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The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

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Reviews Counted:72

Fresh:4

Rotten:68

Average Rating:2.7/10

Consensus: Despite its exorbitant budget, The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a listless, desperate sci-fi romp that lacks both energy and wit.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $4,366,829

Synopsis: Welcome to the Moon 2087. With all the natural resources mined out years ago, the Moon has become the new Wild West. A place where money and the right contacts can get you anything you want and... Welcome to the Moon 2087. With all the natural resources mined out years ago, the Moon has become the new Wild West. A place where money and the right contacts can get you anything you want and anything goes.

"The Adventures of Pluto Nash" is an action/adventure comedy set on the moon in the year 2087, starring EDDIE MURPHY as the title character, Pluto Nash, an audacious, successful owner of the hottest nightclub in town. Pluto finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to Mogan (JOE PANTOLIANO), the lunar gangster that is helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.

Joining Nash in the danger and lunacy are Dina Lake (ROSARIO DAWSON), a beautiful earthling who has traveled to the moon to further her singing ambitions, and Pluto's bodyguard Bruno (RANDY QUAID) - a robot quickly approaching obsolescence. Rounding out the cast are Rowland (PETER BOYLE), a pool shark and Pluto's confidant; Flura (PAM GRIER), Pluto's mother; and Tony Francis (JAY MOHR), Pluto's friend and an Italian singing sensation.

Castle Rock Entertainment in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment presents, "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" which stars EDDIE MURPHY ("Shrek"), RANDY QUAID ("Independence Day"), ROSARIO DAWSON ("Men In Black II"), JOE PANTOLIANO ("The Matrix"), JAY MOHR ("Jerry Maguire"), LUIS GUZMÁN ("Traffic"), JAMES REBHORN ("Meet the Parents"), PETER BOYLE ("Everybody Loves Raymond"), BURT YOUNG ("Mickey Blue Eyes"), MIGUEL A. NUNEZ, JR. ("Juwanna Mann"), PAM GRIER ("Jackie Brown") and JOHN CLEESE ("The World Is Not Enough").

"The Adventures of Pluto Nash" is directed by RON UNDERWOOD ("Mighty Joe Young"), from a screenplay written by NEIL CUTHBERT ("Mystery Men"). The film is produced by MARTIN BREGMAN ("The Bone Collector"), MICHAEL BREGMAN ("The Bone Collector") and LOUIS A. STROLLER ("The Bone Collector"). The executive producer is BRUCE BERMAN ("Analyze This").

OLIVER WOOD ("Mighty Joe Young") is the director of photography. BILL BRZESKI ("As Good As It Gets") is the production designer. PAUL HIRSCH, A. C. E. ("Star Wars") and ALAN HEIM, A.C.E. ("All that Jazz") are the editors. HA NGUYEN ("The Nutty Professor") is the costume designer. FRANK CAPRA III ("Story of Us") and MICHAEL KLAWITTER ("The Bone Collector") serve as co-producers. JOHN POWELL ("Face/Off.") is the composer. NICK DAVIS ("Entrapment") is the visual effects supervisor and the late MARY COLQUHOUN ("Legends of the Fall") served as the casting director.

"The Adventures of Pluto Nash" is a presentation of Castle Rock Entertainment in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment. The film will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL Time Warner Company and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Castle Rock Entertainment is an AOL Time Warner Company.

This film has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence, sexual humor and language." [More]

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Randy Quaid, Joe Pantoliano

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Randy Quaid, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese

Director: Ron Underwood

Director: Ron Underwood
Screenwriter: Neil Cuthbert
Producer: Martin Bregman, Louis A. Stroller, Michael Bregman
Composer: John Powell
Studio: Warner Bros.

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A sparkling but cold and lifeless chunk of rock which is best left forgotten.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
08/28/02
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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It’s a real turkey.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
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We never thought we'd never say this, but, Eddie, please bring back the talking bear or put on the fat suit... or something.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
08/17/02
E! Online

Some diverting cameos, but Murphy struggles to keep this one grounded.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/16/07
Time Out

Not a bad film, merely mediocre in every respect.

Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY | comment Comment
08/26/02
Adam Nayman
Adam Nayman
eye WEEKLY

¿Qué se puede esperar de una cinta en *la Luna* donde el malo se llama Rex *Crater*?

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
08/09/02
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

There's a reason the studio didn't offer an advance screening. "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" is a big time stinker.

Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
08/19/02
Beth Jones
Beth Jones
Roanoke Times (Virginia)

Intriguing Old-West-meets-Space-Age atmosphere, but lame attempts at humor mount up and lie there, unappreciated, like a plate of overcooked spaghetti.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
08/17/02
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Flotsam in the sea of moviemaking, not big enough for us to worry about it causing significant harm and not smelly enough to bother despising.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/16/02
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

It's boring. It's flat. It's ugly. Worst of all for a comedy, it's not even remotely funny.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
03/06/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

As much of a good idea as Pluto Nash might have been, it's execution is far less engaging.

Full Review Source: Moviehole | comment Comment
10/02/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a whole lot of nada.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
08/23/02
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

This is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/03/02
Danny Graydon
Danny Graydon
BBC

Think of it as Ishtar on the moon.

Full Review Source: KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) | comment Comment
08/19/02
Danny Minton
Danny Minton
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)

There is nothing redeeming about this movie.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/16/02
Daphne Gordon
Daphne Gordon
Toronto Star

If there really was a merciful God, the film negatives would have been burnt to a crisp in a freak accident. No such luck.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
08/16/02
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Sadly, though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear, they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/17/02
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
New York Times
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Don't even bother to rent this on video.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
08/15/02
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

It's everything you don't go to the movies for.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/14/02
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

It’s not only dull because we’ve seen [Eddie] Murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death, but because the plot is equally hackneyed.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
08/23/02
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
 
 
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