Soapdish (1991) 6.2
An ambitious TV soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan. Director:Michael Hoffman |
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Soapdish (1991) 6.2
An ambitious TV soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan. Director:Michael Hoffman |
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| Sally Field | ... |
Celeste Talbert /
Maggie
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| Kevin Kline | ... | ||
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | ||
| Cathy Moriarty | ... |
Montana Moorehead /
Nurse Nan
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| Elisabeth Shue | ... |
Lori Craven /
Angelique
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | ||
| Teri Hatcher | ... |
Ariel Maloney /
Dr. Monica Demonico
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| Garry Marshall | ... | ||
| Kathy Najimy | ... |
Tawny Miller
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Arne Nannestad | ... |
Director Burton White
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| Paul Johansson | ... |
Blair Brennan /
Bolt
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| Sheila Kelley | ... |
Fran
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| Leeza Gibbons | ... |
Herself
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| John Tesh | ... |
Himself
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| Stephen Nichols | ... |
Himself
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Celeste Talbert has been the queen of the soaps for over two decades. Montana Moorehead needs to get her out of her way before she can move on and begins her program to get her to leave. She hires an old boyfriend of Celeste to be on the show and has Celeste become a murderer in the script, but each attempt has unforseen consequences. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
I think that this is possibly the funniest movie I have ever seen. Robert Harling's script is near perfect, just check out the "quotes" section; on second thought, just rent the DVD, since it's the delivery that really makes the lines sing.
Sally Field gives a comic, over-the-top performance like you've never seen from her anywhere else, and Kevin Kline is effortlessly hilarious. Robert Downey, Jr. is typically brilliant, and in a very small role, Kathy Najimy is a riot as the beleaguered costumer. I was never much of a fan of Elisabeth Shue, but she's great here as the one *real* person surrounded by a bevy of cartoon characters on the set of "The Sun Also Sets" -- that rumbling you feel beneath you is Hemingway rolling over in his grave. Either that, or he's laughing really hard.
Five stars. Funny, funny, funny.