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Randolph Smiley has it all--as star of the highest rated kid's show on TV, "Rainbow Randolph" has a penthouse, a Times Square billboard, cars, boats and all the indulgence that celebrity brings. Randolph also has an alcohol problem and a penchant for taking bribes from stage parents. These under-the-table transactions are quite lucrative until the Feds get wise. Busted and instantly reviled, Randolph is a star no more. Scandals don't play well to the under-8 demographic. Enter Sheldon Mopes and his alter-ego "Smoochy," a puffy, fuscia rhinoceros. Eager to expand his audience beyond a Brooklyn methadone clinic, Smoochy--with his innocence and unrelenting ethics--is the perfect remedy for what ails the networks. Also, the kids love him! Sheldon soon learns, however, that children's television is a dangerous world, steeped in corruption, back stabbing and violence. Broke and homeless, Randolph doesn't share America's enthusiasm for his replacement--and thusly plots fierce revenge against Smoochy.
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| Also Known As: |
Death to Smoochie
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
About a man playing a Barney-type character, know as Smoochie for a children's program, who is targeted for assassination. |
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| Genres: |
Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 49 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 29, 2002 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language and sexual references. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Mad Chance Productions
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| Production Co.: |
Mad Chance Productions
FilmFour, Senator Entertainment AG
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| Studios: |
(USA): Warner Bros. Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$8,355,815 |
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| Filming Locations: |
New York, New York, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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