The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)

★ 4.4 1h 35m 526 votes IMDb
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The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

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Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy as Pluto Nash Age 65 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. H...
Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid as Bruno Age 75 · Houston, Texas, USA Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, writer and musician perhaps best known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National...
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson as Dina Lake Age 46 · New York City, New York, USA Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and activist. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama Kids. Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game (1998), ...
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano as Mogan Age 74 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Gooni...
Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr as Tony Francis Age 55 · Verona, New Jersey, USA Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr, August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series Action, Professor Rick...
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán as Felix Laranga Age 69 · Cayey, Puerto Rico Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rico-American actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnere...

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Kamurai 6/10 Aug 04, 2020
Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend.

It's a little silly, but it's fine for an action comedy. The only weird thing, really was setting on Luna. Having on the its moon instead of on Terra didn't really add a lot to the movie except to facilitate a flimsy backstory and some scenes where people required environmental suits, and that had little payoff.

The benefits of being a sci-fi action comedy is to have laser effects for the blasters, and androids, which are used to various levels of humor.

Eddie Murphy is great, and he plays well with Rosario Dawson, and if nothing else, you have to admit Randy Quaid is funny: the character would have been much different in someone else's hands. I'll have to admit I thought it was Terry O'Quinn ("Lost": John Locke), which made even funnier at the time, but it's a good job done.

Honestly, Eddie Murphy and Rosario Dawson feel a little big for their roles, but the story is good: a former smuggler turns legitimate business owner has to find the mob boss behind the people trying to kill him.

While I do think this is an average movie, it is solid, and I don't think I would go changing a lot to it. I could see a couple versions of a reboot, but in 2020, they'd probably put it in the MCU.

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