Death to Smoochy (2002)
42 %
Reviews Counted: 118 Fresh: 49 Rotten:69 Average Rating: 5.3/10
Consensus:
The talent involved can't save a script that has nowhere to go with its promising premise.
Runtime: 2 hrs 23 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 29, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $8,308,230
Synopsis: Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, DEATH TO SMOOCHY. Busted by the Feds for accepting a bribe to get a child on his show, Randolph gets booted from his network, Kidnet, and is... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart
Director: Danny DeVito
Screenwriter: Adam Resnick
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Peter MacGregor-Scott
Composer: David Newman
Screenwriter: Adam Resnick
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Peter MacGregor-Scott
Composer: David Newman
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I was happy enough with it through most of it, but are we living in such insecure times that even dark, violent comedies now have to end on an up note?
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07/29/07
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Considering that it's meant to be a comedy about a TV children's show, DeVitto's picture is particularly irritating, nasty, and mean-spirited.
06/12/06
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01/26/06
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07/21/05
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02/01/04
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[T]his is a movie that ought to have been a lot funnier... Death to Smoochy is a cry likely to be heard by ticketbuyers as well.
01/04/04
Robin Williams' manic energy is put to perfect use in this amusing and twisted comedy.
09/09/03
I giggled all the way through "Death to Smoochy." It wasn't that ha-ha giggle, it was that evil, kind of maniacal giggle.
08/28/03
Comédia de humor negro com direção excessiva de DeVito, traz Edward Norton em um bom desempenho. É uma pena que o roteiro não tenha sido melhor aproveitado, já que este filme poderia ser mais interessante.
07/25/03
Suffers from the same problem as most of the shows it pokes fun at - it runs on for far too long . . . to maintain a firm hold on the attention span of it's intended audience.
03/19/03
Director DeVito has referred to this film as 'a cross between Barney and Pulp Fiction.' He wishes.
02/08/03
It’s bizarre, wild, entertaining and deliciously dark. 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. At times melodramatic, but always
12/27/02
Kiddie-TV satire has foul-mouthed mania to spare, but never attains true inspiration.
11/07/02
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11/06/02
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