Death to Smoochy

Edward Norton and Robin Williams star as dueling children's television show hosts in the 2002 dark comedy Death to Smoochy.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: March 29, 2002
2. Director: Danny DeVito
3. Screenwriter: Adam Resnick
4. Producers: Andrew Lazar, Peter MacGregor-Scott
5. Distributor: Mad Chance Productions, Warner Brothers¹
6. MPAA rating: R
7. Run time: 109 min.
8. Musical score composer: David Newman²
9. Visual effects: Flash Film Works²
10. U.S. theater sales: $8,355,815³

Plot Summary

After Rainbow Randolph (Robin Williams) is fired from his job as a children's television show host for taking bribes, he is replaced by Smoochy, a pink rhinoceros costumed do-gooder played by Edward Norton. When Smoochy refuses to push the network sponsors' goods on the audience, the network executives, led by Marion Frank Stokes (Jon Stewart), team up with Randolph to plot Smoochy's death.

Cast

• Robin Williams: 'Rainbow' Randolph Smiley
• Edward Norton: Sheldon Mopes/ Smoochy
• Catherine Keener: Nora Wells
• Danny DeVito: Burke Bennett
• Jon Stewart: Marion Frank Stokes

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