Ringmaster (film)



































































Ringmaster

Ringmaster-Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by Neil Abramson
Produced by Gary W. Goldstein
Written by Jon Bernstein
Starring


  • Jerry Springer

  • Jaime Pressly

  • William McNamara

  • Molly Hagan

  • John Capodice

  • Wendy Raquel Robinson

  • Michael Jai White

  • Michael Dudikoff


Music by Kennard Ramsey
Cinematography Russ Lyster
Edited by Suzanne Hines
Production
company

Motion Picture Corporation of America
The Kushner-Locke Company
Distributed by Artisan Entertainment
Release date


  • November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)










Running time
90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $20 million
Box office $9,257,103

Ringmaster is a 1998 American comedy film starring Jerry Springer playing (essentially) himself as Jerry Farrelly, host of a show similar to his own, in this case called simply Jerry.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Plot


  • 2 Cast


  • 3 Reception


  • 4 Soundtrack


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Plot


There are three ongoing plots in the film. The primary one surrounds a white trash, trailer park family in which the daughter is sleeping with her mother's husband, prompting the mother to constantly try to outdo her promiscuous daughter's behavior out of spite, including sleeping with her daughter's boyfriend. The secondary plot revolves around an urban black woman whose boyfriend is sleeping with her two best friends, but the three are united against the boyfriend when he begins sleeping with the daughter of the above-mentioned family. The third plot revolves around Jerry and the show itself, detailing the difficulty Jerry faces in trying to come to terms with his rather dubious claim to fame, and the staff's utter amazement at the bizarre stories they must deal with.


A minor sub-plot involves a producer on the show who mistakenly picks up one of the guests, a self-proclaimed "man-by-day-woman-by-night."



Cast




  • Jerry Springer as Jerry Farrelly


  • Jaime Pressly as Angel Zorzak


  • William McNamara as Troy Davenport


  • Molly Hagan as Connie Zorzak


  • John Capodice as Mel Riley


  • Wendy Raquel Robinson as Starletta


  • Ashley Holbrook as Willie


  • Tangie Ambrose as Vonda Simmons


  • Nicki Micheaux as Leshawnette


  • Michael Jai White as Demond


  • Krista Tesreau as Catherine Winicott


  • Dawn Maxey as Natalie


  • Maximilliana as Charlie/Claire


  • Michael Dudikoff as Rusty



Reception


The film had a generally negative reception, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 25% rating (with an average rating of 3.2 out of 10).[2][3] The film won a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star (Jerry Springer, tied with Joe Eszterhas for his small cameo in An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn). The film grossed back less than half its budget.



Soundtrack



A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on March 23, 1999 by Lil' Joe Records. It peaked at #80 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.



References





  1. ^ Siskel, Gene (1998-11-27). "Ringmaster Just Another Springer Circus". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-09-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Thomas, Kevin (1998-11-25). "Ringmaster Presides Over a Lively Circus". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-17.


  3. ^ Johnson, Steve (1998-12-02). "Circus Ringmaster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-09-17.




External links




  • Ringmaster on IMDb


  • Ringmaster at Box Office Mojo


  • Ringmaster at Rotten Tomatoes











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