The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Seen it?2000 | 92 min | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a weak 4.3 out of 10 from audiences, middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some evil plans up his sleeve. Rocky and Bullwinkle must stop the three of them before they wreak havoc.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
4.3 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: Nominated for 3 Razzies, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$35 million worldwide on a $76 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 118K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Des McAnuff
- June ForayRocky / Cartoon Natasha / Narrator's Mother (voice)
- Keith ScottBullwinkle / Narrator / Cartoon Boris / Cartoon Leader (voice)
- Rene RussoNatasha
- Jason AlexanderBoris
- Piper PeraboKaren Sympathy
- Randy QuaidCappy von Trapment
- Robert De NiroFearless Leader
- Jonathan WintersWhoppa Chopper Pilot / Ohio Cop with Bullhorn / Jeb
- Janeane GarofaloMinnie Mogul
- Carl ReinerP.G. Biggershot