The Ratings Game
1984 television film directed by Danny DeVito
The Ratings Game is a 1984 comedy cable television film directed by Danny DeVito and produced by David Jablin. The Showtime comedy stars DeVito and Rhea Perlman, and features Huntz Hall, Michael Richards, George Wendt and Jerry Seinfeld.
| The Ratings Game | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Romance |
| Written by | Michael Barrie Jim Mulholland |
| Directed by | Danny DeVito |
| Starring | Danny DeVito Rhea Perlman Huntz Hall Kevin McCarthy Michael Richards Vincent Schiavelli |
| Theme music composer | David Spear |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | David Jablin Lee Biondi (associate producer) Alain Silver (associate producer) |
| Production locations | Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Editors | Dale Beldin Marshall Harvey |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Production companies | Imagination Productions New Street Newstreet Productions Viacom Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | The Movie Channel |
| Release | December 15, 1984 |
Cast change
- Danny DeVito... Vic DeSalvo
- Rhea Perlman... Francine Kester
- Gerrit Graham... Parker Braithwaite
- Huntz Hall... Benny Bentson
- Barry Corbin... The Colonel
- Louis Giambalvo... Goody DeSalvo
- Kevin McCarthy... Wes Vandergelder
- Basil Hoffman... Frank Friedlander
- Michael Richards... Sal
- Vincent Schiavelli... Skip Imperali
- Richard Kind... Steve
- George Wendt... Mr. Sweeney
- Jason Hervey... Todd Sweeney
- Ron Rifkin... TV Director
- Jerry Seinfeld... Network Rep
- Jayne Meadows... Herself
- Steve Allen... Himself
- Allyce Beasley... Paisan Receptionist
- Selma Diamond... Francine's Mother
- Tom Selleck... Himself
- Robert Wagner... Himself
- John Forsythe... Himself