ROTTEN TOMATOES: Dan Fogler Plays Two Villains in Horton

Dan Fogler Plays Two Villains in Horton

Balls of Fury star reveals his dual roles in upcoming animated film

by Fred Topel | September 11, 2007

For those not familiar with the Dr. Seuss story Horton Hears a Who, it takes place in two parallel worlds. There is the Jungle of Nool where elephant Horton lives. Then there is Whoville, which exists inside a speck of dust which lands. That is when Horton hears the Who.

The animated film of the story portrays both worlds, and Dan Fogler is one actor lucky enough to have dual roles. "One of them is Yummo who is like the leader of the gorillas who's a bad guy," said Fogler. "He's constantly bullying Horton throughout the whole thing."

Inside the world of Whoville, Fogler is still making trouble. "On the other hand, in this microscopic universe living in a dust particle on the tulip, in that world I am Councilman Chairman, and I'm also the villain in that world. Basically [saying], 'Everything's wonderful, nothing is wrong. Why would you think anything's wrong?'"

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witherwings writes:
on Sep 11 2007 01:51 PM

This sounds like a political commentary now. It can't get any worse.

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FourthWall writes:
on Sep 11 2007 02:01 PM

Seussical the Musical, anyone?

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I Am Remote writes:
on Sep 11 2007 02:08 PM

A lot of seuss is political or social commentary. What are they? ten, twenty pages? Guess I shouldn't expect you to read that much.

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KubrickIsG-d writes:
on Sep 11 2007 02:17 PM

I saw the trailer for this on OnDemand, it looks hilarious. I wish they would stick to Seuss's style of dialogue though, its his writing AND animation that made him so unique, it sounded like they used too many modern phrases.

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Ender7406 writes:
on Sep 11 2007 03:40 PM

Please, please, please, please, PLEASE let an asteroid hit the earth before this comes out. I cannot describe in plain words my disgust for the political and social issues that are SURE to take a forefront as soon as this film is released. Yes, Seuss had a thing against abortion. And he wrote a cute book about it. But turning that cute little book into what will surely be a propaganda machine extraordinaire is NOT what film should be doing with its time and money. Western civilization has enough to worry about without this absurd adaption.

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RoadDogXVIII writes:
on Sep 11 2007 03:48 PM

Don't hate the film just yet. There's some good stars in there: Steve Carrell, Jim Carrey, Jonah Hill, Niecy Nash, Jaime Pressly, Seth Rogen... let's just wait until the film comes out, all right?

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Ender7406 writes:
on Sep 11 2007 04:33 PM

OK, OK, I hear you, but may I ask when making a live action Dr. Seuss adaption has gone well?

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Ender7406 writes:
on Sep 11 2007 04:34 PM

That is to say, an adaption with vocies/characters OTHER than Boris Karloff?

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Cindy_Lou_Who writes:
on Sep 11 2007 05:19 PM

..... Sigh .....!

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polyrhythm07 writes:
on Sep 11 2007 06:54 PM

In reply to this comment (#1115553)
This is very true. Most of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)'s were political or social commentaries.

Dr. Seuss himself professes that 'Horton Hears a Who' is actually a meditation on the atomic bomb.

Weird.

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blank blank writes:
on Sep 12 2007 06:43 AM

weird? of course its weird! its seuss.

alot of people dont realize just how messed up seuss' stuff was

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Prosper761 writes:
on Sep 12 2007 07:32 AM

Theodore Geisel is spinning in his grave. He fought all his life to keep Hollywood from bastardizing his hilarious and often brilliant children's books, yet before his corpse was cold, there was his widow, selling off the rights to people who have done nothing but make horrible movies out of them, all in the name of the almighty dollar. Disgusting!

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xxWICKEDxx writes:
on Sep 13 2007 11:12 AM

wow....lighten up already people. It is a kids movie. Kids will like it.... who cares? (hahaha 'who')

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