Osmosis Jones (2001)

A policeman white blood cell, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writer:

Marc Hyman

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, Chris Rock, David Hyde Pierce

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Rock	...	Osmosis Jones (voice)
Laurence Fishburne	...	Thrax (voice)
David Hyde Pierce	...	Drix (voice)
Brandy Norwood	...	Leah (voice)
William Shatner	...	Mayor Phlegmming (voice)
Ron Howard	...	Tom Colonic (voice)
Kid Rock	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Kenny Olson	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Jason Krause	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Joe C.	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Stefanie Eulinberg	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Jimmie Bones	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Uncle Kracker	...	Kidney Rock (voice)
Jonathan Adams	...	Additional Character Voice (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui	...	Additional Character Voice (voice)

Storyline

Frank Detomello is a slovenly zoo keeper, and simple father to the only young and bright girl named Shane, who catches a cold right after he swallowed a germ-ridden egg! The inside of his body is known as the "City of Frank". An unlikely hero of a policeman white blood cell, by the name of Osmosis Jones, works as a member of Immunity cell. But with that germ-ridden egg comes a mortal danger: Osmosis discovers Frank has really contracted a villainous and black-hearted deadly virus known as Thrax who arrives and is plotting to ultimately overheat Frank's body, killing him from the inside out! Thrax is motivated by trying to become the nastiest new virus, attempting to kill each new victim faster than the previous. His grandiose plan for Frank is death in 48 hours, breaking previous medical records! Meanwhile the pill that Frank took, Drix arrives in the body and covers Frank's throat with ice to cover the irritation. Osmosis Jones becomes his newest partner. Now it's all up to only ...

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Plot Keywords:

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Taglines:

He's one cell of a guy, and his partner's a real pill

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for bodily humor

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agent Bílá krvinka

Filming Locations:

Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,271,248, 12 August 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$13,596,911, 7 October 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Conundrum Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 01:01:04 into the movie, Osmosis Jones walks into the Chief's office and says "Brandy! I mean, Leah. Why are you here?" He is speaking to the mayor's aide Leah, who is voiced by Brandy Norwood. The flubbed line was acted so well that it was left in because it felt pleasingly funny.

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Goofs

During the beginning when Ozzy is patrolling the mouth in a helicopter, there is a shot where some of the bubbles of egg and saliva very quickly shift position. This is likely an animation error.

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Quotes

Drix: Attention, germs! You are surrounded! Uh-huh! Uh-huh, uh-huh, surrounded!
Osmosis: Yo, Hammer! You can stop dancing!

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Brothers logo comes up looking like a germ-like substance with tentacles (with a blue tint) matching the "feel" of the movie, and is static instead of the modern 3D animated sequence.

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Connections

Referenced in Rap Critic Reviews: Top 5 Worst Lyrics I've Ever Heard... This Month (May 2015) (2015)

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Soundtracks

Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
Written by Cristiano Spiller (as C. Spiller), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (as S. Ellis Bextor), R. Davis, V. Montana, Jr. and R. Walker
Performed by Cristiano Spiller (as DJ Spiller) and Lead Vocals by Sophie Ellis-Bextor (as Sophie Ellis Bextor)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products, JT Company (Italy), Blanco y Negro Music (Spain),
Scorpio Music (France), EMI Records Ltd., Kontor Records (Germany) and F&G Management
Contains a sample from Carol Williams "Love is You"
Courtesy of Salsoul Records

User Reviews

Very inventive!

Okay, I think I've found the Sadly Underrated Movie of the Year.

I think that, between this and "the Iron Giant", Warner Brothers Animation has GOT to spring for a better promotion department. Really, all they'd have to say is something like: "We just let the creators of 'Something About Mary' and 'Dumb and Dumber' make their own cartoon. Brace yourselves."

All complaints aside, and none of them are really the movie's fault, this is one of the most inventive animated films I've seen in a very long time. The characters and backgrounds are allowed to look and move in ways that are downright refreshingly bizarre. The visuals are very imaginative. The humor, while funny, is still very much what you'd expect from a Farelly Brothers movie that takes place inside a very sick man, so I wouldn't recommend it to little kids or the weak of stomach. If you have a little future A+P major, however, this is going to blow their mind. Give it a look!