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Mastergate is a satire on congressional investigative committee hearings that took place during the McCarthy Era, on the Watergate investigation, and on the Iran-Contra affair. In his opening address, the chairman explains that the purpose of the hearings is to find out what the president knew and if he had any idea of the affair.
Nov 1, 1992 · Mastergate: Directed by Michael Engler. With Tim Reid, Marcia Strassman, Buck Henry, Richard Kiley. Based on a satirical play about the U.S. Senate Watergate hearings in 1973-74.
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- Comedy
- Michael Engler
- 1992-11-01
The play in question is ''Mastergate,'' Larry Gelbart's satirical comedy about the Iran-contra scandal in the Reagan Administration.
Larry Gelbart, creator of TV's M*A*S*H, adapts his hit Broadway play, "Mastergate" for the small screen in this star-studded, hilarious send-up of all political scandals past present and future.
- 84 min
Sep 28, 1992 · In 1989, when Larry Gelbart’s “Mastergate” opened and closed on Broadway after just 68 performances, his message was timely but not one the American public wanted to hear.
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Presented as TV coverage of a Congressional hearing, Mastergate describes an elaborate parody of Iran-Contra, in which illegal arms shipments are made using a big budget Hollywood action film as cover.
