Catherine Williams

Two icons of children's television are pitted against one another in this satirical dark comedy! Rainbow Randolph (Oscar-winner Robin Williams 'A.I.,' 'Bicentennial Man'), the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy (Oscar-nominated Edward Norton 'The Score,' 'Fight Club'). As Smoochy catapults into fame, and scores the affections of a jaded network executive (Oscar-nominated Catherine Keener 'Being John Malkovich,' 'Out of Sight'), he becomes the unsuspecting target of Randolph and his numerous and outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart! Starring Oscar-nominated Danny DeVito ('Heist,' 'L.A. Confidential'), who also directed, Emmy-winner Jon Stewart (TV's 'The Daily Show') and Emmy-nominated Harvey Fierstein (TV's 'Double Platinum,' 'Independence Day').

Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn each received 1960 Oscar(r) nominations for Best Actress in this gripping adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play. Beautiful Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the horrible death of her cousin at the hands of cannibals. Catherine's aunt, Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn), tries to influence Dr. Cukrowicz(Montgomery Clift), a young neurosurgeon, to surgically end Catherine's haunting hallucinations. Byutilizing injections of sodium pentothal, Dr. Cukrowicz discovers that Catherine's delusions are, in fact, true. He then must confront Violet about her own involvement in her son's violent death.

Jackie Clark (Kelli Williams) reveals the truth of her addiction to Denise (Catherine Bell), Roxy (Sally Pressman) and Claudia Joy (Kim Delaney).

This week, Robin Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Sean Connery compete to see who is the biggest idiot.

This week, Robin Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Sean Connery compete to see who is the biggest idiot.

Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, Death to Smoochy. Busted by the Feds for accepting... Robin Williams goes berserk as Rainbow Randolph, the disgraced host of a children's television show, in director Danny DeVito's fast-paced satire, Death to Smoochy. Busted by the Feds for accepting a bribe to get a child on his show, Randolph gets booted from his network, Kidnet, and is replaced by the earnest do-gooder Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton), who plays Smoochy, a lovable pink rhino with a strong resemblance to Barney. Sheldon sums up his own personality with a classic line, 'When my brothers and I played cowboys and Indians, I was always the Chinese railroad worker.' As Sheldon becomes a superstar, Randolph plots his revenge. Sheldon's refusal to push cheap toys and sugary drinks angers the Kidnet execs, especially tough-as-nails Nora (Catherine Keener). Sheldon also runs up against the Irish mob and his agent (DeVito) gets him into trouble with a corrupt charity. Meanwhile, Nora finds herself falling for the principled performer. Robin Williams is amazing, completely shedding his 'nice guy' persona and making the shockingly foulmouthed kiddie show host simultaneously hilarious and frightening. Norton does a great job of winning the audience over to his buffoonish but truly good hearted character. He and Keener lend heart to the scathingly funny script by Adam Resnick.