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The Uncle Gerry Show

2017 · 27 min Comedy
9.0 / 10 · TMDB

Set in 1978, "The Uncle Gerry Show" chronicles the chaos of the most successful regional late night entertainer. Gerry Rocco is adored by all. His manager Donnie books the hottest acts of the 1960's and 1970's. Gerry struggles dealing with the temptations of fame, the time period, and a business run with his family, as a budding Italian film director captures the reality of Uncle Gerry's life. In the pilot episode John Lennon and Yoko Ono go head to head with Uncle Gerry.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2017
Country United States of America
Genre Comedy
Director Clarke Mayer
Runtime 27 min.
Rating TMDB: 9.0/10 (1 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film expertly walks the tightrope between nostalgic comedy and bitter drama, peeling back the layers of televised fame to reveal its human cost. The observational lens of the Italian filmmaker turns the audience into intimate witnesses of a show that must go on, no matter the personal wreckage left behind.

What lingers after the final reel is a poignant meditation on identity and performance, asking what remains of a man when the studio lights go dark. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Clarke Mayer

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Cigarette smoke haze, the glare of neon, the live-wire tension of a broadcast, and the fading glitter of a bygone decade.

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