The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (film)

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
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Directed by	Des McAnuff
Written by	Kenneth Lonergan
Based on	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends by Jay Ward
Produced by	Robert De Niro Jane Rosenthal
Starring	Rene Russo Jason Alexander Randy Quaid Kel Mitchell Kenan Thompson Piper Perabo Robert De Niro
Cinematography	Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by	Dennis Virkler
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production companies	TriBeCa Productions Jay Ward Productions Capella International KC Medien
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 30, 2000 (2000-06-30)
Running time	92 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$76 million[2]
Box office	$35.1 million[2]

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is a 2000 American live-action/animated adventure slapstick comedy film directed by Des McAnuff and produced by Universal Pictures, based on the television cartoon of the same name by Jay Ward. Animated characters Rocky and Bullwinkle share the screen with live actors portraying Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro, who also co-produced the film), Boris Badenov (Jason Alexander) and Natasha Fatale (Rene Russo) along with Randy Quaid, Piper Perabo, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. June Foray reprised her role as Rocky, while Keith Scott (no relation to original voice actor Bill Scott) voiced Bullwinkle and the film's narrator. It also features cameo appearances by performers including James Rebhorn, Paget Brewster, Janeane Garofalo, John Goodman, David Alan Grier, Don Novello, Jon Polito, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Max Grodenchik, Norman Lloyd, Jonathan Winters and Billy Crystal. The film follows a young rookie FBI agent named Karen Sympathy enlisting the help of Rocky and Bullwinkle to stop Boris, Natasha, and Fearless Leader from taking over the United States.

Released on June 30, 2000, the film underperformed at the box-office, grossing $35.1 million worldwide against its $76 million budget.^[2] It received mixed reviews with criticisms toward its writing, plot, and humor while praising the performances, visual effects, and faithfulness to its source material.