''For Goodness Sake'' is a short comedy film made in 1992, hosted by its co-writer, radio talk show host
Dennis Prager
Dennis Mark Prager (; born August 2, 1948) is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. He is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''The Dennis Prager Show''. In 2009, he co-founded PragerU, which creates five- ...
. Released in 1993, the film contains comical
vignettes that address everyday ethical issues.
Mentor Media Inc. marketed the film for ethics training to government departments, including the FBI, Department of Defense, and IRS, as well as hospitals, schools, and hundreds of major corporations.
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It included appearances from actors ]Jason Alexander
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, Steve Allen
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, Scott Bakula
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, Faith Ford
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, Florence Henderson
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, Jason Hervey
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Early life and acting
Hervey was born in Los Angeles, the son of Marsha, a talent agent, ...
, Bonnie Hunt
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, Eugene Levy
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, Jayne Meadows
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, Bob Saget
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, Julia Sweeney
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, and Cindy Williams
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Early life
Williams was bo ...
. The film originally included a scene with O. J. Simpson and Kim Coles, but that scene was edited out of the movie after Simpson was charged with murder.
Sequel
A sequel, ''For Goodness Sake II'', was produced by Rich Markey and released in 1996. It was written by Dennis Prager and Allen Estrin, and co-hosted by talk show hosts Dennis Prager and Larry Elder.Trey Parker
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. P ...
and Matt Stone
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, were the film's director and 1st assistant director, respectively, and also had small parts in the film. The "fine, just fine" line that they used in their segment was later used during the ''South Park'' episode "Jakovasaurs
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References
1992 films
American short films
Films with screenplays by David Zucker (filmmaker)
Films directed by David Zucker (director)
1990s English-language films
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