''Desperation Boulevard'' is a 1998 American independent film written and directed by

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Plot

Joan, a former child actress, attempts to regain her lost popularity in

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Cast

Judy Tenuta Judy Lynn Tenuta (November 7, 1949 – October 6, 2022) was an American comedian, actress, and comedy musician. She was known for her whimsical and brash persona of "The Love Goddess", mixing insult comedy, observational humor, self-promotion, ...

as Joan ** Lauren Alexander as Young Joan * Jim Bruce as Stalker * Charlene Cher as Joan's Mother *

Wil Shriner Wil Herbert Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter and game show host. Life and career Shriner was born in New York City, New York, the twin brother of soap opera actor Kin Shriner, and the ...

as Ron Van Horne * Emmy Collins as Homeless Pizza Thief * Alex DeVorak as German Man * Sean Dorgan as Abortion Protester *

as Director at Audition *

Joey Gyondla Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ...

as Pizza Delivery Guy * Bill Jenkins as Coco the Clown (as William B. Jenkins Jr.) * Ken Kleiber as Guy, The Waiter * Amber J. Lawson as Mother in Park * Michael Lerner as Mannie Green the Manager * Leah Stanko Mangum as Fan *

Jeff McLaughlin Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * ...

as Fan with Book * Lanko Miyazaki as News Anchor *

Dana Plato Dana Michelle Plato (; November 7, 1964 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress. She rose to fame for playing Kimberly Drummond on the sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (1978–1986), which established her as a teen idol of the late 1970s and ear ...

as Self *

Erin Moran Erin Marie Moran-Fleischmann (October 18, 1960 – April 22, 2017) was an American actress, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the television sitcom ''Happy Days'' and its spin-off ''Joanie Loves Chachi''. Early life Erin Marie ...

as Self *

Ken Osmond Kenneth Charles Osmond (June 7, 1943May 18, 2020) was an American actor and police officer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s to early 1960s television situation com ...

as Self *

Burt Ward Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. ; July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman. He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series ''Batman'' (1966–1968) ...

as Self *

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...

as Self *

Emo Philips Emo Philips (born Philip Soltanec, February 7, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His stand-up comedy persona makes use of paraprosdokians spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice. Career The character of Emo Philips appea ...

* Paul Tuminaro as Sean Dorgan

References

External links

* 1998 films American independent films American comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub