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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   1,610 votes
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Director:
Blake Edwards
Writer (WGA):
Blake Edwards (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 March 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The comedy that glows in the dark. more
Plot:
John Ritter portrays a womanizing, drunken, alcholic writer who's life seems to be falling apart at the seams... more | add synopsis
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It's Ritter.. Ritter all the way ! more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Ritter ... Zachary 'Zach' Hutton
Vincent Gardenia ... Barney the Barkeeper
Alyson Reed ... Alexandra 'Alex' Hutton

Joel Brooks ... Jake Fedderman
Julianne Phillips ... Molly
Chelsea Field ... Amy McKenna
Peter Donat ... Leon 'Sparky' Sparks
Don Gordon ... Curt Ames

Nina Foch ... Marge, Alex's Mother

Denise Crosby ... Angela 'Angie' Smith
Michael Kidd ... Dr. Westford

Dee Dee Rescher ... Bernice Fedderman
Bryan Genesse ... Rick Curry

Bo Foxworth ... Greg

Raye Hollitt ... Lonnie Jones
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blake Edward's Skin Deep (Philippines: English title)
Changes (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Malibu, California, USA more
Company:
Beco Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'Nina Foch', who played John Ritter's mother-in-law in the film, was originally Ritter's acting coach when he was a student at Hollywood High School and he was really nervous when he met up with her again on the set of the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the latter half of the movie Zach's beard alternates between real and obviously fake. more
Quotes:
[Zach goes to a formal party dressed as Aladdin]
Zach: Jake! You told me this was a costume party!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Have You Met Miss Jones more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
It's Ritter.. Ritter all the way !, 26 July 2005
7/10
Author: san07 from Kerala, India

John Ritter makes Zach and the film memorable. It's more or less a one man show by him, though the character hardly has an element of heroism in it. He wonderfully transforms himself into Zach Hutton, a writer by profession with a weakness for drinks and women. He faces the fury of boyfriends of the women, and later, the revenge of the girls themselves, after they break up.

The movie progresses with hilarious sequences, at times slap-stick. Be sure not to miss the dialogues, for there are many instances when humour makes its presence in the most unexpected of situations. Altogether non stop entertainment is warrantied..

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