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Meet Wally Sparks

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
3.7K
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Rodney Dangerfield in Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
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Comedy

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Peter Baldwin
  • Writers
    • Harry Basil
    • Rodney Dangerfield
  • Stars
    • Rodney Dangerfield
    • Debi Mazar
    • David Ogden Stiers
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Baldwin
    • Writers
      • Harry Basil
      • Rodney Dangerfield
    • Stars
      • Rodney Dangerfield
      • Debi Mazar
      • David Ogden Stiers
    • 34User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

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    David Ogden Stiers, Glenn Walker Harris Jr., and Cindy Williams in Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
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    Debi Mazar and Rodney Dangerfield in Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
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    Top cast

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    Rodney Dangerfield
    Rodney Dangerfield
    • Wally Sparks
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Sandy Gallo
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Gov. Floyd Preston
    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Lenny Spencer
    Rita McKenzie
    • Helen Williams
    Lisa Thornhill
    Lisa Thornhill
    • Priscilla Preston
    Mark L. Taylor
    Mark L. Taylor
    • Harvey Bishop
    Cindy Williams
    Cindy Williams
    • Emily Preston
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Mr. Harry Karp
    Tony Danza
    Tony Danza
    • New York Cab Driver
    Karen Duffy
    Karen Duffy
    • Reporter #3
    Eamonn Roche
    • Alan Miller
    Sir Mix A Lot
    Sir Mix A Lot
    • Rapper Announcer
    • (as Sir Mix-A-Lot)
    Michael Weatherly
    Michael Weatherly
    • Dean Sparks
    Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
    Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
    • Robby Preston
    Julia Sweeney
    Julia Sweeney
    • Mrs. Martha Karp
    Lenny Clarke
    Lenny Clarke
    • Joey
    Ryan Tomlinson
    • Robby's Friend
    • Director
      • Peter Baldwin
    • Writers
      • Harry Basil(story) (screenplay)
      • Rodney Dangerfield(screenplay)
    • 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
      Students in Daingerfield, Texas' schools got an early release day, because the town gave Rodney Dangerfield a parade, and a street renamed in his honor, when he came to town.
    • Quotes

      Wally Sparks: I hear in Canada you only have sex doggy style; that way you can both see the hockey game.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a mid-credit scene featuring Miller.
    • Connections
      Edited from Hudson Hawk (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Communication Breakup
      Written by Mark Mothersbaugh, Leslie Greif
      Performed by Devo

    User reviews34

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Live-action cartoon, but what's wrong with that?
    "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.
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    4
    • eeb215
    • Feb 24, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Trimark
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un loco anda suelto
    • Filming locations
      • Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Largo Entertainment
      • Thinkfactory Media
      • Victor Company of Japan (JVC)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,073,582
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,131,001
      • Feb 2, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,073,582
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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