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1981 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Jim Sharman |
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| Writer: | Jim Sharman, Richard O'Brien |
| Staring: |
| Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors? | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 1981 |
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| Director: | Jim Sharman |
| Writer: | Jim Sharman, Richard O'Brien |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | small town, american way of life, musical, satire, social commentary, fictional game show, obsessed fan, televison |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Michael White Productions, Lou Adler Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jessica Harper | Janet Majors |
| Cliff DeYoung | Brad Majors / Farley Flavors |
| Richard O'Brien | Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice) |
| Patricia Quinn | Dr. Nation McKinley |
| Charles Gray | Judge Oliver Wright |
| Ruby Wax | Betty Hapschatt |
| Nell Campbell | Nurse Ansalong |
| Rik Mayall | 'Rest Home' Ricky |
| Barry Humphries | Bert Schnick |
| Darlene Johnson | Emily Weiss |
| Manning Redwood | Harry Weiss |
| Wendy Raebeck | Macy Struthers |
| Jeremy Newson | Ralph Hapschatt |
| Betsy Brantley | Neely Pritt |
| Pierre Bedenes | Neely's Camera Crew |
| Rufus Collins | Neely's Camera Crew |
| Christopher Malcolm | Vance Parker |
| Ray Charleson | Floor Manager |
| Eugene Lipinski | Kirk |
| Barry Dennen | Irwin Lapsey |
| Imogen Claire | Wardrobe Mistress |
| Gary Shail | Oscar Drill |
| Donald Waugh | Glish Davidson |
| David John | 'Bit' Drummer |
| Claire Toeman | Brenda Drill |
| Gary Martin | 'Bit' Guitarist |
| Sinitta | Francine 'Frankie' |
| Robyn Mandell | Mrs. Drill (uncredited) |
| Sal Piro | Man on Payphone (uncredited) |
| Gaye Brown | DTV Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Ishaq Bux | DTV Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Annabel Leventon | DTV Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Lindsay Ingram | DTV Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Yasmin Pettigrew | DTV Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Rayner Bourton | Soldier in DTV Audience (uncredited) |
| Steve Debrow | Soldier in DTV Audience (uncredited) |
| Robert Longden | Soldier in DTV Audience (uncredited) |
| Linus O'Brien | Farley Flavors Kid (uncredited) |
| Quinn Hawkins | Farley Flavors Kid (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Norman Hart | Other |
| Jim Sharman | Screenplay, Director |
| Richard O'Brien | Screenplay, Lyricist, Music |
| Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Ken Wheatley | Set Decoration |
| Len Huntingford | Other |
| Arthur Wicks | Other |
| Ian Fuller | Other |
| Gillian Gregory | Choreographer |
| Richard Bedford | Editor |
| Sue Blane | Costume Design |
| Carol Devine | Makeup Artist |
| Bryn Siddall | Other |
| Hamilton Hawksworth | Assistant Editor |
| Dave Wintour | Musician |
| Hugh Strain | Other |
| Laurie Frost | Other |
| Brian Sullivan | Electrician |
| Michael Murray | Second Assistant Director |
| Anthony Sloman | Sound Editor |
| Ann Tasker | Publicist |
| Chris Taylor | Other |
| John Comfort | Production Supervisor |
| David Perry | Costume Design |
| Chuck Finch | Electrician |
| Brian King | Other |
| James Wakely | Other |
| Paul Edmunds | Assistant Editor |
| Andy Birmingham | Production Accountant |
| Pat Hay | Key Makeup Artist |
| Joan Hills | Makeup Artist |
| Darryl Paterson | Other |
| Simon Hayter | Other |
| John Paterson | Construction Manager |
| Mike Lockey | Other |
| Ray Parsons | Assistant Accountant |
| Tim Vaughan-Hughes | Producer's Assistant |
| John Ignatius | Other |
| Roy Rodhouse | Gaffer |
| Chris Brock | Third Assistant Director |
| John Beard | Assistant Art Director |
| Bob Smith | Camera Operator |
| Les Morgan | Musician |
| Marilyn Clarke | Production Coordinator |
| Roger Simons | First Assistant Director |
| Janet Lucas | Other |
| Alison Thorne | Continuity |
| Ruth Bourchier | Producer's Assistant |
| Peter Collins | Other |
| John Leuenberger | Property Master |
| John Chandler | Sound Assistant |
| Hugh Burns | Musician |
| Joe Dunton | Other |
| Brian Thomson | Production Design |
| Kenneth Atherfold | Other |
| Tommy Finch | Electrician |
| George Whitear | Still Photographer |
| Andrew Sanders | Art Direction |
| Sandra Exelby | Makeup Artist |
| Reg Parsons | Electrician |
| Phil Chapman | Music |
| Bruce White | Sound Recordist |
| Mark Griffiths | Musician |
| Michael Weaver | Musician |
| Mike Molloy | Director of Photography |
| Richard Hartley | Music Arranger, Musician, Original Music Composer, Music, Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael White | Executive Producer |
| Lou Adler | Executive Producer |
| John Goldstone | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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