"The hottest, most out-of-control movie ever to stagger onto the screen!"

1977

1h 23m

6.2(334 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.

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Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

48 members

Acting

Evan C. Kim

Loo (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

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Bong Soo Han

Dr. Klahn (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

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Agneta Eckemyr

Ming Chow (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

Acting

Marilyn Joi

Cleopatra Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")

Production

Saul Kahan

Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")

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Marcy Goldman

Housewife (segment "Household Odors")

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Bill Bixby

Himself (segment "Headache Clinic")

Directing

John Landis

TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")

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Dulcie Jordan

Guest #1 (segment "Household Odors")

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Gracia Lee

Guest #2 (segment "Household Odors")

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Sheila Rogers

Guest #3 (segment "Household Odors")

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George Lazenby

The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")

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Victoria Carroll

The Nurse (segment "That's Armageddon")

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Donald Sutherland

The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")

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Henry Gibson

Himself (segment "United Appeal for the Dead")

Costume & Make-Up

Rick Baker

Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)

Acting

Felix Silla

Crazed Clown (segment "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble")

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Tony Dow

Wally (segment "Courtroom")

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Boni Enten

Rita Filagree (segment "Courtroom")

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Michael McManus

Hornung (segment "Courtroom")

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Dick Yarmy

Taylor (segment "Courtroom")

Production

David Zucker

Man (segment "His New Car") / Technician #2 (segment "Eyewitness News") / Grunwald (segment "Courtroom")

Acting

Tara Strohmeier

Girl (segment "Eyewitness News")

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Peggy Doyle

Auntie Em (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

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Branscombe Richmond

Guard (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

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Lenka Novak

Linda Chambers (segment "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble")

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Nancy Mann

Susan Joyce (segment "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble")

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Betsy Genson

Nancy Reems (segment "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble")

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Uschi Digard

Woman in Shower (segment "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble")

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Jeff Maxwell

Man (segment "Feel-A-Round")

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張佐治

Guard #1 (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

Acting

Phillip Rhee

Klahn's Guard (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

Production

David Zucker

Various

Writing

Jim Abrahams

Various

Production

Jerry Zucker

Various

Acting

Stephen Stucker

Stenographer (segment "Courtroom")

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Richard Gates

Boy (segment "Eyewitness News")

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William Tregoe

John Fitzsimmons (segment "A.M. Today")

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Jack Baker

Man (segment "Sex Record")

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Sharon Kaough

Woman (segment "Sex Record")

Crew

Manny Perry

Big Jim Slade (segment "Sex Record")

Acting

Shadoe Stevens

Voice Overs (voice)

Acting

Derek Murcott

Pennington (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

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Colin Male

Spokesman (segment "Argon") / Voice Overs (voice)

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John Cassisi

Teenage Volunteer

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Tracy Landis

Candy Counter Girl (segment "Feel-a-Round"

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Marcus K. Mukai

Guard #2 (segment "A Fistful of Yen")

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Michael Alaimo

Usher (segment "Feel-a-Round")

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