Alan Rachins, Burt Reynolds, Cindy Williams

Rodney Dangerfield plays an outrageous television talk show host who gets a network ultimatum to change his act. He responds by seeking an interview with Georgia's governor (David Ogden Stiers) and un...( read more  read more... )covers a hidden scandal. There are a handful of guilty pleasure moments, such as a scene in which Wally accidentally breaks the penis off one of the governor's marble statues and hides it in his pants pocket . . . you can guess the rest. Otherwise there's not much to write home about, except for a number of cameos, including Oprah Winfrey and Roseanne. --Tom Keogh

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Directed by: Peter Baldwin

Release Date: January 31, 1997

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DVD Release Date: September 20, 1999

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  • February 13, 2008
    Rodney's declining years. Cute in a sad way, but almost unwatchable.
  • April 24, 2007
    no respect
  • May 29, 2008
    Bad.
  • October 31, 2009
    Disappointing! A few funny lines but not worth the trouble. I'll have to stick with his top 3: Back to School, Easy Money and Caddyshack.
  • October 29, 2009
    I LOVE this movie!!!!
  • October 16, 2009
    Came at the height of Dangerfield's 1980s popularity in the days following Caddyshack and Back to School. Though this clunker isn't even in the same ballpark as that movie in terms of hilarity. This was lame as hell.
  • October 5, 2009
    I love MW and some of the jokes were pretty smart
  • August 29, 2007
    WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN

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