Death to Smoochy (2002) on Netflix
Rainbow Randolph loses his children's show when FBI agents arrest him for taking bribes. Sheldon Mopes replaces him as Smoochy the Rhino, and Randolph wants his old life back.
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- Rotten Tomatoes42%
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Plot summary
Rainbow Randolph Smiley is the costumed host of a hit children's show on the KidNet network, a friendly onscreen figure whose private life is alcoholic, unstable and criminal. FBI agents arrest him at Patsy's Warehouse for accepting bribes, the show is canceled, and he loses his penthouse and ends up homeless. The network chairman orders a replacement with a spotless public image, and executive Marion Stokes chooses Sheldon Mopes, a sincere performer who promotes positivity and healthy living as Smoochy the Rhino. Sheldon opposes merchandising and argues with Nora Wells, the network's vice president of development, who produces Smoochy's Magic Jungle. The show is an instant hit, and Randolph, determined to reclaim his old life, asks Stokes for his job back.
Cast
- Judy Whiteas Wife
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Death to Smoochy (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Robin Williams's stunt double Elvis Stojko choreographed some of Rainbow Randolph's skating moves for the ice-show scene, with Williams himself offstage during the sequence.
- Edward Norton was the first actor Adam Resnick brought the script to, because the part of Sheldon Mopes had been written for him.
- Screenwriter Adam Resnick said his original script ran fifteen pages too long, and that subplots and a narrator had to be removed, though the finished film otherwise stayed true to what he wrote.
