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Rubberface

3.9/10
TMDB27 votes
Original: 47 min

A teen-age girl conceals her insecurity behind a barrage of jokes — until she meets an aspiring comedian who asks for her help with his new act. Janet is an over-weight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh... by making fun of her own weight. In seeing the other kids' reactions, she feels that she might have what it takes to be a comedian. She visits the local comedy club where she finds Tony Moroni who is a struggling comedian whose jokes are less than funny. Together Tony helps Janet find self-esteem and Janet helps Tony with his material.

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About Rubberface

Comedy is not pretty.

Rubberface (1981) is a film in the drama, comedy, tv movie genres. Directed by , . The cast includes Jim Carrey, Adah Glassbourg, Lynne Deragon, Ann-Marie MacDonald.

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Original language
Runtime
47 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Canada
Production companies
CBC
Writers
Michael Glassbourg, Nada Harcourt

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What is Rubberface about?

A teen-age girl conceals her insecurity behind a barrage of jokes — until she meets an aspiring comedian who asks for her help with his new act. Janet is an over-weight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh... by making fun of her own weight. In seeing the other kids' reactions, she feels that she might have what it takes to be a comedian. She visits the local comedy club where she finds Tony Moroni who is a struggling comedian whose jokes are less than funny. Together Tony helps Janet find self-esteem and Janet helps Tony with his material.

Who stars in Rubberface?

Jim Carrey, Adah Glassbourg, Lynne Deragon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Helene Udy, Gabe Cohen. See the cast cards above for character names.

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