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The Adventures of Pluto Nash. By the end of the 21st century, mankind has established itself on the Moon and also established lunar colonies, which have expanded into large cities, such as Moon Beach and Little America. Human cloning is now common, body modification is now legal and simple, and anthropomorphic androids have become widespread in use as bodyguards and henchmen. Smuggling has become one of the main sources of illegal activity (e.g. pets like dogs or cats, as animals are forbidden on Lunar colonies), and the moon has become the primary place for gambling (having been outlawed on Earth).
In the decade of 2080, on a lunar colony called Little America, a retired smuggler named Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) buys a nightclub in order to fulfill a longtime wish and prevent the murder of Anthony Frankowski (Jay Mohr), the club’s previous owner, by his creditors.
Seven years later, “Club Pluto” has become a successful business that is frequented by many socialites. The staff consists of Pluto, a Hispanic assistant, and an anthropomorphic android robot named Bruno (Randy Quaid). Meanwhile, Anthony has become a stage performer under the name of Tony Francis, under which name he has achieved interplanetary fame despite his apparent lack of talent. His music, performance style, and costume resemble those of Frank Sinatra.
Pluto is approached one night by a young woman called Dina Lake (Rosario Dawson), who has become stranded on the Moon and desires to earn money to pay for transport to Earth. She seeks help from Pluto because her father, “Nicky Sticks”, was a friend of Pluto’s, to whom offers her skills as a singer. Instead, Pluto gives her a job as server at his club and allows her to remain after closure.
During the same night, Pluto is approached three times by messengers of a mysterious entrepreneur called Rex Crater, who wishes to buy Club Pluto and convert it into a gambling casino. When Pluto refuses, Rex Crater’s minions destroy the club. Pluto, Dina, and Bruno escape. They therafter begin to investigate Rex Crater, about whom very little is known. Rowland (Peter Boyle), a friend to Pluto’s mother and retired police detective, informs Pluto that Rex Crater is never seen outside of a penthouse in the city of Moon Beach. Rex is said to have been involved with a geneticist named Runa Pendankin, who specialized in cloning before her death.
Pluto and Dina visit Doctor Pendankin’s apprentice, Mona Zimmer (Illeana Douglas), who operates a cosmetic surgery station. To inflitrate this, they pose as a married couple attempting to revive their infatuation for one another by having their figures altered. After they have seen several examples of commonly preferred body shapes and contours, Zimmer asks for a police permit to perform the operation.
Pluto bribes her to ignore this formality, and when she accepts the bribe poses as a police officer bent on interrogating her. Having been intimidated by Pluto’s bluffs, Zimmer reveals that Doctor Pendankin had worked for or with a Terrestrial criminal having what appeared to be the initials “WZW” inscribed on his briefcase prior to her death.
Pluto and Dina return to the hotel. They meet Pluto’s mother, Flura Nash (Pam Grier). All are attacked by Rex Crater’s assassins, who have tracked them to the hotel. They all narrowly escape, whereinafter Pluto steals a car to transport himself, Dina, and Bruno to an abandoned smuggler’s refuge.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Australian-American science fiction action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy (in a dual role) and directed by Ron Underwood. The film co-stars Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, and John Cleese. The film was released in the United States on August 16, 2002.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese
Screenplay by: Neil Cuthbert
Production Design by: Bill Brzeski
Cinematography by: Oliver Wood
Film Editing by: Alan Heim, Paul Hirsch
Costume Design by: Ha Nguyen
Set Decoration by: Elise de Blois, Brana Rosenfeld
Art Direction by: Gilles Aird, Shepherd Frankel, Raynald Langelier, Jason Weil
Music by: John Powell
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, sexual humor and language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: August 16, 2002
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