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Ringmaster

Play trailer Poster for Ringmaster R,  1998,  1h 30m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 18% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 22 Reviews 18% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
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.
Ringmaster

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Critics Consensus

A crude, idiotic mess of a film.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 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 Dec 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
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 5, 2005
0/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 24, 2005
2/5
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Feb 10, 2005
1/5
If only Jaime Pressly got naked... Go to Full Review
Luke Y. Thompson New Times Feb 27, 2004
3/5
I think you have to applaud the absurdity of the concept, even if the execution ain't always all that. Go to Full Review
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Neil Abramson

Director

Jerry Springer

Jerry Farrelly

Jaime Pressly

Angel Zorzak

Molly Hagan

Connie Zorzak

Michael Dudikoff

Rusty

Ashley Holbrook

Willie

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Movie Info

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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