Action Family (TV 1986)

Director:

Gary Weis

Writers:

Chris Elliott (story), Sandy Frank (teleplay),

Stars:

Chance Bassett, Jimmy Butts, Eyde Byrde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chance Bassett	...	Cindy
Jimmy Butts	...	No Brain
Eyde Byrde	...	Peggy
George Ede	...	Blocker
Chris Elliott	...	Chris
Seth Green	...	Danny Elliot
Beth Holland	...	Shirley
Gary Howard Klar	...	Zack (as Gary Klar)
Lucy Landau	...	Aunt Lucy
Gina Martin	...	Melissa
Antonia Rey	...	Mrs. Diaz
Bob Elliott	...	The Vendor
David Letterman	...	Himself
Joseph Amodei	...	Owen
Chuck Cooper	...	Cop

Storyline

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

1986 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Star Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Very very funny (if you like Chris Elliott)

My roommate and I rented this on video about 10 years ago at an indie video store in Minneapolis, MN., and I thought this was a great early nugget showcasing Chris Elliott's "annoying but hilarious" persona... If it surfaces on DVD or cable TV this is worth a spin just for David Letterman's blistering cameo where he ball busts Chris at a stop light. There is also a delicious lampooning of both British TV (it's shot on film for outdoor scenes and video live before a studio audience with a laugh track allowing Elliott to jump between the two mediums) and makes fun of the Partridge Family (the family is also a band). Plus there is a dream sequence where President Abe Lincoln spanks a crying Chris Elliott (Lincoln also shows up again in "FDR, A One Man Show"). Worth ferreting this one out if you're a fan of this brand of humor...