The Gong Show Movie

The Gong Show Movie
Directed by	Chuck Barris
Produced by	Budd Granoff
Written by	Chuck Barris Robert Downey
Starring	Chuck Barris Robin Altman
Music by	Milton DeLugg
Cinematography	Richard C. Glouner
Editing by	Jacqueline Cambas James Mitchell Sam Vitale
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	May 23, 1980
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Gong Show Movie is a 1980 film that shows how Chuck Barris lives through a week of being the host and creator of The Gong Show, through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown (which compels him to run away and hide in the desert) and other comic hijinks in his life and work on the TV show. It was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America, which allowed it to be even more outrageous than the TV version. Among the highlights included a group of men dressed as ministers singing Tom Lehrer's song "The Vatican Rag" and the uncensored version of Jaye P. Morgan's infamous breast-baring incident.

Reception

The film failed at the box office, with many critics considering it one of the worst movies ever made.^{[citation needed]} Among the bad reviews at the time, George Burns, after seeing the movie, went on the record and said, "For the first time in 65 years, I wanted to get out of show business".

The film was never released by Universal's MCA Home Video (Beta, VHS, or LaserDisc), although it has occasionally turned up on specialty cable movie services such as The Sundance Channel.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• The Gong Show Movie at the Internet Movie Database