Death to Smoochy suomi-txt Robin Williams, Edward Norton

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Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams) had it all. As Rainbow Randolph, star of children's TV, there was a Manhattan penthouse, billboard on Times Square, cars, boats ... and bribes from stage parents to put their kids on his program. Busted and reviled, Randolph is a star no more. Enter Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton) and his alter ego Smoochy, a puffy, fuscia rhinoceros. Kids love Smoochy's innocence and unrelenting ethics. Now Smoochy has the penthouse, billboard and smooth-talking agent (Danny DeVito). But Sheldon quickly learns that children's television is a dangerous, backstabbing world--but his biggest problem is Rainbow Randolph, who, broke and homeless, has sworn Death to Smoochy.

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I saw Death to Smoochy when it was released in movie theatres. I had seen the trailer on TV, and it looked so oddball, out of the ordinary, with a nice cast, directed by Danny DeVito, I decided I had to see it. I wasn't missing this. When I saw it, the theatre didn't have many people in it. I went with a friend, who was somewhat interested in seeing the movie, he didn't mind the cast, and when he heard I was going, he didn't argue, he figured he'd give it a shot, and we went to see the movie.

The first few minutes of the movie, I was a bit worried, with Rainbow Randolph dancing around on the kiddie show... That didn't last too long, until the comedy picked up, and the tone changed. We had a great time, from start to finish.

The basic plot is Rainbow Randolph loses his well paying job as a kid's television host (Not the same way Pee-Wee lost his), the network has problems finding a replacement since all the other stars are elsewhere or have their own problems, so the network decides they have to start with something fresh. The rest of the movie involves Rainbow Randolph trying to get his show back, and Smoochy, new to TV, figuring out exactly how kid's TV really works behind the scenes.

I can't say I'm surprised the movie did poorly at the box office, however I'm surprised it did as poor as it did. The subject may have turned people off, or had been a bit too odd for someone to even want to give it a chance. About the only time I hear people have heard of Death to Smoochy, is because Henry Rollins has talked in stand-up and such about how he auditioned for a role in the movie, but didn't get the part, and how he felt he would have done the role better.

The movie is full of great writing, lots of memorable lines, most from Williams, "SAFAAAAAAAAAAARI!", "It's small but it's fierce!", "It was an accident", "You bring the hammer?", "Somebody touched my ass!", etc..

The movie is not perfect, it has a few lulls here are there, but not many movies can keep such a pace. The characters in the movie are all pretty well thought out, and they're over-the-top in a way that's fitting for a movie titled, "Death to Smoochy".

Death to Smoochy is one of a kind. It made a big impression on me in 2002. It's one of the better movies I've seen in the past 15 years.

I am surprised since Robin Williams died, no place, that I've noticed, has mentioned this movie. It's a shame, too. I think it's a great adult comedy that he starred in. The movie allowed Robin Williams to do his thing with the character, and I can't imagine anyone else playing the part of Rainbow F^#$@** Randolph. It wouldn't have been the same film without Robin Williams.

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