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Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide
Cast
Rodney Dangerfield
Wally Sparks
Debi Mazar
Sandy Gallo
Alan Rachins
Judge Randall Williams
David Ogden Stiers
Gov. Floyd Preston
Burt Reynolds
Lenny Spencer
Cindy Williams
Emily Preston
Production Crew
Steve Karman
Art Director
Fern Champion
Casting
Mark Paladini
Casting
Richard H. Kline
Cinematographer
Elliott Posenblatt
Co-producer
Harry Basil
Co-producer
Alexandra Welker
Costume Designer
Peter Baldwin
Director
Raul Davalos
Editor
John E. Vohlers
First Assistant Director
Leslie Greif
Producer
Bryan Jones
Production Designer
Harry Basil
Screenwriter
Rodney Dangerfield
Screenwriter
Michel Colombier
Songwriter
Stephen Halbert
Sound/Sound Designer
Charlie Picerni
Stunts Coordinator
Year: 1997
Runtime: 104
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for continuous crude sexual humor and some nudity
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
CFI Color
Sound
DTS Stereo
Produced by
Largo Entertainment
Trimark
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