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The Ratings Games is a 1984 comedy film directed by Danny deVito and produced by David Jablin. Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search Danny DeVito as Louie in Taxi. ... Jump to: navigation, search DAVID JABLIN PRODUCER & DIRECTOR David Jablin is a critically acclaimed, award-winning producer & director who played a pivotal role in the creation of original programming for Pay-Cable. ...


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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Vic is a successful New Jersey trucking magnate with a desire to make it big as a Hollywood producer - but he has no talent. He hawks his scripts and ideas from one network executive to another, but he is turned down at each attempt. Jump to: navigation, search Danny DeVito as Louie in Taxi. ... Rhea Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the popular sitcom Cheers. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... ...


Finally, he meets an executive who has just been fired, and to revenge himself, he accepts Vic's script and arranges for a pilot episode to be filmed. The resultant episode is abysmally awful, both in acting and story, but Vic is only inspired to greater hights. He decides to act as well as write and direct.


He throws a huge party to make himself known to "le tout Hollywood", but no-one comes, except Francine, a statistician at a ratings agency. They fall in love.


When Francine is passed over for a promotion by her philandering and incompetent boss, she reveals to Vic how the ratings system can be by-passed and results fixed. They conspire to run a scam that will make Vic's programmes the most-watched on television.


The scam works and Vic is voted best new actor at a grand awards ceremony. But the agency has now discovered the scam, and as soon as Vic has accepted his award, he is arrested by police.


Francine and Vic are married in jail.


This film marked Devito's feature length directing debut and it was Showtime Network's first original movie.


Bootlegged VHS versions of this film have been widely distributed under the title, "The Mogul." This version was illegally made from a sub-par off-the-aircopy and was horribly edited in order to change title.



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The Ratings Game at the Internet Movie Database


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087979/


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