Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1992) (TV)

Directors:

Julie Brown
John Fortenberry

Writers:

Julie Brown (writer)
Charlie Coffey (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

Sometimes, the truth can be nasty.

Plot:

In this made for Showtime television spoof of Madonna's "Truth or Dare" documentary, comedienne Julie Brown portrays Medusa...

Plot Keywords:

Madonna | Spoof | Reference To Paula Abdul | Reference To Ed Mcmahon | Fake Documentary

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jean Adams	...	Grandma
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
Leah Krinsky	...	Sarah
James Lashly	...	Dick
Carol Leifer	...	Angry Mom
Donal Logue	...	Shane Pencil
Wink Martindale	...	Himself
Sharonlee McLean	...	Myrna
Robbie Mueller	...	Dickie
Fred Pierce	...	Deputy
Kenneth J. Scherr	...	Doctor (as Kenneth Scherr)
Moses Sequeira	...	Raoul
Ken Walz	...	Miffed Editor
Gregory White	...	Sergeant
Smith Wordes	...	Angel

Also Known As:

Dare to Be Truthful

Runtime:

51 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Trivia:

Among the various items seen only briefly are: - A poster for the movie "Who's That Pretty Bad Lady?" (A Spoof of Madonna's "Who's That Girl") - A poster for the movie "Desperately Seeking Sushi" (A spoof of Madonna's "Desperately Seeking Susan") - A framed record award for the album "Like a Video" (A spoof of Madonna's "Like a Virgin")

Quotes:

Medusa: Vanna White, Ed McMahon / Nicolette Sheridan / Mary Hart, Chuck Woolery / Are as vague as they can be. / Brooke Shields, Dawber, Pam / Personality of Spam. / Christie Brinkley, Brosnan, Pierce / Bland and boring, something fierce. / Wilson Philips love to sing and / Wreck the cover of a magazine / Daniel Quayle's brain is gone...

Movie Connections:

References Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Soundtrack:

Like a Virgin

J is for Julie Brown!

After all these years, I am puzzled as to why Julie Brown (West Coast) isn't a household name or a hugely famous comedic star. She is one of the funniest females on the planet. In this spoof, she takes on Madonna who is one of her favorite targets. She is Medusa, a hugely successful singer, like Madonna who also happened to have documentary "Truth or Dare." Julie Brown spoofs Madonna as Medusa who came from Wisconsin, the land of dairy and beer. I remember the segment where she went to Wisconsin to visit her family and a grave. I don't remember if it was a parent or her pet. I remember somebody saying that Medusa did nothing original. She was just copying others. I have to say that I hope this spoof documentary is available on DVD somewhere. Julie Brown was at her best mocking and spoofing others.