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Movie Madness

  • 1982
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
1.2K
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Movie Madness (1982)
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
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A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

  • Directors
    • Bob Giraldi
    • Henry Jaglom
  • Writers
    • Tod Carroll
    • Shary Flenniken
    • Pat Mephitis
  • Stars
    • Peter Riegert
    • Diane Lane
    • Candy Clark
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Bob Giraldi
      • Henry Jaglom
    • Writers
      • Tod Carroll
      • Shary Flenniken
      • Pat Mephitis
    • Stars
      • Peter Riegert
      • Diane Lane
      • Candy Clark
    • 35User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

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    Photos15

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    Movie Madness (1982)
    Ann Dusenberry and Joe Spinell in Movie Madness (1982)
    Tamar Howard in Movie Madness (1982)
    Candy Clark and Peter Riegert in Movie Madness (1982)
    Peter Riegert in Movie Madness (1982)
    Ina Fried, Tamar Howard, Andy Shakman, and Schnootie Neff in Movie Madness (1982)
    Ina Fried, Barry Michlin, Peter Riegert, and Andy Shakman in Movie Madness (1982)
    Teresa Ganzel in Movie Madness (1982)
    Teresa Ganzel and Peter Riegert in Movie Madness (1982)
    Nedra Volz in Movie Madness (1982)

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    Peter Riegert
    Peter Riegert
    • Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Liza ("Growing Yourself")
    Candy Clark
    Candy Clark
    • Susan Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
    Teresa Ganzel
    Teresa Ganzel
    • Diana ("Growing Yourself")
    Schnootie Neff
    • Jennifer Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
    Andy Shakman
    • Josh Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
    Tamar Howard
    Tamar Howard
    • Judy Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
    Ina Fried
    • Jeffrey Cooper - 'Growing Yourself'
    • (as Ian Fried)
    Barry Michlin
    • Fireman - 'Growing Yourself'
    Trinidad Silva
    Trinidad Silva
    • Carlos - 'Growing Yourself'
    John Lawlor
    John Lawlor
    • Mr. Haggis - 'Growing Yourself'
    Susan Krebs
    Susan Krebs
    • Lady Who Beats Her Plants - 'Growing Yourself'
    Nedra Volz
    Nedra Volz
    • Old Lady - 'Growing Yourself'
    Stanley Lawrence
    • Sanitation Man - 'Growing Yourself'
    • (as Stan Lawrence)
    Ann Dusenberry
    Ann Dusenberry
    • Dominique Corsaire ("Success Wanters")
    Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    • Paul Everest ("Success Wanters")
    Titos Vandis
    Titos Vandis
    • Nixos Naxos ("Success Wanters")
    Bobby Di Cicco
    Bobby Di Cicco
    • Nicholas Naxos ("Success Wanters")
    • Directors
      • Bob Giraldi(segments Growing Yourself, Success Wanters)
      • Henry Jaglom(segment Municipalians)
    • Writers
      • Tod Carroll
      • Shary Flenniken
      • Pat Mephitis
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The picture was completed in 1981 but wasn't widely released theatrically until two years later in 1983. In between, the movie had a limited release stateside in April 1982.
    • Quotes

      Stan Nagurski: I didn't want to say anything, but you're boring.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1992 US VHS release censors most of the profanities via dubbing (though one line is cut outright with a noticeable splice in the picture). The DVD release is uncensored.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Minty Comedic Arts: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Vacation (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Going To The Movies
      Performed by Dr. John

    User reviews35

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    Featured review
    1/10
    Deservedly an unknown movie
    National Lampoon was once a funny magazine. Whether you liked the stoner hippie days of the late sixties or the smug and sassy coke-head days of the seventies (when the comedy was fortified with plenty of naked babes) depends very much on your date of birth, but everyone agrees that by the early eighties, middle age had killed off whichever remaining sparks of anarchic humour that the drugs hadn't, and offerings like this film and the increasingly terrible spin-off records shot further holes in the hull. Outside of a nicely illustrated title sequence, there's absolutely nothing to recommend this singularly depressing stinkbug. If you make it through the baffling opening segment, 'Growing Myself', hoping things will get better, tough luck - they don't. Whoever thought the idea of a woman being brutally raped with a stick of butter was comedy gold deserved to have his head handed back to him on a platter of dog mess. If there's ever a global shortage of guitar picks, the negatives of this rambling, incoherent ragbag of crummy ideas and dire performances may well serve some purpose.
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    • world_of_weird
    • Nov 29, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • National Lampoon's Movie Madness
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Matty Simmons Productions
      • National Lampoon
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $63,405
    • Gross worldwide
      • $63,405
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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