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Cast
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Robin Altman | ... | Red |
| Chuck Barris | ... | Himself | |
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Brian O'Mullin | ... | Bum |
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Jack Bernardi | ... | Violin Player (Elderly Man) |
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Satisfaction | ... | Singing Group |
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William Tregoe | ... | Winking Man |
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Harvey Alpert | ... | Trumpet Man |
| Mabel King | ... | Mabel | |
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Lillie Shelton | ... | Mabel's Mama |
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James B. Douglas | ... | Buddy Didlo |
| Harvey Lembeck | ... | Man in Steam Room | |
| Ed Marinaro | ... | Man in Locker Room | |
| Murray Langston | ... | The Unknown Comic | |
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Melvin Presar | ... | Himself |
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Steve Garvey | ... | Himself |
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A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involved in his life and work on the TV show. Written by Anonymous
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The Gong Show that was gonged by the censor. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 May 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El espectáculo más loco loco del mundo See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$1,476,425, 26 May 1980Gross USA:
$6,621,520Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,621,520Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Buddy Didlo: Chuck, you're a world famous celebrity. Trying to find you is like trying to find a camel in a haystack.
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During the breakup scene there is a blurry newspaper on the wall that says, "GONG MOVIE SMASH HIT, BARRIS NEXT FELLINI." See more »Quotes
Chuck Barris: How did you find me?Buddy Didlo: Chuck, you're a world famous celebrity. Trying to find you is like trying to find a camel in a haystack.
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Basically this is just a fictional tale of Chuck Barris going crazy trying to keep the "Gong Show" on the air and appease the censors at the same time.
Those sections of the movie are drivel--unfunny, really stupid and tedious with pointless drama thrown in.
But when they show unedited acts from the "Gong Show" this movie takes off.
The acts are sick and crude--and absolutely hilarious. My favorites are a version of the "Vatican Rag" (with one guy dressed as a priest and three other guys as nuns acting out the song) and some teenage girls sucking on popsicles that are--um--a very unusual shape and color. All the acts are good, but these two stand out.
I'm shocked that this isn't available in video or DVD! It bombed at the box office but so did "Ishtar" and I see tons of those available! Hopefully with the Chuck Barris movie being released soon this will be rectified.
Not a good movie but a very fun good-bad movie. And you get to see Jaye P. Morgan's breasts!