Pluto Nash (2002)
"The Adventures of Pluto Nash" (original title)

In the future, a man struggles to keep his lunar nightclub out of the hands of the mafia.

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writer:

Neil Cuthbert

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Pluto Nash
Randy Quaid	...	Bruno
Rosario Dawson	...	Dina Lake
Joe Pantoliano	...	Mogan
Jay Mohr	...	Tony Francis
Luis Guzmán	...	Felix Laranga
James Rebhorn	...	Belcher
Peter Boyle	...	Rowland
Burt Young	...	Gino
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Miguel
Pam Grier	...	Flura Nash
John Cleese	...	James
Victor Varnado	...	Kelp
Illeana Douglas	...	Dr. Mona Zimmer
Jacynthe René	...	Babette

Storyline

After his successful night club is blown to flaming bits, Pluto and his band travel across the moon looking for clues as to who is behind the arson. Along with Bruno and Dina, Pluto visits a seedy motel, his secret hide out and the casino of the most powerful man on the moon searching for the evil doer, only to find out that the destruction of his club may have been his own fault

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Plot Keywords:

moon | casino | nightclub | future | explosion | 

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Taglines:

The Man On The Moon

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Genres:

Comedy | Action | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pluto Nash

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$135,054 (Australia) (22 November 2002)

Gross:

$135,054 (Australia) (22 November 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Co-stars Eddie Murphy and Alec Baldwin share the same birthday, April 3rd.

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Goofs

While Pluto is in his hidden moon warehouse/lair and checking his computer to find the crook, he is given a sandwich. From behind we see he takes a big bite from the middle of the sandwich. When we cut to face Pluto, the bite has moved to the edge and the middle is bite-free.

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Quotes

Pluto Nash: So how's it going with you and Babbet?
Bruno: Me and Babbet? I don't think that's going to happen. I found out that I'm 110 volts and she's a 220.
Pluto Nash: Just go to the hardware store and get an adaptor.
Bruno: Nah. That just ruins it for me.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Best of the Worst in Movies - Part 1 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Safe in My Arms"
Written by John Powell, Christopher Troy and Zac Hermon
Performed by Valerie Davis

User Reviews

Highly positive

First of all, I am one of those people who heard the rumour about Murphy's "Pluto Nash" being a flop and a disaster from miles away. So I didn't go out and see it instantly. At some point though, I just had to see this, because I wanted to know how bad can it be then.

I was stunned. The movie was fast, had a quite cliche, but a working storyline, EXCELLENT sets and subtle humour here and there. This definetly ain't a comedy, if that's what you're looking for, but a full-scale oldskool adventure film! The theme music is kickin', and the sets and the whole movie is so colourful, you'd think it was actually made in France (Just watch i.e. Vidocq). It was like experiencing some mid-90's computergame in a movie.

I think Eddie did a good job in his role of Pluto Nash, other actors were also high quality, but perhaps a bit shaded by Eddie, not because he acted better, but because of more screen time. I love to see this movie over and over again, everytime I get happy when I've watched it, and everytime I feel like I've seen one of the greatest space-adventures ever. I highly recommend if you like cool characters, fast action and extremely nice sets.

(BTW: There was a MOMO logo on the moon, I'm 100% sure I saw it!)