Were you around when Barney showed up on the scene? The giant purple dinosaur conquered children’s TV in record time as little kids everywhere wanted prehistoric love. There were a lot of parents who hated Barney especially after a drive where the kid insisted on playing the dinosaur’s cassette constantly. From these dark energy must have come Death To Smoochy. When Robin Williams’ gets in trouble, he’s fired and replaced with Ed Norton in a rhino costume. Williams fixates on ruining the guy with the hopes of getting his show back. Danny DeVito pushes deeply into the shadowy world of kid TV. Death To Smoochy is arriving on Blu-ray in August. Here’s the press release from Shout! Studios:
A Danny DeVito Film
DEATH TO SMOOCHY
Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, and Danny DeVito
ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY™ AUGUST 20, 2024 FROM SHOUT! SELECT
“Bold and deeply messed up, this is a lost gem… Rediscover it.”
William Thomas, Empire Magazine
Shout! Studios will release the hilarious cult favorite DEATH TO SMOOCHY on Blu-ray™ on August 20, 2024, as part of the studio’s Shout! Select line. Featuring a new 2K restoration from the Interpositive, this definitive home entertainment release boasts special bonus content, including audio commentary with director and actor Danny DeVito and cinematographer Anastas Michos, new interviews with actor Danny Woodburn, composer David Newman, and costume designer Jane Ruhm, behind-the-scenes featurette, extended and deleted scenes, “Smoochy’s Summer Vacation”, and much more!
Danny DeVito takes the rhino by the horn to direct and co-star in this gleefully twisted skewering of children’s television. Robin Williams, his famed wit set at warp, plays ranting Randolph. Edward Norton is the high-minded goodnik whose righteous rhino creation, Smoochy, becomes a sensation, and Catherine Keener portrays a jaded TV exec who likes kid-show hosts in, let’s say, a grown-up way. Say nite-nite, rhino!
DEATH TO SMOOCHY Blu-ray™
Special Features
- NEW 2K Restoration From The Interpositive
- Audio Commentary With Director/Actor Danny DeVito And Cinematographer Anastas Michos
- NEW Interview With Actor Danny Woodburn
- NEW Interview With Composer David Newman
- NEW Interview With Costume Designer Jane Ruhm
- Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
- Extended And Deleted Scenes
- Bloopers And Outtakes
- Behind-The-Scenes Gallery
- Production Design Gallery
- Costume Design Gallery
- Other Art Materials Gallery
- Production Stills
- “Smoochy’s Summer Vacation”
