Ringo swaps lives with his evil twin Ognir—yes, that's Ringo backwards—and Vincent Price plays a therapist named Dr. Nancy. 1978 was unhinged.
Ringo Starr, bored and disillusioned with fame, meets a doppelgänger in Hollywood named Ognir Rrats who sells maps to the stars' homes and lives with an abusive, thieving father. Longing for a more average lifestyle, Ringo invites Ognir into the studio and suggests the two trade places for a few hours.
Acting
Ringo playing dual roles with zero vanity
Writing
Self-aware celebrity satire before it was everywhere
Production
Carrie Fisher and John Ritter in deeply random cameos
Director
Jeff Margolis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired as an ABC special and has never been officially released on home video, surviving only through bootleg VHS transfers.
The 'average guy wants to be famous/famous guy wants to be average' trope peaked here before Dave Chappelle and Bo Burnham made it their entire careers.
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