SUBMITTED BY Timbo

October 29, 2003 — USA Today talks to Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (aka the McKenzie Brothers) who play a pair of moose in the upcoming animated feature "Brother Bear".

The antlered duo of Rutt and Tuke are voiced by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, creators of the flannel-shirted, beer-imbibing buffoons Bob and Doug McKenzie. The proletariat pair, who were born in 1980 as part of Canadian-bred skit show SCTV, parodied such national food concerns as back bacon and doughnuts and popularized catchphrases like "Take off, you hoser" and "Eh?" (Canadian for "you know?") on their "Great White North" segment.

Moranis and Thomas later parlayed their McKenzie fame into multimedia fool's gold, including a 1983 cult classic that combined Hamlet and ale, Strange Brew; a best-selling comedy album; and ads for Pizza Hut and Jiffy Lube. But this is the first time the doltish duo has impersonated wild animals. At least intentionally.

Read the full interview at the link below.