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DEATH TO SMOOCHY (2002)

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Release Date: Mar 29, 2002; Rated: R; Video Release Date: Sep 17, 2002; Genre: Comedy; With: Edward Norton and Robin Williams; Distributor: Warner Bros.

By Alice King

You'd think a smarty-pants like Norton would steer clear of an elbow-in-the-ribs satire that imagines the kid-show industry as -- haw haw -- a corrupt, gangster-ridden enterprise. As a target, it's about as edgy as Norton's Barney- doppelganger fuchsia rhino. Williams hauls out the tics and spittle as a fallen kiddie host, while Jon Stewart strains his acting chops as an on-the-take TV exec. And one can only hope the lovely and amazing Catherine Keener, slumming as his cohort, bought something real nice with her paycheck.

Posted Sep 20, 2002

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