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Ringmaster (1998)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:4

Rotten:18

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: A crude, idiotic mess of a film.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The talk show king's foray into the big screen sweepstakes traces the insane paths of some very colorful characters from their trailer park homes to their chairs on the stage of Jerry's show in... The talk show king's foray into the big screen sweepstakes traces the insane paths of some very colorful characters from their trailer park homes to their chairs on the stage of Jerry's show in Chicago. Keep in mind, it's not a documentary. [More]

Starring: Jerry Springer, Jaime Pressly, William McNamara, Molly Hagan

Starring: Jerry Springer, Jaime Pressly, William McNamara, Molly Hagan, Michael Dudikoff, Michael Jai White

Director: Neil Abramson

Director: Neil Abramson

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03/26/09
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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those hoping for inside dirt will instead be rewarded with a fictitious, shoddy piece of claptrap that has nothing to say about Springer...

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12/27/05
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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12/06/05
Film Threat

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Fantastica Daily

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07/24/05
Emanuel Levy
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07/21/05
Houston Chronicle

If only Jaime Pressly got naked...

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02/10/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

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

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02/27/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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Los Angeles Times
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Philadelphia City Paper

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Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

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David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Didn't seem to add up to much when it was all over.

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Dustin Putman
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Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
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