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1977 (USA)
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The Movie That Grabs TV by the Dials and Won't Let Go!
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Some unknown source has interrupted all television transmissions around the world. In place of the regular broadcasts...
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The Sketchy History of Sketch Comedy Movies
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(From Huffington Post. 8 January 2010, 5:23 AM, PST)
The Sketchy History of Sketch Comedy Movies
(From IFC. 10 September 2009, 4:14 AM, PDT)
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Cast
(in credits order) | Paul Ainsley | ... | Guard in Political Speech |
| Wil Albert | ... | Bruno |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | Miracle White Announcer |
| Meridith Baer | ... | Switchboard Operator #2 |
| Gene Borkan | ... | Attendant in Retirement Home |
| Jordan Brian | ... | Boy in Winkles (as Jordon Brian) |
| Cory 'Bumper' Yothers | ... | Boy in Bullseye Frozen Food (as Bumper) |
| Marianne Bunch | ... | Girl on Beach |
 | Twink Caplan | ... | Louise (as Twinkie Caplan) |
| Mel Carter | ... | Storefront Person |
 | Joanna Cassidy | ... | Lisa Allen |
 | Dort Clark | ... | Overdrawn Depositor |
 | K.C. Ligon | ... | Maxine Waldman (as Katherine Dunfee Clark) |
| Beatrice Colen | ... | Mother |
| Dee Cooper | ... | Trucker |
 | Ken Davitian | ... | Fat Bartender |
| Hal K. Dawson | ... | Grandpa |
| Susan Doukas | ... | Loan Officer |
 | Fred Dryer | ... | Himself |
| Murphy Dunne | ... | Danny Dumont |
| Johnny Fain | ... | Storefront Person (as John Fain) |
| Laurie Zimmer | ... | Miracle White Lady (as Laura Fanning) |
| Art Fleming | ... | Colonel Grant |
| Aaron Fletcher | ... | Wise Man |
| Connie Fox | ... | Susan Lancaster |
| Fred Franklyn | ... | Commissioner Johnson |
| Dick Frattali | ... | Host of Last Supper |
| Kinky Friedman | ... | Ole Ben Lucas |
| Ben Frommer | ... | Count |
 | Stephen Furst | ... | Fat Gin Player |
 | George Furth | ... | President |
 | Paul 'Mousie' Garner | ... | Nostalgic Old Person (as Mousie Garner) |
| Larry Gelman | ... | Man with Groceries |
| Gertrude Graner | ... | Relief Card Player |
| Bradley Green | ... | Boy Scout (as Bradley Greene) |
| Laurence Haddon | ... | General Jackson |
| Mary Hamill | ... | Paranoid Woman |
 | Sandy Helberg | ... | Mailman |
 | Basil Hoffman | ... | Presidential Advisor |
| Peter Kastner | ... | David |
| Rosanne Katon | ... | Laura Franklin |
| Suzanne Kent | ... | Melissa |
| Carl La Fong | ... | Doctor Stay Down |
 | Hap Lawrence | ... | Jogger |
| Carole Mallory | ... | Morning Mist Girl |
| Brockton O'Toole | ... | Wise Man (as Arvid Malnaa) |
| James McCabe | ... | Father |
| Ira Miller | ... | Jewish Deviate |
| Marvin Miller | ... | Henry Wideman |
| Bret Morrison | ... | Russian Premier |
| Mickey Morton | ... | Ted (as Micky Morton) |
 | Craig Richard Nelson | ... | Bud Schuler |
 | Warren Oates | ... | Celebrity Sportsman |
| Maria O'Brien | ... | Air Puerto Rico Stewardess (as Maria O'Brian) |
| Jack O'Leary | ... | Merlyville Sheriff |
| Ken Olfson | ... | Mr. Sloan |
 | Dick O'Neill | ... | General Andrews |
| Nancy Parsons | ... | Lady Mailperson |
 | David Pendleton | ... | South African Waiter |
| Susan Peretz | ... | Heather |
| Shelley R. Bonus | ... | Switchboard Operator (as Shelley Pryor) |
| Peter Ratray | ... | Grand Brougham Announcer |
| Cecil Reddick | ... | 400 Pound Man |
| Robert Ridgely | ... | Celebrity Sportsman Host |
| Mary Margaret Robinson | ... | Nurse (as Mary Robinson) |
| Bobby Romanus | ... | Timmy Dorset |
 | Robert C. Romanus | ... | Timmy Dorset (as Bobby Romanus) |
| Philip Roth | ... | Doctor Burns (as Phil Roth) |
| Lucy Saroyan | ... | Connie |
| Ben Schlossberg | ... | Dink (as Ben Schlosberg) |
| Tom Scott | ... | Announcer in Political Speech |
 | Pamela Guest | ... | Mrs. Dorset (as Pamela Seamon) |
 | Al Shafran | ... | Wise Man |
 | Harry Shearer | ... | Trucker's Friend |
| Dave Shelley | ... | Max (as Dave Shelly) |
 | Joseph R. Sicari | ... | Man in Air Puerto Rico (as Joseph Sicari) |
| George Skaff | ... | Martin Boorman |
 | David Spielberg | ... | Mr. Dorset |
| Jessica Swirnoff | ... | Alice |
| Ken Sylk | ... | Artie |
| Cynthia Szigeti | ... | Dawn |
| Lou Tiano | ... | Pete |
| Herb Voland | ... | Admiral Taft |
| Mike Wagner | ... | Senator Simon |
| Alan Wittert | ... | Paranoid Man |
 | Harris Yulin | ... | Charles Conlin |
 | Paul Zegler | ... | Suspicious Man |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Mary Steelsmith | ... | Count's blond girlfriend (segment "Manny's Nymphs") (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Bradley R. Swirnoff | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Baskin | ||
| Stephen Feinberg | ||
| Roger Shulman | ||
| Bradley R. Swirnoff | ||
Produced by | |||
| Robin French | .... | executive producer | |
| David Hoberman | .... | associate producer | |
| Marc Trabulus | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ken Lauber | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Matthew F. Leonetti | (as Matthew Leonetti) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Geoffrey Rowland | |||
Casting by | |||
| Harriet B. Helberg | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Daniel A. Lomino | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Rick Gentz | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Petty | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Randall Henderson | .... | second assistant director (as Randy Henderson) | |
| Stanley Neufeld | .... | assistant director (as Stan Neufeld) | |
Art Department | |||
| David Goldman | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Lloyd V. Friedgen Sr. | .... | sound effects editor (as Lloyd Friedgen) | |
| Robert J. Miller | .... | sound (as Robert Miller) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Baron | .... | gaffer | |
| William W. Gillham | .... | still photographer | |
| James Glennon | .... | camera operator (as Jim Glennon) | |
| John J. Linder | .... | key grip (as John Linder) | |
| Dennis Matsuda | .... | assistant camera (as Dennis Matsude) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Harold Hoff | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Erica Flaum | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Dan Carlin Sr. | .... | music editor (as Dan Carlin) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Bill Van Hoek | .... | transportation captain | |
Other crew | |||
| Alvin Greenman | .... | script supervisor | |
| Paul Kronick | .... | assistant to producer | |
| James McCabe | .... | location coordinator (as Jim McCabe) | |
| Janice Peters | .... | production secretary (as Janice J. Peters) | |
| Stanley Neufeld | .... | production executive (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Danton Films (1978) (Canada) (theatrical) (as "Prime Time")
- Paragon Video Productions (1982) (USA) (VHS)
- Cannon Releasing Corp.
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Series of parody skits skewer social topics and television commercials under the pretense of illegal television broadcasts by some unknown group. Some are quite funny while others don't survive the test of time. A few were licensed from National Lampoon. Some of the funniest are the parodies of the U.S. President and his chief arguing about the conspirators and actions to take. The ending is rather sardonic and poignant in light of Gorgeous Georgie and Doofus Dickie. Well produced and directed in spite of limited budget. Available as part of the Drive In 50-movie pack released by Mill Creek Entertainment. Unfortunately, the source print while complete was apparently turning or had lost color and the transfer has many extremely dark areas. But, the comedy doesn't suffer from such. These are similar to skits from the early years of Saturday Night Live.