Ringmaster

Ringmaster Information

Ringmaster is a 1998 American comedy film starring Jerry Springer playing (essentially) himself as Jerry Farrelly, host of a show similar to his own, in this case called simply Jerry.

Plot

There are three ongoing plots in the film. The primary one surrounds a white trash, trailer park family in which the daughter is sleeping with her mother's husband, prompting the mother to constantly try to outdo her promiscuous daughter's behavior out of spite, including sleeping with her daughter's boyfriend. The secondary plot revolves around an urban black woman whose boyfriend is sleeping with her two best friends, but the three are united against the boyfriend when he begins sleeping with the daughter of the above mentioned family. The third plot revolves around Jerry and the show itself, detailing the difficulty Jerry faces in trying to come to terms with his rather dubious claim to fame, and the staff's utter amazement at the bizarre stories they must deal with.

A minor sub-plot involves a producer on the show who mistakenly picks up one of the guests, a self-proclaimed "man-by-day-woman-by-night."

Cast

Jerry Springer as Jerry Farrelly
Jaime Pressly as Angel Zorzak
William McNamara as Troy Davenport
Molly Hagan as Connie Zorzak
John Capodice as Mel Riley
Wendy Raquel Robinson as Starletta
Ashley Holbrook as Willie
Tangie Ambrose as Vonda Simmons
Nicki Micheaux as Leshawnette
Michael Jai White as Demond
Krista Tesreau as Catherine Winicott
Dawn Maxey as Natalie
Maximilliana as Charlie/Claire
Michael Dudikoff as Rusty

Reception

The film had a generally negative reception, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 22% rating. Jerry Springer's performance in Ringmaster won him the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star (tied with Joe Eszterhas for his small cameo in An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn).

Soundtrack

See Ringmaster (soundtrack) for more information A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on March 23, 1999 by Lil' Joe Records. It peaked at #80 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

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