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Ringmaster

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Jerry Farrelly (Jerry Springer) hosts a controversial talk show where guests with lurid lives confront each other. After Connie (Molly Hagan) finds her daughter, Angel (Jaime Pressly), sleeping with stepfather, Rusty (Michael Dudikoff), the three are flown to Los Angeles for the program. Starletta (Wendy Raquel Robinson), her boyfriend, Demond (Michael Jai White), and the three women he's been cheating on her with also arrive for the episode. Soon, shameless Demond starts chasing after Angel.
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A crude, idiotic mess of a film.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
You'd expect this material to be dealt with in a careless and seamy way, but Ringmaster is a better movie than I expected. Go to Full Review
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette 12/27/2005
.5/4
those hoping for inside dirt will instead be rewarded with a fictitious, shoddy piece of claptrap that has nothing to say about Springer... Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
3/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/05/2005
0/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/24/2005
2/5
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 02/10/2005
1/5
If only Jaime Pressly got naked... Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 3 Funny in 1 hour and 30 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language Throughout, Nudity and Graphic Sex Scenes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed on November 25th, 1998, in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 1998-2025 by Artisan Entertainment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Everythingneu V Jul 21 Back in the 90’s as a kid I definitely busted a nut to this plenty of time it basically was a softcore porno so yes Jaime pressly made me nut I love this movie. See more 01/12/2020 I gave this movie 2 stars I understand that this movie is not everyone's cup of tea. I used to have this movie on v.h.s. years ago. Yes it is like a Jerry Springer show rolled into a movie, cheesy corny I miss this movie I would so watch it again, but hard to find it was alright kinda funny and passed the time. See more 12/05/2019 Totally bizarre movie that seemed like it was maybe going somewhere but never did in the end See more 08/28/2014 Mostly boring and pointless from what I remembered. See more 05/21/2014 Just think of it as a "good" bad movie and you'll have fun. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jerry Farrelly (Jerry Springer) hosts a controversial talk show where guests with lurid lives confront each other. After Connie (Molly Hagan) finds her daughter, Angel (Jaime Pressly), sleeping with stepfather, Rusty (Michael Dudikoff), the three are flown to Los Angeles for the program. Starletta (Wendy Raquel Robinson), her boyfriend, Demond (Michael Jai White), and the three women he's been cheating on her with also arrive for the episode. Soon, shameless Demond starts chasing after Angel.
Director
Neil Abramson
Producer
Gary W. Goldstein, Bradley Jenkel, Gina Rugolo, Jerry Springer, Steven Stabler
Screenwriter
Jon Bernstein
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
Artisan Entertainment, Motion Picture Corporation of America, Kushner-Locke Company
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 25, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.2M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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