Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Barnet Kellman

Writers (WGA):

Robert Wolterstorff (written by) &
Mike Scott (written by)

Release Date:

23 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Stinkers Rule! Others Drool!

Plot:

Five 2nd-grade kids who don't follow strict rules by their school principal Brinway are dubbed "Stinkers" by him...

Plot Keywords:

Aquarium | Sea Lion | School | Principal | Child's Point Of View

Awards:

1 win

Cast

B.D. Wong	...	Morgan Brinway
Bronson Pinchot	...	Roy
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Harriet
Joseph Ashton	...	Sonny
Gary LeRoi Gray	...	Domino
Carl Michael Lindner	...	Witz
Scarlett Pomers	...	Lucy
Travis Tedford	...	Loaf
David Dukes	...	Spencer Dane Sr.
Spencer Klein	...	Spencer Dane Jr.
Sam McMurray	...	Broccoli
Terry Walters	...	Nancy (as Terry Urdang)
Bodhi Elfman	...	Tag (as Bodhi Pine Elfman)
Terri Garber	...	Witz's mom
Rick Lawless	...	Tommy

Also Known As:

Stinkers (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor, mild language and slapstick violence.

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | France:U | Germany:6 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bubble Factory, The

Quotes:

Roy: [after seeing Slappy] That is one big gopher. His mom must have been messing around with a seal.

Movie Connections:

References Free Willy (1993)

Soundtrack:

Ball of Love

great slap stick comedy

I cannot understand the critics of this film. It clearly has an unbelievable plot and all the characters are caricatures of goodies or baddies, inept adults and triumphant kids - but that is where the humour lies. From start to finish it stands in the old fashioned slap stick and manic situation comedy movie genre. The fact that you can see some of the jokes coming does not stop them being funny at the moment of delivery. There are some superb slap stick movie moments. Mayhem abounds. It is not meant to be taken seriously. It does not pretend to be great cinema. It is not cool or sophisticated comedy. Woody Allen would and could not have made it. It should be seen for what it is, a wonderful, old-fashioned, family comedy which makes us laugh again and again and which can be enjoyed by all ages. I grew up on Jerry Lee Lewis and St. Trinians. I loved it.