That's Adequate

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That's Adequate

"No money! No class! No shame!"

1989

1h 22m

3.2(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.

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104 members

Acting

Tony Randall

Self - Host

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James Coco

Max Roebling

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Jerry Stiller

Sid Lane

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Anne Meara

Charlene Lane

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Ina Balin

Sister Mary Enquirer

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Anne Bloom

Maid Marian

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Irwin Corey

D.W. Godilla

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Susan Dey

Southern Belle

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Robert Downey Jr.

Albert Einstein

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Richard Lewis

Pimples Lapedes

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Chuck McCann

Lowell Westbrook

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Stuart Pankin

Sigmund Freud

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Peter Riegert

Adult Baby Elroy

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Robert Staats

Premiere M.C.

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Theodore Gottlieb

Doctor Dismal

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Robert Vaughn

Adolf Hitler

Writing

Marshall Brickman

Self

Directing

Martha Coolidge

Self

Acting

Joe Franklin

Self

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Renée Taylor

Self

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Bruce Willis

Self

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Leo Steiner

Self

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Rita Rudner

Frieda Philby

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Hank Garrett

Space Pilot

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Cameron Smith

Space Hero

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Maureen McCormick

Space Princess

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Judith Marie-Bergan

Patient

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Dan Resin

Doctor

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Budd Friedman

Standup Comic

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Robert Townsend

Standup Comic

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Rick Overton

Standup Comic

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Sinbad

Standup Comic

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Ritch Shydner

Standup Comic

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Dom Irrera

Standup Comic

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Joanne Baron

Standup Comic

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Roberta Kent

Standup Comic

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Jonathan Schmock

Funny Boy

Writing

Jim Vallely

Funny Boy

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Joe Alaskey

Funny Boy

Writing

Eugene Lebowitz

Funny Boy

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Siobhan McCann

Funny Boy

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Wilson Camp

Funny Boy

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Moira Fox

Funny Boy

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Gregory Roe Manocherian

Funny Boy

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Katina Schwartz

Funny Boy

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Jean Serabia

Funny Boy

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Amy Stiller

Jolene Lane

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Ben Stiller

Chip Lane

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Hazen Gifford

Frank Dugan P. I.

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Viola Harris

Carlotta Duprez

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Judy Brown

Vanessa Wilde

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Billie Bird

Lillian Darling

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Connie Sawyer

Mrs. Duke Thorpe

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Frank Biro

Old Duke Thorpe

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Andrea Gibb Muldoon

Duke's Granddaughter

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Katie McDonough

Wilma Beaver

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Bruce Bauer

Walter Beaver

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Shane Meinecke

Junior Beaver

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Sarah Bell

Betty Joan Beaver

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Dorothi Fox

Beulah

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Brian Seeman

Billy Bumpkin

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Camera

Tony Kennette

Jackie Cookie

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Andy Abrahams

Young Adolph

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Arthuro Belsere

Father Hitler

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Erna Rossman

Mother Hitler

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Ron Jones

Duke Thorpe

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Cameron Lundon

Young Baby Elroy

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Patrick Mack

Baby Frankenstein

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Dylan Ross

Wilfred Babcock

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Production

John Manocherian

'Looney' Motel Clerk

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Nina Tremblay

'Looney' Victim

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Richard Balin

Sheriff of Nottingham

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Robert O'Sullivan

Dueling Nobleman

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Leland Murray

Pindar

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Michael Visconti

Guido Valentine

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Jeanine Ford

Guido's Leading Lady

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Hugh Esten

"Phallus" Song and Dance Man

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Timothy Dale Agee

Southern Gentleman

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Louis Tucker

Bill Washington

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Clem Moorman

Bill Washington's Father

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Joette Higgins

Showgirl

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Kimberly Strelov

Stage Manager

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Karen Powell

Roebling's Date

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Jiri Fisher

Crotcho Muck

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Sydney Maryska

Putzo Muck

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Robin Robson

Psycho Muck

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Lisa Schultz

French Maid

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Frank D'Amore

Moron #1

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Jack Banning

Moron #2

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Jason Christmas

Moron #3

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Clifford Fearl

Butler

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Joseph Scott

Old Moron

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Robert Albert

Fred Philby

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Drummond Eskine

Siamese Twin

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Josh Saviano

Georgie Spielman

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Addington Wise

Ben Franklin

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Joel Weiss

Nathan Hale

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Harper Roisman

George Washington

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Anthony Reed D'Eugenio

Pirate #1

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Production

Sam Hurwitz

Pirate #2

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Michael Hurwitz

Pirate #3

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Jerry Sroka

(Voice)

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Gwendolyn Coleman

Unknown Role

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William Newman

Unknown Role

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