The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Directed by	Des McAnuff
Produced by	Robert De Niro Jane Rosenthal
Written by	Jay Ward
Starring	Rene Russo Jason Alexander Piper Perabo Randy Quaid Robert De Niro June Foray (voice) Keith Scott (voice)
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh Carlos Rodriguez
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Editing by	Dennis Virkler
Distributed by	Universal Pictures Tribeca
Release date(s)	June 30, 2000
Running time	88 min.
Country
Language	English
Budget	$76 million
Gross revenue	$35,143,820
Preceded by	Rocky and His Friends The Bullwinkle Show Boris and Natasha: The Movie
Official website
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle was a critically and financially unsuccessful movie released in 2000 based on the television cartoon The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show by Jay Ward. The animated characters Rocky and Bullwinkle shared the screen with live actors portraying Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro), Boris Badenov (Jason Alexander), Natasha Fatale (Rene Russo), and FBI agent Karen Sympathy (Piper Perabo). Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952 in Princeton, Illinois) is a Tony award-winning director of such hit Broadway musicals as Big River and The Whos Tommy. ... Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff 2004 American film producer Jane Rosenthal was born in 1957 in Providence, RI. Jane attended both Brown and New York University. ... J Troplong Jay Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. ... Rene Russo Rene Russo (born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American film actress and model. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Piper Lisa Perabo (born October 31, 1976) is an American movie actress. ... Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. ... Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an extremely versatile voice actor who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s. ... Keith Scott is a voice-over actor from Australia. ... Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. ... Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodr guez Santiago (known as Charlie) was aPuerto Rican Catholic pastor, born in 1918, dead in 1963 and beatified in 2001 by the Catholic Church. ... Dennis Virkler is an Academy Award nominated film editor. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... For other uses of the term TriBeCa or Tribeca, see Tribeca (disambiguation). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (also known as Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show) was a television animated series created and produced in the USA by Jay Ward. ... The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (also known as Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show) was a television animated series created and produced in the USA by Jay Ward. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... J Troplong Jay Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. ... Rocket J. Squirrel, usually called by the nickname Rocky, is the name of the flying squirrel sidekick of the cartoon moose Bullwinkle in the early 1960s animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, produced by Jay Ward. ... Bullwinkle J. Moose Bullwinkle J. Moose is a fictional character in the 1959–1964 animated television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (often collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle), produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Rene Russo Rene Russo (born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American film actress and model. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Piper Lisa Perabo (born October 31, 1976) is an American movie actress. ...

In 1964, the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show went off air and life became very depressing for Rocky and Bullwinkle. Their home is in deforestation, the Narrator of the old show lives with his mother narrating the events of his life, and the duo gain poor checks from re-runs of the show. In Pottsylvania, Fearless Leader, Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale are having tough times too, due to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the people becoming free. But Fearless Leader develops a plan and digs all the way to live-action Los Angeles where they goad an executive Minny Mogul to produce the Rocky and Bullwinkle Movie, and they come "attached with the project", being pulled out the cartoon world and becoming humans. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (also known as Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show) was a television animated series created and produced in the USA by Jay Ward. ... Rocket J. Squirrel, usually called by the nickname Rocky, is the name of the flying squirrel sidekick of the cartoon moose Bullwinkle in the early 1960s animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, produced by Jay Ward. ... Bullwinkle J. Moose Bullwinkle J. Moose is a fictional character in the 1959–1964 animated television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (often collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle), produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott. ... Pottsylvania, in the fictional universe defined by Jay Wards The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, was a country in Eastern Europe whose interests were generally understood to be hostile to those of the free world. The geography of Pottsylvania is indeterminate. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Warsaw Pact countries to the east of the Iron Curtain are shaded red; NATO members to the west of it — blue. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Six months on, FBI agent Karen Sympathy and her boss Cappy von Trapment visit President Signoff and inform him that Fearless Leader has bought up the entire cable network of America and will air his own network called RBTV - or Really Bad Television, which will be able to hypnotize the civilians into voting him as president. Cappy sends Karen to summon Rocky and Bullwinkle in order to save America. Karen succeeds in summoning them using a special green lighthouse. Now Rocky and Bullwinkle (and the unseen Narrator) journey with Karen across America to New York City to save the country. However, things do not go incredibly well as Boris and Natasha pursue them. In the progress, their car is crashed, Karen steals the villains' truck and she then gets arrested by a Oklahoma state trooper. Rocky and Bullwinkle carry on their own. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Oklahoma (disambiguation). ...

The two eventually hitch a ride to Wossamotta U., Bullwinkle's old university where he was a football player, with help from Martin and Lewis. Bullwinkle is given an Honorary Mooster's Degree, thanks to the schemes of Boris who plans to disintegrate the moose using the CDI (computer-degenerating imagery), a special character-destroying laptop. Rocky manages to fly after many years of failure and saves Bullwinkle. Martin and Lewis lend the two their car, which Bullwinkle uses to drive through Chicago to escape Boris and Natasha who pursue them in a helicopter, which is destroyed by the CDI. Rocky, Bullwinkle and Karen are reunited, Karen having broke out of jail thanks to a lovesick Swedish prison guard named Ole. The three end up in court for their crimes, but Judge Cameo is shocked to see Rocky and Bullwinkle, that she dismisses the case. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ...

The trio buy an old bi-plane from Old Jeb and head off to New York, but too much weight causes the trio to split, Bullwinkle flying off in the plane to Washington D.C. to speak with the President about the trees in Frostbite Falls. Rocky and Karen arrive in New York to find the whole city is zombified. The two enter RBTV HQ but are captured and turned into vegetable-like humans, as were three other FBI agents. Bullwinkle, with help from Cappy, e-mails himself to New York and disrupts Fearless Leader's presidential election broadcast. A fight breaks out which leads the villains to be defeated. Bullwinkle addresses America advising them to switch off their televisions and vote for who they want to win the election. Bullwinkle accidentally activates the CDI and blasts Fearless Leader, Boris and Natasha to the internet. In the end, RBTV becomes Rocky and Bullwinkle Television, Signoff wins the election, the narrator is reunited with his mother, and Karen ends up dating Ole. The film ends with Bullwinkle commenting on how he enjoyed their trip "to New York to meet President Washington!".

Cast

• Rene Russo as Natasha Fatale
• Jason Alexander as Boris Badenov
• Piper Perabo as FBI Agent Karen Sympathy
• Randy Quaid as Cappy von Trapment
• Robert De Niro as Fearless Leader
• June Foray as Rocky / Cartoon Natasha Fatale (voice)
• Keith Scott as Bullwinkle / Narrator / Cartoon Boris Badenov / Cartoon Fearless Leader (voice)
• Janeane Garofalo as Minnie Mogul
• Carl Reiner as P.G. Biggershot
• Jonathan Winters as Whoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Old Jeb
• John Goodman as Oklahoma Cop
• Kenan Thompson as Lewis
• Kel Mitchell as Martin
• James Rebhorn as President Signoff
• David Alan Grier as Measures
• Jon Polito as Schoentell
• Phil Proctor as RBTV Floor Director
• Dian Bachar as RBTV Studio Tech
• Wesley Mann as Clerk
• Billy Crystal (uncredited) as Mattress Salesman
• Whoopi Goldberg (uncredited) as Judge Cameo

Rene Russo Rene Russo (born February 17, 1954 in Burbank, California, USA) is an American film actress and model. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Piper Lisa Perabo (born October 31, 1976) is an American movie actress. ... Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. ... Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an extremely versatile voice actor who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s. ... Rocket J. Squirrel, usually called by the nickname Rocky, is the name of the flying squirrel sidekick of the cartoon moose Bullwinkle in the early 1960s animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, produced by Jay Ward. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Keith Scott is a voice-over actor from Australia. ... Bullwinkle J. Moose Bullwinkle J. Moose is a fictional character in the 1959–1964 animated television series Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show (often collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle), produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader. ... Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former co-host on Air America Radios The Majority Report. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. ... Jonathan Harshman Winters III (born November 11, 1925 in Bellbrook, Ohio) is an American film and television actor. ... Not to be confused with Johnny Goodman (TV producer), Johnny Goodman, or John C. Goodman. ... Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia), is an American actor and comedian. ... Kel Johari Rice Mitchell (born August 25, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor and comedian. ... James Rebhorn (born September 1, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in over one hundred television shows, feature films, and plays. ... David Alan Grier (born June 30, 1955) is an American actor and comedian famous for his work on the Emmy Award winning sketch comedy show In Living Color. ... Jon Polito (born December 29, 1950) is an American actor, best known for working with the Coen Brothers. ... Philip Proctor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Dian Bachar (born October 26, 1970 in Denver, Colorado) is an American actor. ... Wesley Mann (born 1959 in Vallejo, California), is an actor. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, host, and author. ...

Trivia

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2008)

• Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is referenced as one of Fearless Leader's minions asks him, "What about Roger Rabbit?", when Fearless Leader states there has never been a way to actually kill off a cartoon. Fearless Leader shouts afterwards, "This is completely different!"
• The University infirmary is labeled "J. Ward", a homage to Rocky and Bullwinkle creator, Jay Ward.
• Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro) says to Boris & Natasha "You talkin' to me?...There's no one else here, so you must be talking to me". This is a reference to his most famous lines in Taxi Driver.
• Director Cameo: Des McAnuff The first person to turn off their TV after Bullwinkle's speech.
• The businesses lining the highways have some rather unusual names. Among them are "Lotta Room Motel", "Pump Her Up" (gas station), "Beefy Buns" (fast food), and (glimpsed briefly through the driver's window of the truck) "Boob Mart".
• The name of Bullwinkle's alma mater is Whassamatta U. This university was actually featured in the original cartoons, though it's exact location was never given; the film places it in Illinois.
• This film was originally in pre-production in the early 1990s, with Danny DeVito and Meryl Streep set to play Boris and Natasha. Legal problems with copyrights prevented the film being made until several years later.
• The students in the film were actually real students of Chapman University, where part of the film takes place.
• June Foray, one of the surviving members of the original "Rocky and His Friends" (1959), who created the voice of Rocket J. Squirrel, does Rocky's voice for this film. She also recreates the voice of Natasha (when Natasha is in cartoon form) and her ubiquitous "old woman" voice from the old series as the voice of the narrator's mother.
• For the narration, Keith Scott is doing an imitation of the voice of the late William Conrad, who had been the narrator for the original animated adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, "Rocky and His Friends".
• When Bullwinkle is surfing the Internet, ads for real companies and products are shown, including Travelodge, Best Buy, Nokia, Milky Way bar, PetSmart, and AOL.

Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a movie that combines animation and live action, and is a unique chance to see many cartoons from different studios in a single film. ... J Troplong Jay Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. ... Taxi Driver is a 1976 American film drama directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952 in Princeton, Illinois) is a Tony award-winning director of such hit Broadway musicals as Big River and The Whos Tommy. ... Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. ... Mary Louise Streep, mostly known as Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. ... Chapman University is a private, nonprofit university located in the city of Orange in Orange County, California, USA. // The mission of Chapman University is to provide personalized education of distinction that leads to inquiring, ethical and productive lives as global citizens. ... June Foray (born September 18, 1917) is an extremely versatile voice actor who has worked for most of the studios which produced animated films since the 1940s. ... The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (also known as Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show) was a television animated series created and produced in the USA by Jay Ward. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... Travelodge refers to several hotel chains around the world. ... For the defunct chain of catalog showrooms, see Best Products. ... This article is about the telecommunications corporation. ... Milky Way candy bar (US version) Milky Way chocolate bar (European version including Australia) The Milky Way bar is a candy bar distributed by the Mars candy company. ... PetSmart, Inc. ... For other uses, see AOL (disambiguation). ...

Reception

The movie proved unpopular with audiences, grossing only $6,814,270 in its opening weekend. After grossing $26,005,820 domestically with an overseas gross of $9,129,000, it totaled a worldwide gross of $35,134,820, well short of its budget of $76 million. [1] This makes the film one of the biggest box office bombs in history (the studio typically receives half the box office gross), with studio losses of over $80 million (when its production cost is combined with its estimated marketing expense of $22.6 million). Cleopatra is the biggest box-office bomb of all time. ...

Critics noted that though the movie retained the style and spirit of the classic cartoons, it wasn't nearly as funny or engaging as the original cartoon series. The Tomatometer rating for the movie at Rotten Tomatoes is at 42%. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The film was nominated for two Saturn Awards, Alexander for Best Supporting Actor and Russo for Best Supporting Actress. Russo was also nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst Supporting Actress. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy and horror in film, television and home video. ... The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Supporting Actor (in a film): ... The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Supporting Actress (in a film): Categories: | ... Razzie Award The Raspberry Awards or Razzies, first awarded in 1981, were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ...

Animated Credits

In the end credits, Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha and Fearless Leader, in their original animated designs against a black background, fight for control of the credits and alternatively display each of the major credits as if they are turning a revolving wall panel with the credits printed on it. Then the end credits begin to change on their own while the characters chase each other in varying combinations. Then the minor end credits begin to scroll up normally with one last display of Rocky and Bullwinkle seated and waving to the audience.

Trailer

The Trailer and the Commiercals for the film shown alternative scenes or scenes that were in the movie, but the audio was dubbed over;

• Bullwinkle looking right into the camera and exclaims "WHASSSUUUUUUP?". This scene is missing completely from the movie.
• When the car flies, Bullwinkle yells, "I'm king of the world!" In the film there is complete silence as the car goes over the river.
• When Bullwinkle "lands" the plane in Washington, D.C. he says, "I'd like to use one of my lifelines please!" In the film, he mentions something about New York looking different.
• A part with Karen Sympathy tells Rocky, "Rocket J. Squirrel, America needs you!" is not included in the film.

References

External links

• Official site
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle at the Internet Movie Database
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle at Box Office Mojo