Ringmaster

Ringmaster (1998)

  • 25% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 19% of users liked it
    (3,846 ratings)

After the success of shock-jock Howard Stern's Private Parts, shock-TV host Jerry Springer made his own foray into celluloid. Fictionalizing only the name of his television show (what is normally called the The Jerry Springer Show, is now called "The Jerry Show"), Springer plays… More

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Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 25, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Mar 23, 1999
Artisan Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    those hoping for inside dirt will instead be rewarded with a fictitious, shoddy piece of claptrap that has nothing to say about Springer...

  • Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

    If only Jaime Pressly got naked...

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    I think you have to applaud the absurdity of the concept, even if the execution ain't always all that.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Quite possibly the worst theatrical release that I've ever seen.

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    Stay home and watch the genuine article instead.

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  • Jeff "


    Never in my life have I witnessed such waste of celluloid. Ringmaster is one of the worst comedies ever made. This is the Passchendaele of comedy films. An utter piece of trash mixing every white trash stereotypes. This almost make Miss March a decent comedy (and it's the second… More

  • Jason O


    "Ringmaster" pretty much shows what it's like to be a guest on a talk show. The show in this movie is about stepfathers who have been sleeping with their stepdaughters. There's a lot of conflict between the guests on the show and a group of blacks that are staying… More

  • The S


    Centering around an episode of The Jerry Springer Show and the build-up to it, this is an entertaining comedy with a good cast. Jamie Pressly stands out.

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