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Official poster of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000), directed by Des McAnuff,
and starring Rene Russo, Robert de Niro & Jason Alexander.
(photo - Universal Pictures) |
Director: Des McAnuff.
Producers: Robert de Niro and Jane Rosenthal.
Writter: Kenneth Lonergan.
Main Cast:
June Foray ---------- Rocky J. Squirrel / Animated Natasha Fatale / Narrator's Mother.
Keith Scott -------- Bullwinkle J. Moose / Animated Fearless Leader / Animated Boris Badenov / Narrator
Piper Perabo ------ Karen Sympathy
Jason Alexander ----- Boris Badenov
Rene Russo ------ Natasha Fatale
Robert De Niro ---- Fearless Leader
Randy Quaid ----- Cappy von Treatment
Janeane Garofalo --- Minnie Mogul
Kenan Thompson ---- Lewis
Kel Mitchell ----- Martin
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Jason Alexander and Rene Russo (chic as always) as Boris and Natasha.
(photo - Universal Pictures). |
Release Date: June 30, 2000 (USA) / October 13, 2000 (Brazil)
Running Time: 92 min.
Budget / Box office: $76 million / $35.1 million (box office bomb).
Plot Summary: 35 years after the cartoon cancellation, Rocky (voice of June Foray) and Bullwinkle (voice of Keith Scott) have been living off the reruns of television, and to make things worse, the flying squirrel lost its ability to fly and the Frostbite Falls woods had no trees, literally.
... and in Pottsylvania, land of Natasha (Rene Russo), Boris Badenov (Jason Alexander, of Seinfeld) and Fearless Leader (Robert de Niro, of Goodfellas & Casino, among others), the Iron Curtain has fallen and the villains dig a tunnel all way through Hollywood.
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Rene Russo, Jason Alexander and Robert de Niro, when they got out of the TV.
(photo - Universal Pictures) |
Producer Minnie Mogul (Janeane Garofalo, of Reality Bites) signs a contract, giving her the rights to produce the Rocky and Bullwinkle Movie, and accidentally pulls the three villains out of the TV, turning them into humans! Now, they have an evil plan to hypnotize America, using RBTV (Really Bad TeleVision), making everyone's mind mush, so he can go on to the TV, and get everyone to vote him President of the USA!
However, new FBI Agent Karen Sympathy (Piper Perabo, of Show Bar & Cheaper by the Dozen) has an assignment--get the only ones who could ever defeat the villains- Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Using a green light lighthouse, Rocky and Bullwinkle (and their Narrator) are sucked out of the TV world, and to real life as 3D computer-generated characters! With all of America being hypnotized, and Fearless Leader's evil speech in 48 hours, and Boris and Natasha giving chase, planning to use a computer laser to send destroy moose and squirrel, it's Rocky, Bullwinkle, and Karen on a hilarious, pun-filled, and cameo-filled adventure to New York by plane, car, truck, hoof, flying squirrel, and yes, e-mail, to stop Fearless Leader and save America.
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Rene Russo, voice actress June Foray and Jason Alexander on Rocky and Bullwinkle premiere,
in 2000. (photo - Archive Pictures) |
Fun Facts about the movie:
- Based on the cartoon The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle & Friends, created by Jay Ward.
- Rene Russo met June Foray at the film's table reading. By her own account, Russo was very nervous about taking on the role of Natasha Fatale and requested Foray to demonstrate the voice. Foray graciously obliged.
- Rene Russo, beyond the chic clothes, also wore a black wig to portray Natasha Fatale.
- And also it was the first out of three movies Rene Russo and Robert de Niro worked together; the other 2 were Showtime (2002) and The Intern (2015).
- And in 2018, there was a animated version, available on Amazon, with the voices of Brad Norman (Bullwinkle), Tara Strong (Rocky), Rachel Butera (Natasha) and Benjamin Diskin (Boris).
Critical Reception:
- IMDB: 4,2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes 43% (based on 96 reviews)
- Metacritic: 36/100
Awards:
Rene Russo and Jason Alexander were nominated, respectively, for a Saturn Award of Best Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor.
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