That's Adequate (1989)
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
Director: Harry Hurwitz
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Tony Randall as Self - Host |
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James Coco as Max Roebling |
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Jerry Stiller as Sid Lane |
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Anne Meara as Charlene Lane |
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Ina Balin as Sister Mary Enquirer |
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Anne Bloom as Maid Marian |
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Irwin Corey as D.W. Godilla |
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Susan Dey as Southern Belle |
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Robert Downey Jr. as Albert Einstein |
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Richard Lewis as Pimples Lapedes |
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Chuck McCann as Lowell Westbrook |
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Stuart Pankin as Sigmund Freud |
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Peter Riegert as Adult Baby Elroy |
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Robert Staats as Premiere M.C. |
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Theodore Gottlieb as Doctor Dismal |
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Robert Vaughn as Adolf Hitler |
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Marshall Brickman as Self |
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Martha Coolidge as Self |
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Joe Franklin as Self |
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Renée Taylor as Self |
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Bruce Willis as Self |
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Leo Steiner as Self |
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Rita Rudner as Frieda Philby |
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Hank Garrett as Space Pilot |
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Cameron Smith as Space Hero |
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Maureen McCormick as Space Princess |
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Judith Marie-Bergan as Patient |
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Dan Resin as Doctor |
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Budd Friedman as Standup Comic |
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Robert Townsend as Standup Comic |
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Rick Overton as Standup Comic |
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Sinbad as Standup Comic |
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Ritch Shydner as Standup Comic |
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Dom Irrera as Standup Comic |
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Joanne Baron as Standup Comic |
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Roberta Kent as Standup Comic |
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Jonathan Schmock as Funny Boy |
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Jim Vallely as Funny Boy |
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Joe Alaskey as Funny Boy |
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Eugene Lebowitz as Funny Boy |
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Siobhan McCann as Funny Boy |
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Wilson Camp as Funny Boy |
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Moira Fox as Funny Boy |
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Gregory Roe Manocherian as Funny Boy |
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Katina Schwartz as Funny Boy |
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Jean Serabia as Funny Boy |
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Amy Stiller as Jolene Lane |
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Ben Stiller as Chip Lane |
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Hazen Gifford as Frank Dugan P. I. |
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Viola Harris as Carlotta Duprez |
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Judy Brown as Vanessa Wilde |
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Billie Bird as Lillian Darling |
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Connie Sawyer as Mrs. Duke Thorpe |
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Frank Biro as Old Duke Thorpe |
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Andrea Gibb Muldoon as Duke's Granddaughter |
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Katie McDonough as Wilma Beaver |
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Bruce Bauer as Walter Beaver |
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Shane Meinecke as Junior Beaver |
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Sarah Bell as Betty Joan Beaver |
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Dorothi Fox as Beulah |
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Brian Seeman as Billy Bumpkin |
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Tony Kennette as Jackie Cookie |
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Andy Abrahams as Young Adolph |
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Arthuro Belsere as Father Hitler |
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Erna Rossman as Mother Hitler |
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Ron Jones as Duke Thorpe |
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Cameron Lundon as Young Baby Elroy |
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Patrick Mack as Baby Frankenstein |
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Dylan Ross as Wilfred Babcock |
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John Manocherian as 'Looney' Motel Clerk |
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Nina Tremblay as 'Looney' Victim |
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Richard Balin as Sheriff of Nottingham |
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Robert O'Sullivan as Dueling Nobleman |
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Leland Murray as Pindar |
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Michael Visconti as Guido Valentine |
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Jeanine Ford as Guido's Leading Lady |
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Hugh Esten as "Phallus" Song and Dance Man |
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Timothy Dale Agee as Southern Gentleman |
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Louis Tucker as Bill Washington |
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Clem Moorman as Bill Washington's Father |
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Joette Higgins as Showgirl |
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Kimberly Strelov as Stage Manager |
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Karen Powell as Roebling's Date |
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Jiri Fisher as Crotcho Muck |
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Sydney Maryska as Putzo Muck |
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Robin Robson as Psycho Muck |
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Lisa Schultz as French Maid |
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Frank D'Amore as Moron #1 |
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Jack Banning as Moron #2 |
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Jason Christmas as Moron #3 |
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Clifford Fearl as Butler |
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Joseph Scott as Old Moron |
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Robert Albert as Fred Philby |
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Drummond Eskine as Siamese Twin |
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Josh Saviano as Georgie Spielman |
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Addington Wise as Ben Franklin |
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Joel Weiss as Nathan Hale |
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Harper Roisman as George Washington |
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Anthony Reed D'Eugenio as Pirate #1 |
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Sam Hurwitz as Pirate #2 |
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Michael Hurwitz as Pirate #3 |
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Jerry Sroka as (Voice) |
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Gwendolyn Coleman as |
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William Newman as |
| Directing | Harry Hurwitz | Director |
| Writing | Harry Hurwitz | Writer |
| Production | Joy Todd | Casting |
| Camera | João Fernandes | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irving Schwartz | Producer |
| Production | John Manocherian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harry Hurwitz | Producer |
| Art | John Lawless | Production Design |
| Art | Peter Knowlton | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Tonnessen | Costume Design |
| Production | William Tasgal | Production Manager |
| Directing | William Tasgal | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jean Sarabia | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Matthew Ferro | Assistant Director |