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8 February 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
Something funny is happening in L.A.Plot:
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Exceptional moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Steve Martin | ... | Harris K. Telemacher | |
| Victoria Tennant | ... | Sara McDowel | |
| Richard E. Grant | ... | Roland Mackey | |
| Marilu Henner | ... | Trudi | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | SanDeE* | |
| Susan Forristal | ... | Ariel | |
| Kevin Pollak | ... | Frank Swan | |
| Sam McMurray | ... | Morris Frost | |
| Patrick Stewart | ... | Mr. Perdue, Maitre D' at L'Idiot | |
| Andrew Amador | ... | Bob, News Anchor | |
| Gail Grate | ... | Gail, News Anchor | |
| Eddie De Harp | ... | Maitre D' at Brunch | |
| M.C. Shan | ... | Rap Waiter at L'Idiot | |
| Frances Fisher | ... | June | |
| Iman | ... | Cynthia |
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Iceland:L | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: After running into Sara and Roland in the museum, Harris picks himself up off the floor saying "I get that," but his lips are clearly saying something else. moreQuotes:
[Explaining itself, quoting Shakespeare's "Hamlet"]The Signboard: There are more things in heaven and earth, Harry, than are dreamt of N your philosophy.
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I've read that this movie was Steve Martin's homage to a city he loves. Certainly, it feels like that. The whole movie has been crafted with the utmost care and delight - a feeling that is conveyed so well to the viewer.
I've watched this film many many times and as yet have been utterly unable to find a single mistake, wrongly placed moment, person or prop anywhere. What I have found is a sense of deeply placed pleasure at watching the unfolding of an old story told beautifully and never strained by being told in the 20th Century.