Robin Altman, Chuck Barris, Ed Marinaro

A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involve...( read more  read more... )d in his life and work on the TV show.

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Unrated, 89 min.

Directed by: Chuck Barris

Release Date: May 23, 1980

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  • August 4, 2007
    Sleazy and fascinating. A slice of 1980 TV culture captured on film. Chuck Barris doesn't seem very happy throughout this. I can see he didn't get much understanding or support from his production team. I liked the "Don't Get Up For Me" finale in the desert. The strength of the m...( read more)ovie was the clips of the memorable acts from "The Gong Show" itself. It's tragic and funny seeing some of the deluded folks who think they've got talent. My favorite skit was the big twins singing "Love Will Keep Us Together". I wish they had revealed the man who was behind "The Unknown Comic" skits. It also would've been nice to see some interactions with the celebrity judges, who seemed restricted to the clips.
  • November 26, 2007
    As everyone & their brother's mother search for their 15 minutes of fame Chucky Baby has a breakdown & flees to the desert of Morocho only to be followed by the lunatics he tries to escape. A true cult flix w/out any home video release so if you catch it on some back water chann...( read more)el be sure to snap it up..look for Phil Hartman in a small bit role as an aeroplane high jacker

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