Mouse Hunt (1997)

Mouse Hunt (1997) – Slapstick Family Comedy Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're checking out Mouse Hunt (1997), Gore Verbinski's feature directorial debut and one of DreamWorks' earliest releases. Written by Adam Rifkin and starring Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Maury Chaykin, and Christopher Walken, the film follows two brothers who inherit a valuable old mansion and discover that one very determined mouse has no intention of letting them sell it. Much of the conversation comes back to just how completely Mouse Hunt commits to being a live-action cartoon. JD and Randy compare its slapstick to Tom and Jerry and older comedy teams, while spending some time on how Verbinski and the effects crew make that approach work in live action. There's also some discussion of why this particular kind of family movie seemed to disappear after the 1990s. Most importantly, Randy stayed awake for the whole thing.