MOVIE · 1980
The Gong Show Movie
Comedy89 min
Chuck Barris is at the center of this comedy, following the host and creator of The Gong Show through a week shaped by the show’s unruly acts and the circus around its host. Barris directs and stars in a loose self-portrait that keeps circling between the talent competition, his public image, and life away from the stage. Familiar faces including Jaye P. Morgan and Rip Taylor drift through the frame, adding to a film built around Barris’s oddball TV universe.
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