Line #1 Trivia/DeathToSmoochy


1	* ActorInspiredElement: The spirulina and almond butter mixture Sheldon puts on his soy hot dog was actually concocted by Creator/EdwardNorton in his hotel room.
2	* BillingDisplacement: Creator/RobinWilliams had top billing over Creator/EdwardNorton, the latter of whom has more screentime than Williams.
3	* BoxOfficeBomb: It grossed $8,382,938 during its theatrical release, barely a sixth of its $50 million budget. Creator/DannyDeVito starts his DVDCommentary with "I guess the mourning period is over."
4	* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/DannyDeVito originally wanted Creator/EdwardNorton to play Rainbow Randolph, but when Norton read the script, he said he found Sheldon to be the more interesting role. (Interestingly, Norton had been the runner-up for the lead in ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'' -- which [=DeVito=] produced and co-starred in -- losing the part of Creator/AndyKaufman to Creator/JimCarrey because Carrey was a bigger box-office draw.)
5	* CreatorBacklash: Creator/JonStewart brings his work in the film up a lot as SelfDeprecation, often to contrast his resume with the work of a much more successful actor.
6	* CreatorKiller:
7	** The film killed writer Adam Resnick's cinematic career completely after several failed screenplays previously. Resnick has only worked in TV since.
8	** Creator/DannyDeVito only directed one more film after this, ''Film/{{Duplex}}'', which also flopped. Fortunately he'd rebound on ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia''.
9	* InMemoriam: InUniverse example: After Spinner Dunn is killed by the Parade of Hope gangsters, Smoochy, who gave Spinner roles on his show as both a cowbell-ringing game hunter and Moochy the Rhino, dedicates his ice show to him, complete with ringing his character's cowbell to start the show.
10	* PlayingAgainstType:
11	** Creator/HarveyFierstein, an openly gay actor known for playing CampGay characters, plays a gangster.
12	** Creator/RobinWilliams, best known for playing lovable {{Manchild}} characters, plays a straight up asshole as Rainbow Randolph. Williams joked in an interview that his friends called this movie, ''{{Film/Insomnia}}'', and ''Film/OneHourPhoto'' his "trifecta of evil."
13	** Creator/EdwardNorton is the opposite. He's usually cast as villains or anti heroes, but Sheldon Mopes is a boy scout.
14	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
15	** Creator/JimCarrey was attached to star at one point but eventually dropped out to do ''Film/TheMajestic''.
16	** Creator/HankAzaria was originally cast as Marion Frank Stokes, but dropped out due commitments to ''Film/AmericasSweethearts''.
17	** Among the auditionees for the part of Spinner, the brain-damaged boxer, was Music/HenryRollins. Rollins tells the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSm0LZhVSnE story of his audition here]].
18	** Writer Adam Resnick wrote a small cameo bit by [[WesternAnimation/BluesClues Steve Burns]], where Sheldon would see Steve in a bar, ask how it was going and Steve would just shake his head. [=DeVito=] cut it because he felt that most viewers wouldn't get the reference. Funnily enough, this film released shortly before Steve left his show, adding another layer to said bit.
19	** In the original script, the Smoochy costume was orange.

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