Ringmaster (1998)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Neil Abramson

Writer (WGA):

Jon Bernstein (written by)

Release Date:

25 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Jerry Springer stars as more or less himself, the host of a raunchy, controversial and popular Los Angeles...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Talk Show | Violence | Black Comedy | Lesbian Kiss

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jerry Springer	...	Jerry Farrelly
Jaime Pressly	...	Angel Zorzak
William McNamara	...	Troy Davenport
Molly Hagan	...	Connie Zorzak
John Capodice	...	Mel Riley
Wendy Raquel Robinson	...	Starletta
Ashley Holbrook	...	Willie
Tangie Ambrose	...	Vonda Simmons
Nicki Micheaux	...	Leshawnette
Krista Tesreau	...	Catherine Winicott
Dawn Maxey	...	Natalie
Maximilliana	...	Charlie / Claire
Michael Jai White	...	Demond
Michael Dudikoff	...	Rusty
Jerry Giles	...	Floyd Merkel

Also Known As:

Jerry Springer: Ringmaster (USA) (working title)
Springers (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:18A | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-16

Company:

Artisan Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Connie's shirt that she gets Jerry to sign and the one that she wears in later scenes is different. Jerry signs "To Connie Thanks Love Jerry" and the shirt that she wears says "To Connie Thanks Jerry."

Quotes:

Catherine: Are those people OK?
Jerry Farrelly: No they're not OK, they're guests on my show.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Ringmaster (1998) (TV)

Even if you're a Springer fan, skip this boring, lifeless piece of crap

I'm not a regular viewer of Springer's, but I do watch his show in glimpses and I think the show is a fine guilty pleasure and a good way to kill some time. So naturally, I'm going to watch this movie expecting to see "Jerry Springer Uncensored." First of all, Jerry appears in approximately twenty minutes of the film's running time. The other hour and twenty minutes is spent building up this pseudo-farce about trailer-trash, jealousy, incest and deception. Jaime Pressley (who looks hot as HELLLL) is a trailer-trash slut who sleeps with her stepfather (a very unusual-looking, chain-smoking, drunken Michael Dudikoff who finally strays from his action hero persona). The mom finds out about the affair, they get into a fight, they want to take it to the "Jerry" show (that's right, no Springer). And then we have a parallel story with an African-American couple. They take it to the "Jerry" show. The characters collide. Blah, blah, freakin' blah! Trash has rarely been this BORRRINGG!!!! I was wondering why the hell Springer has millions of fans, yet none of them checked out his movie. Well, now it's TOTALLY obvious!! Whether you love him or hate him, you will hate this movie! How can I explain? It's a total mess of a motion picture (if that's what you call it). It's so badly edited, with scenes that just don't connect, and after a period of time the plot virtually disappears and it's simply all over the map! Just imagine a predictable soap opera transformed into a comic farce. With seldom laughs.

My only positive note is a hot girl-girl scene. That's as risque as it gets. Don't get me wrong, the scene's pretty risque, but if you look at the overall film comparing it to the material on Springer's program--this disastrous farce seems extremely sanitized.

My score: 3 (out of 10)