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Rubberface

Original title: Introducing... Janet
  • TV Movie
  • 1981
  • PG
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
3.5/10
1.1K
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Rubberface (1981)
ComedyDrama

This film was shot in Canada and released there as, "Introducing...Janet." Janet is an overweight girl who has a knack for making the other children in school laugh...by making fun of her ow... Read allThis film was shot in Canada and released there as, "Introducing...Janet." Janet is an overweight 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' reaction, she feels that she might have a career as a ... Read allThis film was shot in Canada and released there as, "Introducing...Janet." Janet is an overweight 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' reaction, she feels that she might have a career as a comedian. She visits the local comedy club, where she finds Tony Moroni, a struggling come... Read all

  • Directors
    • Glen Salzman
    • Rebecca Yates
  • Writers
    • Michael Glassbourg
    • Nada Harcourt
  • Stars
    • Lynne Deragon
    • Adah Glassbourg
    • Ann-Marie MacDonald
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.5/10
    1.1K
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    • Directors
      • Glen Salzman
      • Rebecca Yates
    • Writers
      • Michael Glassbourg
      • Nada Harcourt
    • Stars
      • Lynne Deragon
      • Adah Glassbourg
      • Ann-Marie MacDonald
    • 28User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Lynne Deragon
    • Judith
    Adah Glassbourg
    • Janet Taylor
    Ann-Marie MacDonald
    • Merilee
    Helene Udy
    Helene Udy
    • Suzanne
    Scot Denton
    • Teacher
    Renée Devillers
    • Girl #1
    Emily Wilkinson
    • Girl #2
    Rick Ringer
    • T.V. Announcer
    Larry Horowitz
    • Freddy Goodman
    Gabe Cohen
    • M.C.
    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Tony Moroni
    Marla Lukofsky
    Marla Lukofsky
    • Donna Cherry
    Jim Tuck
    • Waiter #1
    John Lambert
    • Waiter #2
    Harvey Atkin
    Harvey Atkin
    • T.V. Producer
    • (voice)
    Michael Glassbourg
    • Carlos Smith
    • Directors
      • Glen Salzman
      • Rebecca Yates
    • Writers
      • Michael Glassbourg
      • Nada Harcourt
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    User reviews28

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    1Zingbot_9000

    Why is this even called Rubberface?

    Yes, I agree with everyone on this site this movie is VERY VERY bad. To even call this a movie is an insult to all movies ever made. It's 40 minutes long.

    Someone compares this movie to an after school special. B-I-N-G-O! That describes is perfectly.

    The packaging for this movie intentionally is misleading. For example, the title of this movie should describe the movie. Rubberface??? That should be the first hint. It was retitled with a new package of some goofy face Jim probably made in his stand-up days. I was hoping for more stand-up from Jim. If you like Jim now as an actor. You would love him in his stand up days. Still trying to locate the Rodney Dangerfield Young Comedians Special from HBO that featured Jim in his early career days. It isn't even mentioned on this site. I'd love to find anything Jim did stand-up wise.

    Also Jim Carrey is a supporting actor in this movie. The main character is VERY VERY annoying. She is some girl lacking self confidence but yet wants to be a stand up comedian. Jim is there to say lines like "That's Funny Janet" and "You really are talented". And honestly she is terrible really terrible.

    And the movie is terrible. Beware of false advertising and a really bad movie.
    DamienHagen

    Introducing...horrible movie

    It is true that Jim should be cut a little slack for the fact that this is one of his first movies (perhaps not his first as three other movies came out that he was in during 1983). However, the fact that this movie was downright crap is unavoidable. It's possible that this movie may have been funny if Jim Carrey had done some actual comedy in it, rather than help out some lame girl with her stage routine. And come on, Tony Moroni? Who the hell thought that would be a good name to put in this movie? It's safe to say that the only way this movie is worth what you pay for it, is if it is given to you. Do not rent this unless you are a(n) a) sado-masochist b) drawing evil power from crappy movies that you will use to destroy the world and life as we know it c) realllllllly freakin bored. So good luck with whichever one of those you go with. I went with b.
    jmadden-3

    A waste

    I bought this movie today. I should have read the reviews here first and I would have saved myself seven bucks. As I watched it I couldn't believe how bad it was and I don't mean Jim but all the others. The movie must have been made in an hour. Shame on Vidmark Entertainment for the grossly misleading box.
    1alexanderkominek

    Big head. Thin skin. Numb skull.

    ... is what the box for "Rubberface" promised. It looked interesting enough - A picture of Jim Carrey riding a bike with an aviation cap and goggles, and another of him making a ridiculous face. I didn't expect much , however, as the plot synopsis on the back made this film sound similar to the Adam Sandler flop "Overboard". If only this film were that good.

    It turns out Jim Carrey is not the protagonist of this film. We don't even meet him until about 15 minutes into the story. Even then, he's not that funny (which is more of a script problem than an acting problem). I wasn't even able to laugh at how bad the film was. I was just angry and wanted my $1.95 back.

    This movie reminds me of a project I had to do in junior high school. We had to make a five minute video about an issue that affects teens. It's too bad the creators of "Rubberface" didn't have the same sense of pacing, because this movie runs about 43 minutes too long.
    1Cobra-10

    Huge piece of filmic fu**ery

    The cover for this movie is one of the biggest pieces of bull**it I've ever seen. I saw the cover, and figured, "Oh, it's got Jim Carrey, it must be at least marginally funny." Boy was I wrong. This is even more bull**it than the movie, "Going Overboard," in which Adam Sandler in his early days brings us a crappy movie that you wouldn't expect to come from him. "Rubberface", however, is 1000 times worse! Not only is Jim Carrey (or anyone else in this movie) not even remotely funny, but he's not even the main character. He's in the movie for a couple minutes!

    Just to show you how execrable this movie is, I'm one of the few people that gave good reviews to movies such as "Meatballs III" and "It's Pat". I'm a pretty tolerable person when it comes to movies, even ones that the majority of people consider to be terrible. But "Rubberface" is sh*t. Pure, 100% sh*t. Actually, it's even worse than s**t. I can't explain to you how robbed I felt by this worthless entity beneath a pile of feces!

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    • Trivia
      The actual title is "Introducing Janet" wherein the title teenage girl is the lead, and Jim Carrey's standup character is secondary, or perhaps even third compared to the girl's mother, who gets first billing. The title was changed to "Rubberface" upon Jim Carrey's budding fame in the 1980's.
    • Quotes

      Janet Taylor: Sir, could I please have your chocolate cake? I guess that's called breaking the icing with the audience.

    • Connections
      References Animal Crackers (1930)

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1981 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rubber Face
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
      • CineFlics
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    • Runtime
      • 48m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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