But it is supposed to be funny that they can't get rid of the mouse, which is able to set off all their traps, figure out all their plans, and anticipate all their schemes. What about the brothers? Are they funny? No. But what is funny about the character other than that it's played by Walken? Are we supposed to laugh when he's humiliated by the mouse? Not unless we care about him-and we don't, since he's obviously as much a prop as the mouse. To help themselves, they bring in an exterminator named Caesar ( Christopher Walken).Īt some point in the production, someone undoubtedly said, "Wouldn't it be great to get Christopher Walken as the exterminator!'' But why? Yes, Walken is an actor who inspires strong audience reactions, and, yes, his baggage from previous roles make him a plausible exterminator. They can get rich by selling it, but first they have to make some repairs-and get rid of the mouse. Now what about the brothers Smuntz? Ernie ( Nathan Lane) and Lars ( Lee Evans) have inherited the string factory of their father ( William Hickey), and also a run-down Victorian mansion that turns out to be a great architect'slost masterpiece. Because the mouse has no personality or personal history, because it has no particular goals other than to continue being a mouse, it isn't a sympathetic character, but simply an ingenious prop.
Mouse house movie movie#
Is the mouse intelligent? Does it know and care what is happening? Or is it simply a movie prop to be employed on cue? We aren't told, and we don't know. It has been cinematically assembled from many sources (real trained mice, animated mice, an animatronic mouse for the closeups) but it has never been given a goal in life, other than to function as a plot device.
In appearance, it is a common field mouse.
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