"Celebrity Deathmatch" (1998) TV series 1998-????

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creator:

Eric Fogel

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

25 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy

Plot:

Celebrities duel it out in a wrestling ring, the first one who dies loses.

Plot Keywords:

Fall From Height | Politically Incorrect | Severed Face | Mutilation | Broken Arm

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Maurice Schlafer	...	Johnny Gomez (24 episodes, 1998-2006)
Len Maxwell	...	Nick Diamond (24 episodes, 1998-2006)
Mills Lane	...	Mills Lane / ... (18 episodes, 1998-2006)
Jim Thornton	...	Johnny Gomez (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chris Edgerly	...	Nick Diamond / ... (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Masasa Moyo	...	Tally Wong (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Steve Austin	...	Himself (16 episodes, 1998-2002)
Debbie Matenopoulos	...	Debbie Matenopoulos (9 episodes, 2000-2002)

Also Known As:

"MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch" (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Germany:16 | UK:15

Company:

Cuppa Coffee Studios

Trivia:

Though the show has long since been canceled, it did spawn a video game adaptation.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the episode where Stacy dies, there is a fight with Gwyneth Paltrow and Winona Ryder. In the fighters' pictures, Winona is seen wearing a green shirt over her white vest, yet throughout the fight, Winona is wearing a red shirt instead

Quotes:

Mills Lane: All right, young ladies, this is a fight to the death. Now death may not be something you two have thought about, so let me just explain...
Mary-Kate Olsen: [interrupting, to Ashley] I hate you!
Ashley Olsen: I hate you more!
Mary-Kate Olsen: You're stupid!
Ashley Olsen: You're stupider!
Mills Lane: [breaking up the girls' slapping match] Ladies, I haven't even started the fight yet!
Mary-Kate Olsen: She started it!
Ashley Olsen: No, she did!
Mills Lane: [giving up after they try and hit each other] On second thought... just go ahead and get it on!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Movie Stars: Leap of Faith (#1.4)" (1999)

Movie stars, TV stars, and rock stars make each other see stars...

Part WWF freak show, part celebrity roast, and 100 percent outrageous satire, "Celebrity Deathmatch" is one of the best ideas for a novelty TV show to come out in years. There's nothing more satisfying than seeing snobbish starlets, overhyped matinee idols, and self-aggrandizing mega-entertainers maim each other and humiliate themselves in front of the entire world (as clay facsimiles, of course).

But despite all the schadenfreude, it's all in good fun. Fictional hosts Johnny Gomez and Nick Diamond provide a hilarious running commentary on the grisly goings-on with nonstop puns, quips, and zingers at the unfortunate celebrities' expense. Real-life referee Mills Lane moderates the bouts and sometimes even plays a crucial role in which celebrity will win. And the celebrities themselves (actually impersonated by voiceover artists) have the most fun of all, coming up with ever more creative ways to annihilate each other while making references galore to their own movies, their opponents' movies, and pop culture in general.

"Celebrity Deathmatch" is even more fun to watch if you have a bunch of friends over and you want to do some Vegas-style gambling. Wagering on the outcome of the fights can be fun, but be forewarned: don't always root for the more popular celebrity (for example, Eddie Murphy over Nick Nolte). The playing field is level in these fights, and just about anything goes - so the victor may surprise you. Bet on your personal favorite instead.