Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful

Plot synopsis:
The film begins with the camera panning through pictures of Medusa's album covers and film posters eventually showing her lying in a bed while getting a massage and her hair done. She starts telling the viewers about how lonely she feels since her tour ended. The film then flashes back to when Medusa was rehearsing her "Blonde Leading the Blonde Tour". After being crushed by a giant genitalia statue, Medusa explains in a voice-over how the tour was a technical nightmare. Eventually, the tour begins in the Philippines, only for Medusa to find out that she was performing during the eruption of a volcano. In an interview, Medusa's manager Benny explains how Medusa's first single "Like a Video" ("Like a Virgin") was a hit for MTV, leading into a parody performance of Madonna's "Blond Ambition" version. After that, Medusa is shown talking to her boyfriend. The tour then moves to Japan where Medusa tells her poverty stricken dancers that they'll be receiving a pay cut. Another shows women protesting Medusa and her director showing how Medusa gained the inspiration to shoot a music video involving robbing a store. Finally, the tour moves to the U.S where Medusa and her dancers play a game of Truth or Dare. After that, she is shown being at a party where a director who tries to get her to star in a movie similar to "Heidi". Later, while Medusa is listing negative things about people, Bobcat Goldthwait shows up and gets offended when he sees Medusa gag after he called her show "neat". After that, Medusa is shown reciting lines from "Romeo and Juliet " while a voice-over explains that Medusa is planning to star in the Broadway show after the tour, and that her ex- husband Shane Pencil was helping her, but Shane gets fed up with Medusa and he leaves. Another voice-over during one of Medusa's show explains her she almost died during "Expose Yourself" ("Express Yourself") as she got electrocuted. After that, Medusa is shown visiting her dog's grave, only to find out she was at the wrong grave. While in Atlanta, Police Officers show up and explain that Medusa will be arrested if she shows her "muffin". Medusa performs "Party in My Pants" and "Vague" ( "Like a Prayer", "Into the Groove", and "Vogue"). Medusa then goes to the officers to get arrested only for them to ask her for an autograph. Finally, the tour finishes in New York and while Medusa is saying goodbye to the dancers, it is revealed that Medusa was viewing the footage while trying to find an ending. She ends up in the hospital to get a toy dino removed while a montage of clips plays with "Life May End" ( "Live to Tell") . The dancers come to visit her, and the film ends with them trying to sleep.

Tags: satire

Review:
Hysterical!.
Julie Brown hilariously demolishes Madonna's attempt at a rockumentary with gut ripping humor and truly original and catchy songs that rival Madonna's own.
Cinematography and sets are top notch.Kathy Griffin and Chris Elliott offer their own injections of comedy that enhances and compliments this film.
Appearances by Bobcat Goldthwait and Wink Martindale, as themselves, is an added bonus.It's hard to tell if Brown's performance is meant to insult or playfully tease Madonna, though I hardly think the Material Girl would find humor in it.My Favorite line: "Why don't you come here (to the Phillipines); all they eat is dog and I'm a vegetarian.".
The funniest spoof ever!.
This parody is cleverly done: from the songs (Express Yourself becomes Expose  Yourself, Like a Prayer is now Party in my Pants and Vogue is now Vague) to the fake  interviews of the cast of the show, this movie is hilarious.
Remember Madonna saying  she didn't know about the rain season in Asia?
In this one, she doesn't know about the  volcano season.
It is a precious jewel.
They got a lot of money on that spoof, and it pays  off.
Highly recommended!!!.
Now this is great television!!!.
This is one of Julie's greatest tributes to music, alongside her "Trapped in the Body of a White Girl" album.
To quote the great Medusa "Dare to go bare, just wear your underwear, you'll get a ride home everytime"  - Wow!!!
Now that is some good advice.
"You can dance, at my party!
Yeah, justify your dance shoes!.....You're invited to the party in my pants.
Yeah come on boy let's dance, at the party in my pants"  Julie Brown is hilarious!!!
It is almost sad that this video is only 51 minutes long, but every minute is awesome!!!.
super!!.
This movie was a riot, it pokes fun of "Madonna - Truth Or Dare" in all the right places.
I love Madonna & I love Julie Brown.
How could I ask for more..Julie's spoof of "Vogue", entitled "Vague" was hysterical..
"Kelly LeBrock thinks she's great, she's just cold boogers on a paper plate".
"Brooke Shields, Dawber, Pam personality of Spam"!!
I could've died!
And just wait till you see what she can do with a watermelon!!.
Hilarious parody that is faithful to Madonna's original..
"Medusa: Dare to be Truthful" is an outrageously funny parody that is a fine companion to the original, "Madonna: Truth or Dare".
Julie Brown's brilliant creation skewers Madonna's highly entertaining documentary (although it wasn't exactly daring, insightful, candid, or truthful) with a faithfulness to detail, right down to the packaging.
I highly recommend this for Madonna fans, Julie Brown fans, or anyone who enjoys sharp and clever parody..
J is for Julie Brown!.
After all these years, I am puzzled as to why Julie Brown (West Coast) isn't a household name or a hugely famous comedic star.
She is one of the funniest females on the planet.
In this spoof, she takes on Madonna who is one of her favorite targets.
She is Medusa, a hugely successful singer, like Madonna who also happened to have documentary "Truth or Dare." Julie Brown spoofs Madonna as Medusa who came from Wisconsin, the land of dairy and beer.
I remember the segment where she went to Wisconsin to visit her family and a grave.
I don't remember if it was a parent or her pet.
I remember somebody saying that Medusa did nothing original.
She was just copying others.
I have to say that I hope this spoof documentary is available on DVD somewhere.
Julie Brown was at her best mocking and spoofing others..
Madonna gets a good skewering...she was way overdue.
In the spoof-crazy 1990s, it was a good idea to send-up the reigning queen of MTV, Madonna.
Impeccably copying the look and style of 1991's "Madonna: Truth or Dare", star and co-creator Julie Brown was not only precise in her satirical prodding, she was quite timely as well.
This Showtime production runs just under an hour, with maniacal Brown not simply singing and dancing à la Maddy, but lampooning the video vamp to the nth degree.
The original songs--take-offs on Madonna's proved hits--are bits of pop-genius in their own right, and Brown sells this catty, nasty, silly special with unabashed vigor.
The alternating black-and-white and color photography gets the look of "Truth or Dare" down pat, while our new heroine, Medusa, battles with her ass-kissing staff until she gets her way on everything.
Some ideas don't come to fruition, and many are simply run into the ground without benefit of nimble handling.
Still, Brown is so compulsively watchable (and likable), she kicks this thing into campy high gear with her unstoppable energy and unflagging chutzpah.