The Onion Movie

"America's Finest News Source."

Jan 7 2008 Not Rated 1h 26m
Comedy

Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.

Plot

We watch the Onion News, America's Finest News Source, with Dana Dobbs, Senior Correspondent Kip Kendall, and award-winning anchor Norm Archer. In addition to watching the news, we see the program's commercials, some commentary on the film as it proceeds, and we watch some terrorists in training. Behind the scenes, Onion News's corporate owner, Global Tetrahedron, seeks synergy by promoting its other products within Norm's news broadcast. Norm doesn't like it, especially when a toy penguin (think Energizer Bunny) waddles across his desk promoting a Global Tetrahedron film starring Steven Seagal. But Norm may end up needing Steven's help.

Written by

Todd Hanson, Robert Siegel

Directed by

Tom Kuntz, Mike Maguire

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Onion

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
16,806
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA