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{{short description|2002 film by Danny DeVito}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Death to Smoochy
| image          = DeathToSmoochy.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Danny DeVito]]
| producer       = {{unbulleted list|[[Andrew Lazar]]|[[Peter MacGregor-Scott]]}}
| writer         = [[Adam Resnick]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Robin Williams]]
* [[Edward Norton]]
* Danny DeVito
* [[Catherine Keener]]
* [[Jon Stewart]] 
}}
| music          = [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
| cinematography = Anastas N. Michos
| editing        = [[Jon Poll]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Film4 Productions|FilmFour]]
* [[Mandate Pictures|Senator International]]
* Mad Chance Productions
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] (International)<br />FilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom)<ref>{{cite web|title=Death to Smoochy (2002)|work=[[BBFC]]|access-date=26 March 2021|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/death-to-smoochy-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmjg2mdm|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021083944/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/death-to-smoochy-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmjg2mdm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|2002|03|29|United States}}
| runtime        = 109 minutes
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* Germany<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web|url= https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/62349|website= AFI|title= Catalog - Death to Smoochy|access-date= August 31, 2024|archive-date= March 29, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230329063621/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/62349|url-status= live}}</ref>
* United Kingdom<ref name="BOM"/>
* United States<ref name="BOM"/>
}}
| language       = English
| budget         = $50 million<ref name="mojo" />
| gross          = $8.3 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}

'''''Death to Smoochy''''' is a 2002 [[satirical film|satirical]] [[black comedy]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Danny DeVito]] and written by [[Adam Resnick]]. Starring [[Robin Williams]], [[Edward Norton]], [[Catherine Keener]], DeVito, and [[Jon Stewart]], the film centers on "Rainbow" Randolph Smiley (Williams), a disgraced former [[Children's television series|children's television]] host who attempts to sabotage his replacement, Sheldon Mopes (Norton), and his character, Smoochy the [[Rhino]].

Produced by [[Film4 Productions|FilmFour]] and [[Andrew Lazar]]'s Mad Chance Productions, ''Death to Smoochy'' was released in the United States on March 29, 2002, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics and was a [[box-office bomb]], grossing $8.3 million against a budget of $50 million.