Overview
A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
Director and cast
- Danny DeVito Director
- Danny DeVito as Vic De Salvo
- Rhea Perlman as Francine Kester
- Gerrit Graham as Parker Braithwaite
- Bernadette Birkett as Mrs. Sweeney
- Barry Corbin as Colonel
- Louis Giambalvo as Goody DeSalvo
- Ronny Graham as Cap'n Andy
- Huntz Hall as Benny Bentson
- Basil Hoffman Cast
- Kevin McCarthy Cast
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