With OSMOSIS JONES, triple threat writer-director-producer brothers Bobby and Peter Farrelly (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) successfully move into the live-action/animation genre. Frank (Bill Murray), a scruffy, overweight zoo keeper, revels in his unhealthy habits much to the chagrin of his young daughter, Shane (Elena Franklin). When Frank eats a dirty hard-boiled egg, the contagion-filled food enters The City of Frank, under the jurisdiction of germ-fighting white blood cell, Osmosis Jones (voiced by Chris Rock). A renegade cop in desperate need of a good case, Jones teams up with Drix (voiced by David Hyde Pierce), a superhero cold pill sent in to fight Frank's sore throat. The duo soon discovers that the troublesome egg carried a particularly evil germ, Thrax (voiced by Laurence Fishburne), who makes dastardly plans while hiding behind seemingly harmless cold symptoms. Jones and Drix struggle to convince Mayor Phlegmming (voiced by William Shatner) and his pretty aide, Leah (voiced by Brandy Norwood) of the danger, and to find the silky speaker, Red Death, before he does Frank true harm. Full of inventive sight gags and typical Farrelly gross-out humor, OSMOSIS JONES is a funny, clever blend of buddy cop romp, cartoon sci-fi, and fable, for both kids and adults.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Additional Scenes
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. BEHIND THE SCENES
2. BEHIND THE SCENES OF VOICE SESSIONS
Audio Commentary:
1. PIET KROON AND TOM SITO-ANIMATION DIRECTORS
2. Producer
3. Writer
Interactive Features:
DVD-ROM
Stars
Bill Murray: American actor, LOST IN TRANSLATION, MEATBALLS
Molly Shannon: Actress, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Chris Elliott: Actor, GET A LIFE
Director
Peter Farrelly: Director/Screenwriter, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)
Bobby Farrelly: Director/Screenwriter, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)
Piet Kroon: Animation director, OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
Producer
Bradley Thomas:
Bobby Farrelly: Director/Screenwriter, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)
Peter Farrelly: Director/Screenwriter, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)
Zak Penn: SCREENWRITERS\ASPIRING
Dennis Edwards: Producer, OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
Screenwriter
Marc Hyman: Screenwriter, OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
Composer
Randy Edelman: American Composer
Director of Animation
Tom Sito:
Director of Photography
Mark Irwin: Director of Photography
Voice
Brandy: Adult Film Actress, FORBIDDEN FANTASIES 2 (1995)
Voice
Chris Rock: American Actor/Comedian, THE CHRIS ROCK SHOW
Voice
David Hyde Pierce: American actor, FRASIER
Voice
Elena Franklin: Voice, OSMOSIS JONES (2001)
Voice
Joel Silver: American Producer
Voice
Kid Rock: Rap/Metal Artist
Voice
Laurence Fishburne: American Actor, BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991), THE MATRIX (1999)
Voice
Ron Howard: Actor/director, A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Voice
William Shatner: Canadian Author/Actor, STAR TREK
Production Designer
Sydney J. Bartholomew, Jr.: Production Designer
Review 1:
"...The most extensive interplay of live action and animation since WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?....The fluid hand drawing is the star..."
Source: Variety
p.17-23 08/06/2001
Review 2:
"...Mr. Murray's slob obliviousness is touching....The animated sequences, directed by Piet Kroon and Tito Sito, pop with color and perversity..."
Source: New York Times
p.E15 08/10/2001
Review 3:
"...The animation puts a new spin on things....Clever animation and energetic vocal performances..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.132 08/30/2001
Review 4:
"...A fanciful animated cartoon-slash-hygiene lesson..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.47 08/17/2001
Review 5:
"...The animation sequences -- the movie's best moments -- hurtle by at breakneck speed....Murray manages to be both disgusting and endearing..."
Source: USA Today
p.6E 08/10/2001
Review 6:
"...A gleefully inventive journey into one man's gastrointestinal system....OSMOSIS JONES is the year's ultimate bodily functions comedy..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.2 08/10/2001
Review 7:
"...The cumulative effect of all these gags makes OSMOSIS JONES entertaining..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.53 01/01/2002