Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1992)

In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne Julie Brown portrays Medusa, an egocentric, hyper-sexual (and not particularly talented) pop ... See full summary »

Directors:

Julie Brown, John Fortenberry

Writers:

Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey

Stars:

Jean Adams, Ryeland Allison, Rocco Neil April

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jean Adams	...	Grandma
Ryeland Allison	...	Medusa's Drummer
Rocco Neil April	...	Fanatic Medusa Fan
Julie Brown	...	Medusa
Sergio Carbajal	...	Dunky
Jodi Carlisle	...	Aphrodite
Charlie Coffey	...	Jeff
Cristy Dawson	...	Klepto Nurse (as Christy Dawson)
Stanley DeSantis	...	Bennie
Chris Elliott	...	Andy
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Himself
Kathy Griffin	...	Taffy
Thomas Halstead	...	Stinky
Tom Kenny	...	Bobo Kaufman
Sophiah Koikas	...	Happy Fan

Storyline

In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne Julie Brown portrays Medusa, an egocentric, hyper-sexual (and not particularly talented) pop star on an international five-day world tour, "The Blonde Leading the Blonde" show. Brown painstakingly duplicates costumes, sets and hairstyles while spoofing Madonna's seeming self-obsession. Madonna visits the cemetary where her mother is buried; Medusa visits the pet cemetary where her dog Buster is laid to rest. (Or is it "Boomer"?) Madonna performs fellatio on a bottle, at the dare of a friend; Medusa does it on a watermelon. And so on...

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Plot Keywords:

madonna | spoof | reference to paula abdul | satire | movie for tv | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes, the truth can be nasty.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Dare to Be Truthful

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The special DVD release features a 10 minute deleted-scenes montage with new commentary recorded by "Medusa" detailing the making of the "documentary".

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Quotes

Medusa: Hey, look, if he's dead then I'm gonna need a NEW boyfriend, right? You can't doodle with a dead noodle. Hah-hah!
Shane Pencil: Augh!
Medusa: Oh, no. There he goes! Actor man, off on another acting adventure: doo-doo-doo! He'll be back. Oh my God! Is that what Shakespeare looked like? He's a balding geek with a bad perm! I'm not doing this.

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Crazy Credits

During the credits we hear Medusa and her dancers in her bed giggling and making comments.

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Connections

References Who's That Girl (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Everybody, Be Excited"
by Julie Brown

User Reviews

Now this is great television!!!

This is one of Julie's greatest tributes to music, alongside her "Trapped in the Body of a White Girl" album. To quote the great Medusa "Dare to go bare, just wear your underwear, you'll get a ride home everytime" - Wow!!! Now that is some good advice. "You can dance, at my party! Yeah, justify your dance shoes!.....You're invited to the party in my pants. Yeah come on boy let's dance, at the party in my pants" Julie Brown is hilarious!!! It is almost sad that this video is only 51 minutes long, but every minute is awesome!!!