Zune? Death to Smoochy as a perfect black comedy. The two formulas for dark comedy. The essential ingredients of black humor. Absurdity. So Very wrong. What characters contribute. Film noir influences. Robin Williams. The non-narrative documentary style as seen in The King of Kong. A fist full of quarters and Murderball. Don’t be Billy Mitchell. Sure Mitchell is evil, but is he a cheater? How does a documentary story come together? The sports story blueprint. More than videogames. Holy shit, look what’s finally on the show next week.
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Death to Smoochy: 1:50 | The King of Kong: 20:44
Also referenced: Gremlins, Penn and Teller Get Killed, John Waters (Crybaby), The Matador, Bullshit!, Brazil, The Replacements, Bad Santa, What Dreams May Come, Insomnia, The Aristocrats, Patch Adams, Jumanji, One Hour Photo, Final Cut, Hook, Bicentennial Man, RV, The God Who Wasn’t There, Michael Moore Hates America, Murderball, The Girlfriend Experience, Star Wars, Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), Robert Rodriguez (El Marachi, Desperado)
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Death to Smoochy
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Director: Danny DeVito
Writer: Adam Resnick
Starring: Danny DeVito, Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener
When he is fired for taking payola, the host for a children's television show plots revenge against his replacement, a rhino named Smoochy.
The King of Kong
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Director: Seth Gordon
Writer: Seth Gordon
Starring: Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Mark Alpiger, Walter Day
Diehard video game fans compete to break World Records on classic arcade games.
