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T.V. - Total verrückt

Originaltitel: The Ratings Game
  • Fernsehfilm
  • 1984
  • 16
  • 1 Std. 42 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,9/10
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Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman in T.V. - Total verrückt (1984)
ComedyRomance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

  • Regie
    • Danny DeVito
  • Drehbuch
    • Jim Mulholland
    • Michael Barrie
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Danny DeVito
    • Rhea Perlman
    • Gerrit Graham
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,9/10
    928
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Danny DeVito
    • Drehbuch
      • Jim Mulholland
      • Michael Barrie
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Danny DeVito
      • Rhea Perlman
      • Gerrit Graham
    • 10Benutzerrezensionen
    • 9Kritische Rezensionen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Vic DeSalvo
    Rhea Perlman
    Rhea Perlman
    • Francine Kester
    Gerrit Graham
    Gerrit Graham
    • Parker Braithwaite
    Bernadette Birkett
    Bernadette Birkett
    • Mrs. Sweeney
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • The Colonel
    Louis Giambalvo
    Louis Giambalvo
    • Goody DeSalvo
    Ronny Graham
    Ronny Graham
    • Cap'n Andy
    Huntz Hall
    Huntz Hall
    • Benny Bentson
    Basil Hoffman
    Basil Hoffman
    • Frank Friedlander
    Kevin McCarthy
    Kevin McCarthy
    • Wes Vandergelder
    John Megna
    John Megna
    • Al
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Sal
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • T.V. Director
    Joe Santos
    Joe Santos
    • Tony
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Skip Imperiali
    Fred Scialla
    • Richie DeSalvo
    Frank Sivero
    Frank Sivero
    • Bruno
    Mark L. Taylor
    Mark L. Taylor
    • Ken
    • Regie
      • Danny DeVito
    • Drehbuch
      • Jim Mulholland
      • Michael Barrie
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    5smiledaydream

    Not great but easy to watch.

    It's fun to see each person do their best. None of the acting is bad. The story is a little, well, seeing it once is good enough. I watched it while I was doing some of the work and we enjoyed a couple bits. I'm much happier that I watched it then if I didn't.
    6BlueBoyReviews

    JUST OKAY - (6 stars out of 10)

    The stage curtains open ...

    I stumbled across this one the other night and decided to give it a go. For a 1984 made-for-cable-tv movie, it wasn't half bad. I researched this one a little bit and found out that not only was it Danny DeVito's directorial debut, it was also the first original movie produced by Showtime. DeVito also starred, and starring along with him, was his real-life wife of two years, Rhea Perlman.

    Vic DeSalvo (DeVito) has aspirations of making it big in Hollywood. He has written the script for what he believes will be a knock out winning sitcom called, "Sittin' Pretty" - where a college boy gets to room with two blonde bombshells while they are at school. However, the pilot show went so horribly bad, that the station director decides to run his show in the same time slot as the World Series so that it has no shot of becoming a regular on-the-air show. DeSalvo's new squeeze, Francine Kester (Perlman), works with a ratings agency and shows him how to beat the system.

    This was a fun and clever comedy film with a good enough plot and acting to keep you engaged and smiling. It is made-for-tv, so the production value isn't anything spectacular, but it was good for its time. DeVito and Perlman showed great chemistry, no doubt a roll over from their marriage to each other, and were characters you can grow to care about. This was only maybe the 2nd movie I've seen them in together, besides "Matilda", and they were very enjoyable.

    This isn't a big recommend, but I would still recommend it to anyone who needs a nice little escape to yesteryear with a fun little comedy long forgotten. Like I said, I found it by accident and I'm glad I took a chance on it. Worth the time spent. It gets a strong 6 stars out of 10 from me.
    humpty

    The best, priceless

    THE RATINGS GAME is one of the funniest and well written movies of all time. Its the TV industry making fun of itself. The plot is unique and clever, the love story with DeVito and Perlman is very well done and touching, and there are cameos by many great stars and stars to be. Basically its a spoof of really bad sit-coms where the lead character fraudulently manipulates the ratings to make his patently bad show beat the World Series in ratings. Brilliant movie, probably not easy to find. There are very few comedies that get me. This one is side-splitting and a real bulls-eye insightful satire of the Hollywood TV industry and scene. Bravo.
    9rdoubleoc

    Great movie.

    I just watched this for the first time in 2022, and I think this was one of those movies people saw but then forgot about, or never saw to begin with (ironic, considering the plot), because it's a very good movie.

    Actually, it's a great movie, but I won't spoil it.

    I think this is a movie that a lot of people will still want to watch even today, though, especially considering the cast (Danny DeVito, etc.).

    Just watch it.
    8Hey_Sweden

    "At least she didn't torch my warehouse. Some of them get nuts."

    Veteran actor Danny DeVito here does a creditable job of directing what is a pretty clever skewering of the television industry. Vic De Salvo (DeVito) has had tremendous success in the trucking business, only now he's moved to L.A., and he has his heart set on attaining fame and fortune as a T.V. producer / star. His truly awful sitcom idea ends up becoming a huge hit after he's conspired with his girlfriend (played by DeVito's real-life significant other, Rhea Perlman) to manipulate the ratings system.

    For this viewer, 'The Ratings Game' didn't necessarily generate any true belly laughs, but it's still an intelligent, amusing piece of work. DeVito displays his typical comic energy playing this shameless, unapologetic scoundrel, and milks the Jim Mulholland / Michael Barrie script for everything that it's worth. What's more, the romance between Vic and Francine is actually quite appealing, with the two stars unsurprisingly showing off real chemistry. (Francine is a notable contrast to Carla Tortelli, Ms. Perlmans' best-known TV character.). And Vic is the kind of guy whom you can't help but like, despite his shadiness. The phoney sitcoms he has devised are a hoot in their tackiness; to be fair, they probably wouldn't be much worse than some actual sitcoms that have made it to air in real life. DeVito's storytelling skills are solid, as well as his pacing. At no point do you feel that he's just marking time.

    What's truly impressive is the cast that DeVito and casting director Marci Liroff assembled for this thing. There's a non-stop parade of familiar faces: established stars, stars-to-be, and many top character actors.

    This landmark TV movie (one of the earliest made for cable TV) doesn't seem to be that well-remembered 36 years later, but discerning viewers will find it to be well worth their time.

    Eight out of 10.

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      A TV movie made for the Showtime/Movie Channel network.
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      Goody DeSalvo: Since you got money, you only go out with beautiful women who treat you like dirt.

      Vic De Salvo: It's a step up. Before I had money, I went out with ugly women who treated me like dirt.

      Goody DeSalvo: What you need is a nice girl who likes you for yourself.

      Vic De Salvo: That's not my type.

    • Verbindungen
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Danny DeVito/Joan Embery/John Searing (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Sittin' Pretty
      Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel

      Performed by Dan Navarro

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 15. Dezember 1984 (Vereinigte Staaten)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • The Ratings Game
    • Drehorte
      • Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, Kalifornien, USA
    • Produktionsfirmen
      • Ratings Game Productions
      • Imagination Productions
      • Newstreet Productions
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