Osmosis Jones Movie Review 2001

Combo of animation and live-action concerns a slob named Frank (Murray) who's suffering from an evil virus (Fishburne) that's taking over his body. To the rescue are white blood cell Osmosis Jones (Rock) and cold tablet Drix (Pierce). The Farrellys once again push the envelope of gross-out humor, but this time it's a PG envelope, and the live-action sequences suffer for it, especially when compared to the funny, clever, and high-energy animated sequences. Luckily, the animation comprises about two-thirds of the movie. Kids will enjoy the lively animation and the gross stuff, while the adults should have a good enough time picking out the puns and references to other movies. Murray goes to heroic lengths to portray Frank's devotion to self-degradation.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Live Action/Animation Combos, Flatulence, Technicolor Yawn, Disease of the Week, Under My Skin

Screenplay

Marc Hyman

Cast

Bill Murray, Molly Shannon, Chris Elliott, Elena Franklin

Cinematography

Mark Irwin

Director

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Piet Kroon, Tom Sito

Music

Randy Edelman

Other

Chris Rock, Laurence "Larry" Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce, Brandy Norwood, William Shatner, Ron Howard, Jonathan Stein, Ken Ross, Lois Freeman-Fox, Stephen R. Schaffer, Sam Seig, Arlan Jay Vetter, Pamela Ball Withers

Producer

Bradley Thomas, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Zak Penn, Dennis Edwards, Conundrum Entertainment, Warner Bros.