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9 August 1991 (USA)
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A Comedy about a Soap Opera Writer Who's Typing without a Ribbon
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A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show. full summary | add synopsis
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Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Comedy Edition
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A decent Candy vehicle
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Candy | ... | Jack Gable |
 | Mariel Hemingway | ... | Janet Dubois / Louise |
 | Emma Samms | ... | Rachel Hedison / Laura Claybourne |
| Raymond Burr | ... | Carter Hedison |
 | Dylan Baker | ... | Blake Hedison |
| Charles Rocket | ... | Ty Hedison |
 | David Rasche | ... | Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis |
 | Andrea Thompson | ... | Nurse Helen Caldwell |
 | Zach Grenier | ... | Mickey |
 | Jerry Orbach | ... | Lou Sherwood |
| Renée Taylor | ... | Arlene Sherwood |
| Milt Oberman | ... | Fetterman |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Cable Man |
| Tony Steedman | ... | Edward the Butler |
 | John Michael Bolger | ... | Len (as John Bolger) |
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96 min
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The red sports car being auctioned is a Ferrari 250 GTO.
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Jack Gable:
What are you doing here? I sent you to Cleveland.
Jack Gates: I should kill you for that alone.
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Jack Gates: I should kill you for that alone.
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References "National Geographic Specials" (1964)
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BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS
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This is a much more watchable film than many of the lightweight vehicles Candy took part in in his post-SCTV career. His part could have been played by any number of comic actors, but John steps in and gives it his best shot. He's always fun to watch on screen, and he has a good time here without going over the top, which he tended to do.
DELIRIOUS is a weird mixture of Groundhog Day, Soapdish, and various Rod Serling scripts in which the characters in a story are being controlled by someone at a typewriter. It's a workable premise, and the actors make the most of the stock soap opera characters they play. David Rasche, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr et al were well-chosen for their parts. Bit parts by Robert Wagner and Marvin Kaplan (the voice of Choo-Choo on TOP CAT) are also memorable. Mariel Hemingway takes some flak on this comment board for her part, but she seemed suited for the role and moved smoothly from her gawky character to the soap opera "devil woman." This is a pleasant comedy but not as consistently funny as SOAPDISH. The script by veteran writers of Gilligan's Island and Bewitched suffers from a lot of unnecessary "language" (for what could otherwise be a family film) but moves along at a brisk pace (except for the longish horse-riding scenes).