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Rat Race (2001)

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Reviews Counted:124

Fresh:53

Rotten:71

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Rat Race moves from one sight gag to another, but only a handful of them are genuinely funny.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: An all-star cast proves just how far people will go for the chance to win $2 million in Jerry Zucker's RAT RACE. In the tradition of Zucker's AIRPLANE and NAKED GUN 2-1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR, this... An all-star cast proves just how far people will go for the chance to win $2 million in Jerry Zucker's RAT RACE. In the tradition of Zucker's AIRPLANE and NAKED GUN 2-1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR, this film features wild chase scenes, slapstick comedy, sight gags, impossible situations, and zany characters. Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Seth Green, and Breckin Meyer star as the lucky winners of special tokens in the slot machines at a Las Vegas casino. Casino owner John Cleese informs them that they are invited to participate in a race: the first of them to reach Silver City, New Mexico, will receive the $2 million cash prize. To make things interesting, there are no rules, which leads to the commandeering of a bus, a run-in with Nazis, the use of a high-speed experimental car, and revenge on a cheating boyfriend--And that's just the beginning. In the meantime, the participants are really part of a bigger plan: high rollers are betting on which of them will win the cash. Watch for brief appearances by Kathy Bates, Dean Cain, and Wayne Knight. Also starring Amy Smart, Kathy Najimy, Lanai Chapman, and Vince Vieluf. [More]

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jon Lovitz, John Cleese

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jon Lovitz, John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Kathy Najimy, Vince Vieluf, Lanei Chapman

Director: Jerry Zucker

Director: Jerry Zucker
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Geoff Andrew
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You have to wonder about the mentality of anyone who would want to use the "Cannonball Run" pictures as inspiration.

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01/20/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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A genuinely hilarious belly-acher.

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01/08/02
Jane Crowther
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06/20/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

With alarmingly few exceptions ... nothing that occurs can remotely be construed as humorous.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment 1 Comment
08/16/01
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

Tasteless? Sure. But this Race is a laugh workout.

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08/17/01
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Despite the laughs and a script that moves briskly from one joke to the next, the actors (all talented in their own righta) don't work together as a team to create a compelling story.

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Fragmented and varying in quality.

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08/15/01
Alex Keen
Alex Keen
Trades

There is such a Love Boat thing going on here, with all the washed up celebrities being brought together in an attempt to equal one star, that it makes you start feeling sea sick.

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08/16/01
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
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A test of patience that throws enough inspiration into the mix to keep you from heading for the exit.

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12/13/01
Andrew Howe
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08/20/01
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

It takes awhile for Rat Race to get in gear, but once it does you've got a pretty high-performance joke machine.

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08/17/01
Bob Strauss
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Los Angeles Daily News
 
 
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June 05, 2001: Take 40 Lucille Ball impersonators, a bus full of mental patients, and a van carrying a human heart destined for transplant; shake well; and you’ll get a small taste of the chaos that awaits you in this manic road comedy. Opens in new window
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May 22, 2001: Someone who saw an advance screening, besides saying that they liked it, wrote in to say that Jason Alexander, who had been announced as being in the film, wasn't in the version she saw. Opens in new window
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