - Wide 2024-08-20

Cast Robin Williams Edward Norton Catherine Keener Danny DeVito Jon Stewart Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Danny DeVito
Written by Adam Resnick

Genres: Comedy

Synopsis

Robin Williams plays Rainbow Randolph, the colorful star of a popular children’s television show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by a Barney-esque rhinoceros named Smoochy (Ed Norton). When Randolph discovers that Smoochy is having an affair with his ex-lover, Nora (Catherine Keener), a top programming executive at the network, he plots his revenge. The film also stars Danny DeVito as Smoochy’s agent and Jon Stewart as the network president…

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Death to Smoochy

Posted 23 years ago

Review Date: Director: Danny DeVito Writer: Adam Resnick Producers: Andrew Lazar, Peter MacGregor-Scott Actors: Edward Norton Robin Williams Catherine Keener Plot: When Rainbow Randolph is caught accepting payola for his highly rated kid’s TV show, he’s swiftly replaced with a...

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