Then the camera quickly cuts to show that its actually the little guy from mousehunt holding a pair of toothpick speared olives which he had been holding close to his head. Because it is possible to make a movie in which the mouse can do all sorts of clever things, the filmmakers have assumed incorrectly that it would be funny to see the mouse doing them. But during their restoration attempts, ernie and lars are continually frustrated by a malicious mouse that keeps destroying their efforts. Nathan lane and lars lee evans have inherited the string factory of. Finally, the mousehunt script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the nathan lane movie by gore verbinski. This was also one of the first movies to be released by dreamworks studios, and it bodes well for future releases from them. Gore verbinski, the tvcommercials director responsible for the budweiser frogs, directed this adam rifkin screenplay about two brothers nathan lane and lee evans who inherit a string factory. After the death of industrialist rudolph smuntz william hickey, his sons ernie nathan lane and lars lee evans find that not only have they inherited the smuntz string factory, but also an old dilapidated mansion. Inside there is a mouse that causes them a lot of trouble. Does this disney cartoon show mickey mouse inappropriately. Two brothers try to rid the mansion theyve just inherited of an elusive mouse. Before giving his fathers piece of string to his brother, lars kept it in his suits pocket, however in a scene in the factory, we see that lars suit gets entirely destroyed and yet later on in the film, he somehow has the string.
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of. The mouse returns to the factory with them and takes over the factory controls, creating a revolutionary idea which makes the brother rich. But during their restoration attempts, ernie and lars. Basically, these two guys own a string factory and are trying to catch a mouse and keep getting out witted and comedically hurting themselves throughout most of the movie.
Struggling to keep a promise to never sell the now unprofitable string factory, the brothers decide that restoring the house, the last built by a famous architect, could bring them a great deal of money. Lars lee evans, inherit an antiquated string factory from their stringmagnate father. Lee evans who inherit a string factory and a decaying country home after the death of their father. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of mousehunt. The storyline portrays a series of confrontations between an underestimated mouse and two oppositeminded brothers who have been willed a house occupied by the mouse. Struggling to keep a promise to never sell the now unprofitable string factory, the brothers decide that restoring the house, the last built by a famous architect, could bring them a great deal of. Mouse factory cat toys, fresh catnip, cat products, catnip toys. Rent mouse hunt 1997 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
But during their restoration attempts, ernie and lars are continually. Cant say ive ever seen this movie before mouse hunt backwards. Templeton steals the show in this, the superior original, as the gluttonous rat. After moving in, they learn that the house has historical architectural importance and is valued in the millions. They engage in cartoonlike combat against the rodent, but it manages to outwit the brothers in successive situations. Mouse traps mousehunt 310 movie clip 1997 hd youtube. Both live and animatronic mice portray the title role, and some scenes assume the mouses point of view. Lars and ernie return to the factory, thinking they have got rid of the the mouse, but they were wrong. It was the first family film to be released by dreamworks pictures. Gore verbinski, the tvcommercials director responsible for the budweiser frogs, directed this adam rifkin screenplay about two brothers nathan lane and lee evans who inherit a string factory and a decaying country home after the death of their father the late william hickey, in his last role.
Lane, as the smoothtalking elder brother, apes oliver hardy pretty effectively, while evans resists the urge to turn lars smuntz into a cutprice norman wisdom. It will make you smile and genuinely laugh in places. After the death of their father, ernie lane and lars evans inherit an old mansion along with its debts as well as the familys antiquated string factory. Directed by gore verbinski, this comedy film stars nathan lane and lee evans as brothers, ernie and lars smuntz. On the death of their father william hickey, brothers ernie and lars smuntz lane and evans inherit his string factory and the deeds to a property neither brother realised the old man owned. The mouse, having followed the brothers, restarts and feeds the cheese into the machinery inventing the worlds first string cheese, which inspires ernie and lars. It showed clips from various disney cartoons and movies, hosted by celebrity guests credited as being mickeys friend, including charles nelson reilly, joanne worley, johnny brown, phyllis diller, annette funicello, shari lewis. The whole movie is a rube goldberg contraption, a windup toy that careens from scene to scene as the stakes are raised and more powerful mouseeliminating weapons are employed. When the string factory starts up, the gears make a melody sound. The mouse is the main antagonist of the 1997 dreamworks film mouse hunt. However, they are constantly tormented by a mouse within the walls. Mouse hunt is not very funny, and maybe couldnt have been very.
In the end, the ancient house collapses, leaving lars and ernie with nothing, again. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Mouse factory cat toys catnip toys cat catnip toys. If youve had a bad day, put this movie on and it will raise your spirits. Rudolph smuntz william hickey, the family now sans papa smuntz is heir to a dilapidated string factory and a decrepit house. Lane and evans play ernie and lars smuntz, the squabbling heirs to a rube goldbergstyle string factory. With nathan lane, lee evans, vicki lewis, maury chaykin. Mouse hunt is a 1997 american dark comedy slapstick film directed by gore verbinski in his directorial debut, written by adam rifkin and starring nathan lane and lee evans, and featured william hickey, who died shortly after the film was shot. He is a small mouse that the smuntz brothers, the movies protagonists, try to get out of a mansion they wish to sell. Though harmless he looks, as the movie progresses, the mouse shows more and more wit and dexterity, outsmarting all the traps the brothers set. A world without string is chaos lars smuntz lars smuntz is the opposite of his brother, ernie smuntz and cares more for his father. In the final scene, ernie and lars end their war with the mouse and have successfully rebuilt the factory as a novelty string cheese company. Witnessing their sorry state, the mouse activates the factorys machinery and drops a chunk of cheese into it, producing a ball of string cheese. The ensemble of smuntz string cheese factory gathers for a photo shooting.
Ernie and lars smuntz nathan lane and lee evans inherit an antiquated string factory and an old house from their father and set about trying to sell the house, only to be thwarted by an extremely intelligent and stubborn mouse. Charlottes web 1973 debbie reynolds, paul lynde, and a young danny bonaducce supply their voices to a stellar animated feature based around the life, and, as it seems, impending death of a runty pig. Mouse hunt is an excellent example of the way modern advances in special effects can sabotage a picture titanic is an example of effects being used wisely. Tomt movie 2000s two guys own a string factory, they. The mouse factory is an americancanadian syndicated television series produced by walt disney productions and created by ward kimball, that ran from 1972 to 1973. Nathan lane was pretty good in this movie as was lee evans.
When a mouse falls into a womans cleavage, a man tries to catch the mouse by sticking his hand down the front of her dress. After moving in, they learn that the house has historical importance, but. Mouse hunt is a 1997 american black comedy slapstick film directed by gore verbinski in his. The mouse returns to the factory with them and takes over the factory controls, creating a revolutionary idea. Two brothers inherit a string factory and a decaying country home after the death of their father.
Made the children laugh so much, i watched them watch the movie. However, they are constantly tormented by a mouse within the. Because it is possible to make a movie in which the mouse can do all sorts of clever things, the filmmakers have. In the latter category, an animated gif featuring the characters mickey mouse, minnie mouse, and peg leg pete in a cheese factory, showing mickey seemingly using. Solved i remember watching this movie at my cousins house on dvd, so it might have come out before the 2000s. The smuntz brothers inherit their late fathers string factory and house. Ernie and lars after the former accidentally shot caesars bug bomb and caused a massive explosion actually, this first ensued when the mouse tricks them into lighting a match during a gas leak which propels ernie out of the chimney like a rocket and blows lars backwards into a cabinet of dishes and glasses. The video i found is stills against a sarah mclachlan tune. Two brothers nathan lane and lee evans inherit a string factory and a decaying country home after the death of their father the late william hickey, in his last role. Mousehunt 1997 classic trailer nathan lane movie hd two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse. After the unfortunate demise and even more unfortunate burial of their father, they also become heirs to a. Gore verbinski, the tvcommercials director responsible for the budweiser frogs, directed this adam rifkin screenplay about two brothers nathan lane and lee evans who inherit a.
The mouse alters the factory to make string cheese. Smuntz posession years before the events of the movie. It is interesting to note that the audience can either side. Inspired, the brothers renovate the factory to focus on producing string cheese, with lars running the factory, ernie as his. Fun, family, you will laugh at the antics through out the movie. Tomt movie 2000s two guys own a string factory, they chase a mouse around for awhile, at the end they invent string cheese. Mousehunt 1997 classic trailer nathan lane movie hd youtube. There was a scene where they set a bunch of mouse traps and they all go off in a big chain reaction, none of. Lars smuntz is one of the two main protagonist in the 1997 film, mousehunt.
The intelligent and crafty mouse outwits them completely. It all works out in the end because they turn the aging string factory into a string cheese factory and they all live happily ever after. While caesar is working, lars goes to the string factory to make enough string to pay off the mortgage, in the. Jinglesits obvious the mouse in this movie is not only smarter than the average mouse, but also very old.
A mans clothes unravel in a pratfallish accident in a factory. Mousehunt is a 1997 american black comedy film directed by gore verbinski, written by adam rifkin and starring nathan lane and lee evans, and featured william hickey, who died shortly after the film was shot. H ome alone with a mouse are brothers, ernie nathan lane and lars smuntz lee evans. After moving in, they learn that the house has historical architectural importance and is valued. After trying to trap the mouse themselves the smuntz brothers end up going to the city pound. Nathan lane and lee evans who inherit a string factory and a decaying country home after the death.
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