Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005) (TV)

Director:

Peter Orton

Writers:

Richard Thomas (book) &
Stewart Lee (book)

Release Date:

8 January 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Jerry Springer is about to have the worst day of his career.

Plot:

A TV presentation of the successful London stage show. A fully operatic production very loosely based on the 'Jerry Springer' TV show.

Plot Keywords:

Satan | Devil | God | Adam And Eve | Transexual

Cast

David Soul	...	Jerry Springer
David Bedella	...	Warm-up Man / Satan
Leon Craig	...	Montel / Jesus
Carrie Ellis	...	Peaches / Baby Jane
Alison Jiear	...	Shawntel / Eve
Christopher Key	...	Chucky / Adam
Benjamin Lake	...	Dwight / God
Ryan Molloy	...	Tremont / Angel Gabriel
Claire Platt	...	Zandra / Irene / Mary
Guy Porritt	...	Steve
Annabelle Williams	...	Andrea / Archangel Michael
Adriano Agostino	...	Ensemble
Richard Alliston	...	Ensemble
Edward Baruwa	...	Ensemble
Dale Branston	...	Ensemble

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Ireland:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Cambridge Theatre, Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London, England, UK

Company:

Avalon Productions

Trivia:

Jerry's final speech uniting Satan and God quotes from Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"

Quotes:

[spotlight]
[smiles at the audience]
Steve: [after a long pause] Hi.
[pause]
Steve: My name's Steve Wilcose. I'm head of security here at The Jerry Springer Show. You know, a lot of people ask me, "What are the hardest fights to break up?" I gotta tell you, it's, uh...
[gestures to Peaches and Zandra]
Steve: ...it's always the women.
[winks at the audience]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Dr. Phil" (2002)

What was the fuss about?

I thought that this was a brilliantly entertaining critique which was far from being the blasphemous obscenity which many organisations would have us believe. The performances were electric, especially Alison Jiear and David Bedella who were simply stunning in the way they twisted the audience from one emotion to the other. Their characters were a heady mix of comedy and pathos.

I am glad the BBC did not cave and showed this as I think this is a clear example of where people pre-judge an issue and make decisions for the masses on an uninformed premise. I'm an adult and I am happy to to make up my own mind!