Lip Service

"It's Small-Town News with Big-Time Laughs!"

1988 1h 7m EN

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4.3

SKIP

★4.3TMDB · 3

ComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's been hired to promote.

“It's Small-Town News with Big-Time Laughs!”

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Cast

Griffin Dunne
Len Burdette
Paul Dooley
Gil Hutchinson
Jonathan Katz
Jerry
Fran Brill
Debbie
Felicity Huffman
Woman P.A.
Clark Gregg
Stage Manager
William H. Macy
Farmer
Bill Devany
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William H. Macy
Writers: Howard Korder
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen P. Dunn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Griffin Dunne and Paul Dooley and Jonathan Katz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's Small-Town News with Big-Time Laughs!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William H. Macy directs. Stephen P. Dunn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Stephen P. Dunn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Griffin Dunne and Paul Dooley and Jonathan Katz carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's Small-Town News with Big-Time Laughs!".
7IMDB entry: tt0095528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.