Ringmaster (1998)
46KRingmaster (1998). 1h 30m | R
“Somebody could probably make a great documentary about the Jerry Springer Show, but this fictionalized version merely succeeds in draining anything authentic and interesting out of the trash-TV phenomenon. There are dozens of famously bad movies (e.g. u0026quot;Manos: The Hands of Fateu0026quot;) that show more creativity and spirit than this dreary, witless waste of film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeriously, why not a documentary about the Jerry Springer Show, that would begin to answer some of the real questions like: Who are these people? What happens to their lives after they appear on this show? How did the mayor of Cincinatti find himself here?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne good line: During an u0026quot;orientationu0026quot; session for guests: u0026quot;People, I canu0026#39;t emphasize this enough: NO WEAPONS!u0026quot;”
