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An outraged reverend buys a public access station that specializes in what he considers pornographic...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jonathan Penner | ... | Jerry |
| Jessica Hecht | ... | Natalie |
 | Matt Winston | ... | Frank |
 | Dweezil Zappa | ... | Sid |
| Moon Unit Zappa | ... | Katie (as Moon Zappa) |
 | Albert Hall | ... | Bobby |
 | Alan Thicke | ... | Reverend Wright |
| Tamayo Otsuki | ... | Tiffany |
| George Wendt | ... | Abbey Archer |
 | Tommy Hinkley | ... | Ralph Greed |
 | Carlos Carrasco | ... | Clarence |
 | George Murdock | ... | Chief Cochon |
| Mink Stole | ... | Ms. Dickman |
| Jack Wallace | ... | Mr. Harris |
| Edith Varon | ... | Mrs. Harris |
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Rated R for strong language, nudity, sexual content and some drug use.
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87 min
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This is one of those gems of a film that seems to rise above the sum of its not so stellar parts.
Although the production values don't seem to be up the quality we would expect from the cast, everyone seems to be having fun and the commentary of the director appears to confirm this.
Why are they, and the viewer, having fun? Simply because by not taking itself too seriously, this movie manages to skewer everything in its path: The religious right, the over-righteous (and cantankerous) left, and the seemingly unconcerned middle, and even conspiracy theorists that see everyone as the enemy. (Didn't anyone catch the naked aerobics instructor bit as a Jane Fonda reference?).
Rather than re-summarize the plot, let me summarize the idea: Nobody has a lock on the "truth", only on their concept of it.
This is one of those films that if you want to check your brain at the door and sit back and be entertained, you will miss the whole point of the movie.