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The Ratings Game

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Producing House

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1984-12-15

Runtime: 102 mins

Director: Danny DeVito

Writer: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland

Spoken language: English, EspaƱol

Genres: Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

Original title: The Ratings Game

Production Companies: Newstreet Productions, Imagination Productions, New Street

Production Countries: United States of America

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