In the Spirit (1990)

A woman moves back to New York and hires a ditzy New Age woman to redecorate her apartment in this Odd Couple styled comedy. The movie takes a turn as the two escape to a New Age retreat in... See full summary »

Director:

Sandra Seacat

Writers:

Jeannie Berlin, Laurie Jones

Stars:

Jeannie Berlin, Olympia Dukakis, Elaine May

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeannie Berlin	...	Crystal
Olympia Dukakis	...	Sue
Peter Falk	...	Roger Flan
Melanie Griffith	...	Lureen
Elaine May	...	Marianne Flan
Marlo Thomas	...	Reva Prosky
Phillip Schopper	...	The Voice
Agda Antonio	...	Yolanda
Brian Hickey	...	Attacker in Hall
Laurie Jones	...	Pamela
Phil Harper	...	Homeless Executive
Steve Powers	...	Documentary Interviewer
Hope Cameron	...	New Age Lecturer
David Eigenberg	...	Handyman #1
David Baer	...	Handyman #2

Storyline

A woman moves back to New York and hires a ditzy New Age woman to redecorate her apartment in this Odd Couple styled comedy. The movie takes a turn as the two escape to a New Age retreat in upstate New York to get away from a murderer who is pursuing them. Melanie Griffith also shows up briefly as a hooker as the two hide out acting as hookers.

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Plot Keywords:

new age | new york | odd couple | murderer | apartment | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Babskie sprawy

Filming Locations:

New Providence, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$281,285 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (TVC)

Did You Know?

Trivia

In December 1988, shortly after the film had wrapped (which would prove well over a year in advance of its eventual release), Liz Smith's syndicated column named Louise Lasser as the seventh and final featured cast member, following Olympia Dukakis. Somewhere in the interim, however, for whatever reason, and with nary a mention in the press, Lasser's scenes found their way onto the cutting room floor, although it would seem that continuity concerns may have rescued her from utter oblivion - that judging from an alleged Lasser sighting mentioned online in 2005 ("Blink twice and you will miss the estimable Louise Lasser lurking in the background of an early shot").

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Quotes

[regarding Crystal]
Roger Flan: I would never believe a professional prostitute could be so boring.

User Reviews

Great Movie

I stumbled across this movie when it first came out on video. The cover looked interesting so I rented it and immediately loved it. I bought it so I could watch it everyone once in a while. It's like an old friend. It's one of those rare, quirky comedies that touches you.

Marlo Thomas is amazing as nutty Reva Prosky, and Elaine May (from Mike Nichols/2nd City fame) was incredible!

I highly recommend this movie. It rocks.