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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 03/30/1999 Format: DVD - Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire, Comedy of Manners, Media Satire

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 himself as a man who fronts a chair-throwing, dog-and-pony trash TV strip which gets high ratings in the backwoods, armpit communities of America. The story revolves around two sets of guests coming to Los Angeles to be on the show. First, the Zorzak family has slutty 19-year-old Angel (Jaime Pressly), sleeping with her stepdad (Michael Dudikoff). When her mom (Molly Hagan) finds out, she seeks revenge by sleeping with Angel's fiancé, Willie (Ashley Holbrook). The second group consists of Starletta (Wendy Raquel Robinson), who caught her man, Demond (Michael Jai White), sleeping with her best friend, Vonda (Tangie Ambrose). This makes all of them perfect for stardom on The Jerry Show. As all these guests arrive for their big day on national television, more chaos ensues with Springer getting propositioned by Angel and her mother. Even crew members show their stripes by getting involved in the sexual escapades with the guests. The whole scenario is finally brought to a knockdown, gender-bending finale live on national television -- right where it belongs. ~ Chris Gore, All Movie Guide

Jerry Springer - Jerry Farrelly
Jaime Pressly - Angel Zorzak
Molly Hagan - Connie Zorzack
Michael Dudikoff - Rusty
Ashley Holbrook - Willie

The Jerry Springer movie Ringmaster gets a widescreen release on DVD from Artisan. Audio is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound along with a commentary track by director Neil Abramson. Closed captions are available. Special features include theatrical trailer, music video, and production notes. Also contains biographical information about castmembers Jerry Springer, Jamie Pressly, William McNamara, Michael Jai White, Molly Hagan, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tangie Ambrose, Nicki Micheaux, as well director Neil Abramson, writer Jon Bernstein, and producers Steve Stabler, Gary Goldstein, and Gina Rugolo-Judd. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide