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Synopsis: George Newman is a daydreamer whose hyperactive imagination keeps him from holding a steady job. His uncle decides George would be the perfect man to manage Channel 62, a television station which is losing money and viewers fast. When George replaces the station's reruns with bizarre programs such as "Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse", "Wheel of Fish" and "Raul's Wild Kingdom", ratings begin to soar again. Mean-spirited and cynical mogul R.J. Fletcher becomes furious that the UHF station is getting better ratings than his network's programming. Because of gambling debts, the uncle is forced to consider selling the station to Fletcher, who would only too happily shut down (he cannot legally own two stations in the same town). George and his friends organize a 48-hour telethon to raise the money by selling investment stock from Channel 62 to save the town's new favorite station.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Jay Levey
Production: Orion Pictures Corporation
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG-13
Year:
1989
97 min
844 Views


Send in the janitor!

I'm going to get to the bottom of this!

I will not tolerate this type of behavior at Channel 8!

This is a business, not a home for irresponsible pus brains!

You wanted me, sir?

That's right. I guess you know why I called you in here.

Because you're lonely?

No, you moron!

Now look carefully.

Do you see anything missing from this desk?

Uh... that stapler?

No!

Now... listen to me!

There was a very important file on this desk.

A file that represented two months of intensive research.

It's my guess that you threw it out.

Why, no, sir, no um.

Were you in here cleaning up last night?

Yes sir, yes sir I was.

Do you see the file on my desk now?

Gee, I don't know I..

I think I've proved my point.

You are a worthless human being, Mr..

Spadowski. Stanley Spadowski.

May I call you Stanley?

- Okay

- Stanley...

- You're fired!

- But... I... I didn't

- Get out!!

- But I...

People are..

I can't believe the incompetence in this place!

People like that should be put to sleep.

Well, what do you know? The research file!

Here it is! I've been sitting here all the time!

Betty, hold my calls.

Yes, Mr. Fletcher.

Hey! R.J.!

Hi! George Newman, U62. Say, nice place you got here.

You know, I was just thinking, since we're both in the business...

Where'd you get this?

Don't you know that stealing mail is a federal offense?

Hold on, you don't understand...

No, you don't understand how serious a crime this is!

I think you'd better just clean out your desk right now and get out!

You're through, mister!

But I don't work here.

Trespassing, huh? I'll give you ten seconds to get out before I call the police.

Look, I just thought we could...

... five... four...

Gee, look at the time.

Well, gotta go. Keep in touch.

No... No.. No please... it's all I've got left...

Let go! This is station property!

NO! NO! It's my, mop!

Let go, let go you idiot

That's my mop!

Not any more, buddy!

Hey, are you all right?

It's just not fair...

Come on, forget about it. It's only a mop.

Only a mop? Only a mop?! Oh, You don't understand.

That mop was given to me for my birthday when I was 8 years old.

We've never been apart!

And now... now I don't even have a job anymore!

After fifteen years, they toss me out like a bag of moldy tangerines!

What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do?

Well... maybe you could come work for me...

Really? You mean it?

Uh... sure, I guess we could use a janitor.

Stanley Spadowski.

George Newman.

I'm mighty glad to meet you, George.

I'm going to do a realy great job, you won't be sorry. I'm really going to do a good job for you.

I'm a good janitor, I'm a realy good janitor.

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