''Working Tra$h'' is a 1990 American

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directed by

Alan Metter Alan Dennis Metter (December 19, 1942 – June 7, 2020) was an American film director whose most notable credits include ''Back to School'' starring Rodney Dangerfield, and ''Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film), Girls Just Want to Have Fun'' with S ...

and starring

George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercul ...

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known ...

Buddy Ebsen Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS ...

, Leslie Hope, and

Michael J. Pollard Michael J. Pollard (born Michael John Pollack Jr.; May 30, 1939 – November 20, 2019) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as C.W. Moss in the film ''Bonnie and Clyde'' (1967), which earned him critical acclaim along with nomi ...

. It was one of the first television films made for the then-burgeoning

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Cast

as Ralph (referred to as "Ralph Sawatzky" in a scene at the end of the film, though the surname is not shown in the credits) *

as Freddy Novak *

as Vandevere Lodge * Leslie Hope as Susan Fahnestock *

as Palomar * Jack Blessing as R. Judson Kimbrough *

Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta (; born October 29, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series ''The Simpsons'' (as well as other characters on the show such as Abraham "Grampa" ...

as George Agrande * Ellen Ratner as Ruthie *

George Wallace George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best remembered for his staunch segregationist an ...

as Big Dan *

Mindy Sterling Mindy Lee Sterling (born July 11, 1953) is an American television, film and voice actress. She portrayed Frau Farbissina in the '' Austin Powers'' film series and starred in the web series ''Con Man'', the latter of which earned her a Primetime ...

as Mary * Lisa Montgomery as Vi * Michael Gregory as Real Cop * Gregg Almquist as Herb *

Julian Christopher Julian Christopher (born November 7, 1944) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various films and television series from the 1970s to the present, including '' The Magician'' and the episode 'Code of Honor' from '' Star Trek: T ...

as ''Moneyline'' Reporter * Newell Alexander as News Reporter

External links

* 1990 television films 1990 films American comedy television films 1990 comedy films Fox network original films 1990s English-language films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by Alan Metter 1990s American films {{US-tv-film-stub