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Overview

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Director:
Jeff Bleckner
Writers:
Mark Ganzel (writer)
Barry Kemp (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
16 November 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The Power!...The Passion!... The Produce!
Plot:
A long-format spoof of 1980s prime-time soap operas, set in raisin town Fresno, California. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Carol Burnett ... Charlotte Kensington

Dabney Coleman ... Tyler Cane
Gregory Harrison ... Torch

Teri Garr ... Talon Kensington
Charles Grodin ... Cane Kensington

Luis Avalos ... Juan
Pat Corley ... Earl Duke

Valerie Mahaffey ... Tiffany Kensington

Anthony Heald ... Kevin Kensington

Teresa Ganzel ... Bobbi Jo Bobb

Bill Paxton ... Billy Joe Bobb
Jerry Van Dyke ... Tucker Agajanian
Charles Keating ... Charles

Melanie Chartoff ... Desiree DeMornay

Michael Richards ... 2nd Henchman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
360 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Fresno, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Spanish Conquistador: [with disgust, as he spits out the grapes he is tasting] These grapes taste like Fresno! more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs "Dallas" (1978) more

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Why Isn't This on Video???, 25 April 2001
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Author: jacksflicks from Hollywood

After so many years, I still get these spontaneous flashbacks about "Fresno" - like LSD, except this is even tripier! Think of an extended Carol Burnett skit as the most outlandish take-off, with the most insane dialogue and characters; and think of all of this as dead on target - the soap opera mini-series à la "Dallas" and "Dynasty," with a little "Santa Barbara" thrown in, and you get (I'm laughing as I type this) "Fresno".

Usually, after the premise has worn off, this kind of satire doesn't have the inventiveness or the talent to sustain a feature. But with "Fresno," the idiocy, the inanity, the hilarity is indeed sustained throughout: for the whole ride you really don't know what new goof is around the corner.

I would love to have seen Harvey Korman in the cast. Hey, can't have everything, though with "Fresno," I almost do. Something else outrageous, though un-funny, about "Fresno" is that no video has been issued for this, one of the greatest comedies in television history.

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