Death to Smoochy
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| Directed by | Danny DeVito |
| Written by | Adam Resnick |
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| Cinematography | Anastas N. Michos |
| Edited by | Jon Poll |
| Music by | David Newman |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (International) FilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $50 million |
| Box office | $8.3 million |
Death to Smoochy is a 2002 satirical black comedy crime film directed by Danny DeVito and written by Adam Resnick. Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, DeVito, and Jon Stewart, the film centers on "Rainbow" Randolph Smiley (Williams), a disgraced former children's television host who attempts to sabotage his replacement, Sheldon Mopes (Norton), and his character, Smoochy the Rhino.
Produced by FilmFour and Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance Productions, Death to Smoochy was released in the United States on March 29, 2002, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing $8.3 million against a budget of $50 million.