The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

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, Jay Mohr, Randy Quaid

Bottom Rated Movies #100 | 1 win & 12 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 nightclub is blown to flaming bits, Pluto and his band travel across the moon looking for clues to the arsonist. Pluto, Bruno, and Dina search a seedy motel, Pluto's secret hideout, and the casino of the most powerful man on the moon for the evildoer, only to discover that his club's destruction might have been his own fault.

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Plot Keywords:

african american hero | gangster | breasts growing | violence | nightclub shootout | 

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Taglines:

Action's future has arrived...

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual humor and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Lopez and Halle Berry were the first and second choices for the role of Dina Lake, but both passed; Berry declined because the filming schedule clashed with her wedding.

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Goofs

While Pluto is in his hidden moon-warehouse/lair 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: That's a cryogenic Chihuahua!
Dina Lake: It's a real dog?
Pluto Nash: Oh, yeah, it's very delicate. You know it's illegal to bring pets up here. But I got a friend back in Juarez who knows how to freeze-dry these things. Look at that. It's a girl. Pop that little bitch in the particle wave for two minutes on defrost... she'll be running around the room.

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Directors Who Destroyed Their Careers With One Movie (2020)

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Soundtracks

Dancing in the Moonlight
Written by Shelian Wade and Travis Landon House
Performed by Lina
Courtesy of Chevis Publishing Corp.

User Reviews

Old Fashioned Sci-Fi

This was a really cool movie considering no one makes cool sci-fi movies much. It had a pretty good story, like a remake of a 1950's nightclub noir film. It really had an early R. Heinlein or Phillip K. Dick feel to it, sort of. The effects were neat if not ground breaking and Eddie Murphy did a credible job. Randy Quaid was funny and annoying at the same time. Also had a really funny cameo of Pam Greir as Eddie's mom. A nice, solid movie. Not perfect by any means with lots of science mistakes but then Hollywood does that a lot anyway. This movie reminds me of Total Recall if I had to put a name on it.

The humor was much more sophisticated than I expected and there were no Uranus jokes, contrary to other reviews. If you are going to lie, try a little harder.

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 USA:

$2,182,900, 18 August 2002

Gross USA:

$4,420,080

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,103,973

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1