Death to Smoochy
Get ready for an unexpected hit.
2002 | 109m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Danny DeVito |
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| Writer: | Adam Resnick |
| Staring: |
| Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 29, 2002 |
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| Director: | Danny DeVito |
| Writer: | Adam Resnick |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | corruption, success, irish mob, murder, dark comedy, duringcreditsstinger, children's entertainer, comedy thriller |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Senator International, Mad Chance, Film4 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $8,400,000
Budget: $55,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robin Williams | Rainbow Randolph |
| Edward Norton | Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy |
| Catherine Keener | Nora Wells |
| Danny DeVito | Burke Bennett |
| Jon Stewart | Marion Frank Stokes |
| Pam Ferris | Tommy Cotter |
| Danny Woodburn | Angelo Pike |
| Michael Rispoli | Spinner Dunn |
| Harvey Fierstein | Merv Green |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Buggy Ding Dong |
| Craig Eldridge | Husband |
| Judy White | Wife |
| Tim MacMenamin | Danny |
| Bruce McFee | Roy |
| Glen Cross | Jimmy |
| Bill Lake | Bartender |
| Nick Taylor | Henry the Thug |
| Richard Cocchiaro | Mitch the Thug |
| Tracey Walter | Ben Franks |
| Louis Giambalvo | Sonny Gordon |
| Colin Moult | Rhinette / Krinkle Kid #1 |
| Nikolai Tichtchenko | Rhinette / Krinkle Kid #2 |
| Martin Klebba | Rhinette/Krinkle #3 |
| Tonya Reneé Banks | Rhinette / Krinkle Kid #4 |
| Christy McGinity Gibel | Rhinette / Krinkle Kid #5 |
| Philip Craig | Senator |
| Natasha Kinne | Smoochy's Secretary |
| Richard Hamilton | Old Vagrant |
| Shawn Byfield | Rickets |
| Todd Graff | Skip Kleinman |
| Melissa DiMarco | Tara |
| Dan Duran | Hunter |
| Michael Copeman | Reporter #1 |
| James Carroll | Reporter #2 |
| Phillip Jarrett | Reporter #3 |
| Suzanne Leonard Feliz | Reporter #4 |
| Thomas Lyons | Reporter #5 |
| Angela Bullock | Reporter #6 |
| Robert M. Sussman | Reporter #7 |
| George Blumenthal | Reporter #8 |
| Matthew Arkin | Save The Rhino Man |
| Hugo Jansuzian | Hispanic Dad |
| Silvia Rojas | Hispanic Mom |
| Mario Andres Torre | Hispanic Boy |
| Sabrina Jansuzian | Hispanic Girl |
| John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia | Autograph Man |
| Fred Scialla | Man in Crowd |
| Adam Bryant | Man in Crowd #2 |
| Richard Ziman | Man in Crowd #3 |
| Frank Anello | NYPD |
| Samantha Cordero | Little Girl |
| Peter Keleghan | News Anchor |
| Rothaford Gray | Ellis |
| David Lawrence Brown | McCall |
| Gerry Quigley | Ian |
| James Binkley | Cop #1 |
| Dylan Roberts | Stagehand |
| Vito Rezza | Lead Cop |
| Lou Cantres | Little Girl's Dad |
| John Cleland | John |
| Lauren Flanigan | Opera Diva |
| Cara Wakelin | Princess |
| Ted Kavouris | Candy Seller |
| Tony Ashmore | New Yorker on the Street (uncredited) |
| Antonio Cordero | Rainbow Randolph Friend (uncredited) |
| Jonah Falcon | Man (uncredited) |
| Frank Falcone | Man in crowd (uncredited) |
| Katie Finneran | Woman in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Edie Inksetter | Molly (uncredited) |
| Greg Korin | Smoochy Fan (uncredited) |
| Peter Kosaka | Takeshi Yamashita (uncredited) |
| Danny LeGare | Newsstand Clerk (uncredited) |
| Richard D. Leko | Smoochy Land Purple & White Monkey Keyboard Player (uncredited) |
| Peter Loung | Blue (uncredited) |
| Robert Mauzell | Security Guard at Methadone Clinic (uncredited) |
| Felicia Peluso | Woman in Park with Baby Carriage (uncredited) |
| Martin Pfefferkorn | Meth Addict at Clinic (uncredited) |
| Robert Prosky | Network Chairman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Danny DeVito | Director |
| David Newman | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Jon Poll | Editor |
| Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jamie Jones | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kent W. Luttrell | Stunts |
| Rick Parker | Stunts |
| Ve Neill | Makeup Supervisor, Makeup Designer |
| Ron Bartlett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Adam Resnick | Screenplay, Songs |
| Anastas N. Michos | Director of Photography |
| Howard Cummings | Production Design |
| Jane Ruhm | Costume Design |
| Nan Skiba | Production Manager |
| David Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Risoli | Second Assistant Director |
| Bruno Bryniarski | Second Assistant Director |
| Dave Van Zeyl | Stunts |
| Paul Rutledge | Stunts |
| Christopher McGuire | Stunts |
| Bryan J. Thomas | Stunts |
| Keith Siglinger | Stunts |
| Jeffrey A. Okun | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| William Mesa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Enrico Campana | Set Decoration |
| Gary Harmer | Leadman |
| Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | Script Supervisor |
| Angelo Colavecchia | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator |
| John Colavecchia | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Peter Luxford | "B" Camera Operator |
| Jack Boem | Second Second Assistant Director |
| David Kelson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Erika Schengili-Roberts | Boom Operator |
| Jason McFarling | Boom Operator |
| Lara Johnston | First Assistant Editor |
| Bobby Mackston | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Renée Tondelli | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Morris Flam | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Gary Deneault | Chief Lighting Technician |
| J. Wayne Parker | Key Grip |
| Joe Curtin | Construction Coordinator |
| Mia Sturup | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Marlene Aarons | Key Makeup Artist |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Vic Rigler | Property Master |
| Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Norm MacLeod | Dialogue Editor |
| Tom Villano | Supervising Music Editor |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Bob Kaiser | Color Timer |
| Daniel Kenney | Assistant Property Master |
| Tamara Deverell | Art Direction |
| Shelley Cook | Stunts |
| Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Jeffrey Lee Gibson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrew Lazar | Producer |
| Peter Macgregor-Scott | Producer |
| Jody Hedien | Co-Producer |
| Doug Davison | Co-Producer |
| Jill Besnoy | Co-Producer |
| Joshua Levinson | Associate Producer |
| Lisa Reardon | Associate Producer |
| John Kreidman | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 10 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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