Death To Smoochy

That glimmer of hope you see on the springtime motion picture horizon could be the return of Robin Williams from his teeth-hurting escapades as Sad Clown of the 90s. Patch Adams, Jakob the Liar, and Bicentennial Man—a cinematic trifecta from Hell. We are thankful Mr. Williams appears to be seeking redemption. In January, the Sundance Film Festival premiered the R-rated One Hour Photo, starring Williams as Seymour “Sy” Parrish, a nebbishy photo-lab employee who becomes obsessed with a family whose pictures he develops. Before Photo’s April release date comes Death to Smoochy, in which Williams portrays Rainbow Randolph, the host of a children’s television show. When Randolph is fired over a bribery scandal, his show is taken over by Smoochy, played by Edward Norton (Fight Club) in a fuscia rhinoceros costume. To make matters worse, Randolph finds out Smoochy is sleeping with his ex-lover, a top programming executive played by Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich). Randolph begins to plot his revenge. Death to Smoochy also features Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) as a network president, choreographed midgets in rainbow wigs, costumes Liberace and Elton John would have clawed each others’ eyes out for… did we mention Edward Norton as a fuscia rhinoceros? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you, Robin. Don’t screw this up.