"Action" (1999) TV series 1999-2000

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creator:

Chris Thompson

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

In Hollywood you're only as good as your last flick, and Dragonfire Films exec Peter Dragon has hit...

Plot Keywords:

Controversial | Black Comedy | Prostitution | Bleeped Dialogue | Urban Legend Vector

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jay Mohr	...	Peter Dragon (13 episodes, 1999)
Illeana Douglas	...	Wendy Ward (13 episodes, 1999)
Jarrad Paul	...	Adam Rafkin (13 episodes, 1999)
Jack Plotnick	...	Stuart Glazer (13 episodes, 1999)
Buddy Hackett	...	Uncle Lonnie (13 episodes, 1999)
Lee Arenberg	...	Bobby G. (9 episodes, 1999)
Fab Filippo	...	Holden Van Dorn (6 episodes, 1999)

Also Known As:

Dragon (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Christopher Thompson Productions

Trivia:

Was originally intended to air on HBO, with Oliver Platt as Peter. Fox was offered the show in order to convince HBO to give them more money.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Even a Dog Can Shake Hands

One of my all-time favorites

I've read almost all the other comments on this wonderful, black, well-written series and for the very first time on IMDB, I agree with almost all of them! That must mean something. 'ACTION' is certainly one of the funniest shows I've ever seen, particularly the episode where the closeted gay actor considers coming out and Peter Dragon goes the extra mile to keep his star.

"ACTION" makes pointed and very deliberate fodder of Hollywood's appalling treatment of gay characters. I (as a full self-aware, well-adjusted MASCULINE gay male) found the constant juxtaposition of on-screen attitudes versus off-screen reality wonderfully funny. It explains why writers and actors who know many gay people and have dozens (or hundreds) of gay friends can write horribly insulting trash like 'Will and Grace' -- for them, it really is just a job, with no connection with reality!