Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
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14% of critics liked it
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Comic Rodney Dangerfield co-wrote and stars in this outrageous comedy. Wally Sparks (Dangerfield) is the host of a sleazy tabloid-style talk show who makes Jerry Springer seem genteel by comparison. Wally's show has become so foul that he's alienated his not-especially-discriminating… More Comic Rodney Dangerfield co-wrote and stars in this outrageous comedy. Wally Sparks (Dangerfield) is the host of a sleazy tabloid-style talk show who makes Jerry Springer seem genteel by comparison. Wally's show has become so foul that he's alienated his not-especially-discriminating viewers, and his ratings are taking a nosedive. Lenny Spencer (Burt Reynolds), head of the network carrying Wally's show, gives the host an ultimatum -- he has a week to clean up the show and boost his ratings, or his show gets cancelled. Wally's producer Sandy Gallo (Debi Mazar) comes up with an idea -- Floyd Preston (David Ogden Stiers) is the governor of Georgia and a staunch conservative known for his attacks on the lowbrow content of Wally's show, so what better way to show people that Wally is trying to change his ways than having Preston on the show as a guest? In order to persuade the Governor to appear, Wally attends a reception at Preston's mansion, where he makes the mistake of getting in a drunken game of strip poker with Preston's wife Emily (Cindy Williams) and somehow involving himself in a plot to blackmail the Governor. Meet Wally Sparks is packed with cameos in which noted show business figures play themselves, ranging from Tim Allen, Jay Leno, and Bob Saget to Michael Bolton, Ron Jeremy, and Jerry Springer himself. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Baldwin
- Written By
- Harry Basil, Rodney Dangerfield
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 31, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Trimark
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Dangerfield misfire comedy on several levels; little to smile about.
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Dangerfield gets all his celebrity friends to cameo -- and they've never been worse!
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Deserves no respect.
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Cast
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Rodney Dangerfield
as Wally Sparks
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Debi Mazar
as Sandy Gallo
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Cindy Williams
as Emily Preston
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Burt Reynolds
as Lenny Spencer
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David Ogden Stiers
as Gov. Floyd Preston
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Alan Rachins
as Judge Randall Williams
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Lenny Clark
- Michael Weatherly
- Tony Danza
- Lisa Thornhill
- Mark L. Taylor
- Rita McKenzie
