Ringmaster (1998)

Jerry Springer stars as more or less himself, the host of a raunchy, controversial and popular Los Angeles talk show which features everyday people with problems and who frequently vent ... See full summary »

Director:

Neil Abramson

Writer:

Jon Bernstein

Stars:

Jerry Springer, Jaime Pressly, William McNamara

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Jerry Springer stars as more or less himself, the host of a raunchy, controversial and popular Los Angeles talk show which features everyday people with problems and who frequently vent thrir problems on the air. A new group of guests are flown in for one show who include white trailer trash from Sarasota FL; Connie, whose current husband has cheated on her with her nymphomaniac teenage daughter, Angel, for which Connie has gotten revenge by having sex with Angel's fiance; and from Detroit, black trash Starletta, whose boyfriend, Damone, has slept with all of her girlfriends. Soon the paths of all of these parties cross which leads to more sex, arguments, physical violence, and Jerry sweating out just another day.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | revenge | laundromat | oral sex | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jerry Springer: Ringmaster

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,344,022 (USA) (27 November 1998)

Gross:

$9,247,881 (USA) (5 February 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artisan Entertainment, Kushner-Locke Company, The, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The trailer park folks are supposed to live in Central Florida. (Jaime Pressly passes a Tampa sign, Willie mentions that he works at the Walmart in Lakeland, etc.) But when her stepfather bails her out, he does so at the Broward County jail (written in large letters on the side of the building). Broward County is almost exactly 200 miles south of Lakeland.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Featured in The Ringmaster (1998)

User Reviews

I can't believe I paid for this...

Ok, let me say that I didn't expect a film starring Jerry Springer to be cinematic gold, all I asked for was it to be cinematic...and it wasn't even that. It looked like someone's bad home movies. Poorly acted, scripted, and filled to the brim with nudity of the most unnattractive people I've ever seen.

The film's "plot" focuses on a low-class family who decide to go on the "Jerry Farrelly Show" to discuss multiple affairs between a mother, daughter, stepfather and the daughter's fiancee. From there, the movie fizzles and develops into a unique experience: white-trash pornography. There's redneck sex, interacial sex, even sex between Jerry and his wife? (Yuk!) This film encouraged me to want to run out of the theater and get a second circumcision. At least it was mercifully short. Disgusting and degrading. African-Americans and working class America should be offended. (Howard Stern should be pleased however, he didn't squander his attempt for film stardom. His was smart, funny and entertaining)

MY GRADE: F+ (the daughter was hot)