The Ratings Game

TV Movie
1984
Not Rated
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

875

YOUR RATING

Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman in The Ratings Game (1984)

Comedy Romance

A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Director
- Danny DeVito
Writers
- Jim Mulholland
- Michael Barrie
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

875

YOUR RATING

Director
- Danny DeVito
Writers
- Jim Mulholland
- Michael Barrie
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
A TV movie made for the Showtime/Movie Channel network.

Quotes
Goody DeSalvo: Since you got money, you only go out with beautiful women who treat you like dirt.
Vic De Salvo: It's a step up. Before I had money, I went out with ugly women who treated me like dirt.
Goody DeSalvo: What you need is a nice girl who likes you for yourself.
Vic De Salvo: That's not my type.

Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Danny DeVito/Joan Embery/John Searing (1986)

Soundtracks
Sittin' Pretty
Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel
Performed by Dan Navarro

User reviews10

Review

Featured review

9/10

Great movie.

I just watched this for the first time in 2022, and I think this was one of those movies people saw but then forgot about, or never saw to begin with (ironic, considering the plot), because it's a very good movie.

Actually, it's a great movie, but I won't spoil it.

I think this is a movie that a lot of people will still want to watch even today, though, especially considering the cast (Danny DeVito, etc.).

Just watch it.