Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy is a 2002 dark comedy film directed by Danny DeVito and written by Adam Resnick.
Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, DeVito, Catherine Keener and Jon Stewart, the film centers on "Rainbow" Randolph Smiley (Williams), a disgraced former children's TV host who attempts to sabotage his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, and his character, Smoochy the Rhino (Norton).
Produced by Film4 Productions and Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance Productions, "Death to Smoochy" was released worldwide on March 29, 2002 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film met with mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and was a huge box office bomb, grossing only $8.3 million against a budget of $50 million.
Despite this, in recent years it has garnered a cult following.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Christy McGinity Gibel
Christy McGinity Gibel( born August 19, 1977 in Burbank, California) is an American actress and reality star known for" Death to Smoochy" and
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
She Learned About Sailors
She Learned About Sailors is a 1934 comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Alice Faye, Lew Ayres, and Susan Fleming.
The film is about a night club singer in Shanghai who falls in love with an American sailor.
Songs for the film were written by Richard A. Whiting and Sidney Clare.
George Marshall (director)
George E. Marshall (December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975) was an American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director, active through the first six decades of film history.
Relatively few of Marshall's films are well-known today, with "Destry Rides AgainThe Blue DahliaThe Sheepman", and "How the West Was Won" being the biggest exceptions.
Marshall co-directed "
How the West Was Won" with John Ford and Henry Hathaway, handling the railroad segment, which featured a celebrated buffalo stampede sequence.
While Marshall worked on almost all kinds of films imaginable, he started his career in the early silent period doing mostly Westerns, a genre he never completely abandoned.
In the 1930s, he established a reputation for comedy, directing Laurel and Hardy in three classic films, and also working on a variety of comedies for Fox (Many of his films at Fox were destroyed in a vault fire in 1937).
Later in his career, he was particularly sought after for comedies.
He did around half a dozen films each with Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, and also worked with W. C. Fields, Jackie Gleason, and Will Rogers.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.( born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series" Taxi"( 1978 – 1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.
He currently plays Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcom" It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"( 2006 – present).
He is known for his film roles in" One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"( 1975)," Terms of Endearment"( 1983)" Throw Momma from the Train"( 1987)," Twins"( 1988)," The War of the Roses"( 1989)," Batman Returns"( 1992)," Get Shorty"( 1995)," Matilda"( 1996)," Mars Attacks!"( 1996)," L.A. Confidential"( 1997)," Man on the Moon"( 1999)," Wiener- Dog"( 2016), and most recently" Dumbo"( 2019).
He is also known for his voice roles in such films as" Space Jam"( 1996)," Hercules"( 1997), and" The Lorax"( 2012).
DeVito and Michael Shamberg founded Jersey Films.
Soon afterwards, Stacey
Sher became an equal partner.
The production company is known for films such as" Pulp FictionGarden State", and" Freedom Writers".
De Vito also owned Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series" Reno 911!".
DeVito and wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film" Matilda", based on Roald Dahl's children's novel.
DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for" Erin Brockovich".
DeVito's short stature is the result of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia( Fairbank's disease), a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth.

Question: Are director of film Death to Smoochy and director of film She Learned About Sailors from the same country?
Answer: yes