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Rat Race (2001)

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Reviews Counted:124

Fresh:53

Rotten:71

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Rat Race moves from one sight gag to another, but only a handful of them are genuinely funny.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual references, crude humor, partial nudity and language

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 17, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $55,843,381

Synopsis: An all-star cast proves just how far people will go for the chance to win $2 million in Jerry Zucker's RAT RACE. In the tradition of Zucker's AIRPLANE and NAKED GUN 2-1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR, this... An all-star cast proves just how far people will go for the chance to win $2 million in Jerry Zucker's RAT RACE. In the tradition of Zucker's AIRPLANE and NAKED GUN 2-1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR, this film features wild chase scenes, slapstick comedy, sight gags, impossible situations, and zany characters. Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Seth Green, and Breckin Meyer star as the lucky winners of special tokens in the slot machines at a Las Vegas casino. Casino owner John Cleese informs them that they are invited to participate in a race: the first of them to reach Silver City, New Mexico, will receive the $2 million cash prize. To make things interesting, there are no rules, which leads to the commandeering of a bus, a run-in with Nazis, the use of a high-speed experimental car, and revenge on a cheating boyfriend--And that's just the beginning. In the meantime, the participants are really part of a bigger plan: high rollers are betting on which of them will win the cash. Watch for brief appearances by Kathy Bates, Dean Cain, and Wayne Knight. Also starring Amy Smart, Kathy Najimy, Lanai Chapman, and Vince Vieluf. [More]

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jon Lovitz, John Cleese

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jon Lovitz, John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Kathy Najimy, Vince Vieluf, Lanei Chapman

Director: Jerry Zucker

Director: Jerry Zucker
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Ruthlessly dumb people--but funny, too.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/12/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Empire Magazine

Manic, messy, and for the most part silly, this road comedy marks Zucker's bumpy return to the genre after a number of equally bumpy dramas such as First Knight.

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11/01/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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N/R

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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12/06/05
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09/30/05
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

... the only real surprise is how genuinely dreadful a movie that aims only for pleasant, profitable mediocrity can be.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Oh, you dirty rat!

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01/04/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
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02/24/04
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
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N/R

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12/15/03
Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker
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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly

Some great moments, but with the talent on offer, this film should have broken ribs.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
04/08/03
Harry Guerin
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

It's a big, dumb, loud, long, (and sometimes quite) funny movie

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

A fantastic road trip in the vein of films like Scavenger Hunt

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
01/29/03
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
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12/08/02
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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It goes on, and on, and on for 113 minutes, which is way past any reasonable person's limit for this sort of thing.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

It made me laugh, and that's my definition of funny.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

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June 05, 2001: Take 40 Lucille Ball impersonators, a bus full of mental patients, and a van carrying a human heart destined for transplant; shake well; and you’ll get a small taste of the chaos that awaits you in this manic road comedy. Opens in new window
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May 22, 2001: Someone who saw an advance screening, besides saying that they liked it, wrote in to say that Jason Alexander, who had been announced as being in the film, wasn't in the version she saw. Opens in new window
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