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George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

  • TV Special
  • 1986
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.9K
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George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986)
Dark ComedySatireStand-UpComedyDocumentary

Legendary comedian George Carlin tackles some of his favorite subjects along with his brand of comedy and humor.Legendary comedian George Carlin tackles some of his favorite subjects along with his brand of comedy and humor.Legendary comedian George Carlin tackles some of his favorite subjects along with his brand of comedy and humor.

  • Director
    • Rocco Urbisci
  • Writers
    • George Carlin
    • Rocco Urbisci
  • Stars
    • George Carlin
    • Rick Ducommun
    • Anthony James
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rocco Urbisci
    • Writers
      • George Carlin
      • Rocco Urbisci
    • Stars
      • George Carlin
      • Rick Ducommun
      • Anthony James
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    George Carlin
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    • Self…
    Rick Ducommun
    Rick Ducommun
    • Self - The Bad Guys
    Anthony James
    Anthony James
    • Self - The Bad Guys
    Vic Tayback
    Vic Tayback
    • Self - The Bad Guys
    Adam Rich
    Adam Rich
    • Self - Billy
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Self - Pops
    Vic Kaplan
    • Self - Menage a Trois
    Sandy Bell
    • Self - Menage a Trois
    Lisa Onodera
    • Self - Menage a Trois
    Lisa Long
    Lisa Long
    • Self - Chorus Girl
    Tamara Barkley
    • Self - Chorus Girl
    Margaret Lenzey
    • Self - Chorus Girl
    • Director
      • Rocco Urbisci
    • Writers
      • George Carlin
      • Rocco Urbisci
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    • Trivia
      George mentions that in darts the object is to reach zero. In most versions of the game, this is true, as the score starts at 301 or 501 for single player games, or 701 or 1001 for doubles, and the rules state that a player has to reach exactly zero with the score putting it to zero being a double score in order to be declared the winner. (Going past zero, reaching zero with a single or triple score, or reaching a positive score that puts reaching zero with a double impossible busts out the player, and their score resets to what it was at the end of their previous turn.)
    • Goofs
      In his skit on how to change certain sports, he suggests in baseball that if the pitcher hit the batter with the ball, the batter would be out, then suggests the game would be over if two pitchers hit 27 batters in a row. He conveniently forgets that in his famous "baseball and football" skit that he mentions the fact that baseball has no time limit, therefore, the game would not end after hitting the 27th batter. It would just keep going on and on and on. (This is assuming that there'd be no scoring at all during this, which George talks as if that was the case.)
    • Quotes
      • George Carlin: Now, tennis. Very trendy, not a sport. Tennis is a form of ping pong. In fact, tennis is ping pong played while standing on the table. In fact, all racquet games are nothing but derivatives of ping pong. Even volleyball is racquet-less team ping pong played with an inflated ball and a raised net while standing on the table.
    • Connections
      Featured in George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 14, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Джордж Карлін: Ігри з твоїм розумом
    • Production company
      • Carlin Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
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