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15 December 1984 (USA)
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A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business. full summary | add synopsis
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Some great vignettes in this film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Danny DeVito | ... | Vic De Salvo |
 | Rhea Perlman | ... | Francine Kester |
| Gerrit Graham | ... | Parker Braithwaite |
| Bernadette Birkett | ... | Mrs. Sweeney |
 | Barry Corbin | ... | Carl Wheeny |
| Louis Giambalvo | ... | Goody DeSalvo |
| Ronny Graham | ... | Cap'n Andy |
| Huntz Hall | ... | Benny Bentson |
 | Basil Hoffman | ... | Frank Friedlander |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Wes Vandergelder |
| John Megna | ... | Al |
 | Michael Richards | ... | Sal |
 | Ron Rifkin | ... | T.V. Director |
 | Joe Santos | ... | Tony |
 | Vincent Schiavelli | ... | Skip |
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The Mogul (bootleg title)
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In a deleted scene Lainie Kazan played 'Edna,' the struggling network's psychic adviser. Jonathan Winters wanted to play kiddie show host 'Captain Andy,' but was unavailable. Geena Davis auditioned for several parts, including 'Hamilton's Girl.'
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Vic De Salvo:
I don't remember any Francine Kester on the invite list, do you, Skip?
Skip: Please, I have no knowledge of this woman.
Francine Kester: You don't look like you've had knowledge of any woman.
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Skip: Please, I have no knowledge of this woman.
Francine Kester: You don't look like you've had knowledge of any woman.
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The Rating's Game is worth a look for it's t.v. program parodies alone. The satire is Saturday Night Live quality. The Saturday morning cartoon segment "The Goombas"-- a cast of Italian-American lowbrow characters who are fish is so ridiculous and clever you'll hit the ground.