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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Scatological Humor Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 11/13/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Comedy, Action Comedy, Gross-Out Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy

Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, the impish impresarios of gross-out comedy, take their body function-inspired humor to new extremes in this mixture of live action and animation. Bill Murray stars as Frank, a zoo worker suffering from the effects of an unknown malady he contracted after eating an egg contaminated with simian saliva. Unknown to Frank, the inside of his body is actually a city (the City of Frank) teeming with cellular life, where the mysterious illness he's fighting is an invading enemy that must be defeated at all costs. It's up to Osmosis Jones (voice of Chris Rock), a white blood cell cop, and Drix (voice of David Hyde Pierce), a rookie over-the-counter medication, to hunt down and stop a lethal virus (Laurence Fishburne) who's got an inferiority complex. Along the way, the partners visit Frank's runny nostrils (Booger Dam) and a bar called, appropriately enough, the Zit. Osmosis Jones costars Molly Shannon and Chris Elliott, and features the vocal talents of William Shatner, producer Joel Silver, and singer Brandy Norwood. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Bill Murray - Frank
Molly Shannon - Mrs. Boyd
Chris Rock - Osmosis Jones
Laurence Fishburne - Thrax
David Hyde Pierce - Drix

Live-action comedy and exciting animated adventure come together for a wild ride through the human anatomy in the outrageous Osmosis Jones. Warner has done an excellent job on this disc beginning with a very well-rendered 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. All aspects of this disc, including color patterns, fleshtones, and black levels, look very even and natural. No imperfections or edge enhancement are spotted anywhere during the film. Audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and French, as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 in Spanish. The 5.1 soundtrack utilizes surround effects generously throughout the film. Bodily sounds such as gastric juices and flowing snot surround the viewer during the entire film. Also included on this disc are English and French subtitles. Osmosis Jones is filled to the brim with some icky special features, starting off with a commentary track by animation directors Piet Kroon and Tom Sito, writer Marc Hyman, and producer Zak Penn. This is a very chatty audio track that gives much information about the production and design of the film. Two documentaries ("HBO First Look Special" and "Investigating the Vocal Chords") provide a detailed look into the voice-over talent needed for the film, as well as interviews with some of the cast and crew. Finally there are a few unfinished "deleted scenes," a theatrical trailer for the film, and a section titled "Frank's Anatomy" that allows the viewer to jump to certain scenes (located in certain parts of the body). Fans of the gross and weird should have a ball with this edition of Osmosis Jones. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide