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Delirious (1991) -- A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.

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5.3/10   2,496 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Lawrence J. Cohen (written by) &
Fred Freeman (written by)
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Release Date:
9 August 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
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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A decent Candy vehicle more (27 total)

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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Runtime:
96 min
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The red sports car being auctioned is a Ferrari 250 GTO. more
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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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A decent Candy vehicle, 10 January 2007
7/10
Author: LCShackley from United States

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).

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