Wally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rodney Dangerfield | ... | Wally Sparks | |
| Debi Mazar | ... | Sandy Gallo | |
| David Ogden Stiers | ... | Gov. Floyd Preston | |
| Burt Reynolds | ... | Lenny Spencer | |
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Rita McKenzie | ... | Helen Williams |
| Lisa Thornhill | ... | Priscilla Preston | |
| Mark L. Taylor | ... | Harvey Bishop | |
| Cindy Williams | ... | Emily Preston | |
| Gilbert Gottfried | ... | Mr. Harry Karp | |
| Tony Danza | ... | New York Cab Driver | |
| Karen Duffy | ... | Reporter #3 | |
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Eamonn Roche | ... | Alan Miller |
| Sir Mix A Lot | ... | Rapper Announcer (as Sir Mix-A-Lot) | |
| Michael Weatherly | ... | Dean Sparks | |
| Glenn Walker Harris Jr. | ... | Robby Preston | |
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Wally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.
Plot Keywords:
nude male statue missing penis | tabloid journalist | new bride | mickey finn | land development |Taglines:
He's a menace to High Society. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for continuous crude sexual humor and some nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
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31 January 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,131,001, 2 February 1997Gross USA:
$4,073,582Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,073,582Company Credits
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[sees an obese couple making out]
Wally Sparks: you two should find a warehouse.
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Written George Jackson, Tom Jones III
Performed by Rodney Dangerfield
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Tony Danza plays a New York Cabbie named Tony, which was the first name of his career-making role on the show Taxi. See more »Quotes
Wally Sparks: [notices a couple making out] you two should find a room[sees an obese couple making out]
Wally Sparks: you two should find a warehouse.
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Old Time Rock N RollWritten George Jackson, Tom Jones III
Performed by Rodney Dangerfield
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"Meet Wally Sparks" is a screwball comedy in the vein of an Adam Sandler vehicle or latter-day "National Lampoon" movie. Sure, it's dumb. Sure, it's cheap. Sure, there's no Palm D'Or award sitting on the director's shelf. But some movies are not destined for accolades or AFI lists or anything above the $8.99-and-under used video rack at Blockbuster.
This movie has a drunken horse, three Southern ladies (one of them Cindy Williams) dancing in their skivvies to "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", a fight between Sumo wrestlers and WWF stars, and Tony Danza reprising his role as Tony from "Taxi" doing a Rodney Dangerfield impression. Oh, and lest it be overlooked, RODNEY FRIGGIN' DANGERFIELD.
Come on. It's goofy, it's fun, it doesn't cost more than the price of a pack of cigarettes to own. Rodney and Oscar may not mix, but live-action cartoons and Rodney go pretty well together.