The Gong Show Movie

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

The Gong Show Movie (1968, USA) is a Comedy film directed by Chuck Barris

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Main Details

  • Released in 1980
  • Color
  • Running Time: 89 Min
  • Distribution Co: Universal Pictures
  • Directed by Chuck Barris
  • Written by Chuck Barris, Robert Downey
  • Starring Chuck Barris, Robin Altman
  • Music by Milton DeLugg
  • Cinematography by Richard C. Glouner
  • Edited by Jacqueline Cambas, James Mitchell, Sam Vitale
  • Produced by Budd Granoff

Plot Summary

  • A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involved in his life and work on the TV show.

Taglines

  • (All the stuff Chuck Barris had to keep under his hat until now!)
  • The Gong Show that was gonged by the censor.
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