Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's

"We watch your world... so you don't have to!"

1993 1h 0m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s. She illustrates this with clips from (fake) current hit films and music videos.

“We watch your world... so you don't have to!”

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Cast

Shelley Long
Fay Sommerfield
Martin Mull
“Love Thy Neighbor" Host
Robert Pastorelli
Jesus
Nora Dunn
Lydia Fosdick-Cooper
Robert Hays
Martin Day
Stephanie Hodge
Paul Bartel
Martin's Psychiatrist
Kimberly Beck
Marsha Miller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Jablin
Writers: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Shelley Long and Martin Mull and Robert Pastorelli carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We watch your world... so you don't have to!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0260730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Jablin directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Shelley Long and Martin Mull and Robert Pastorelli carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "We watch your world... so you don't have to!".
5IMDB entry: tt0260730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.