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Soapdish (1991) -- 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.
Soapdish (1991) -- 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.

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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Harling (story)
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Release Date:
31 May 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
All that glitter... All that glamour... All that dirt. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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Hilarious more (53 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sally Field ... Celeste Talbert / Maggie

Kevin Kline ... Jeffrey Anderson / Dr. Rod Randall

Robert Downey Jr. ... David Seton Barnes
Cathy Moriarty ... Montana Moorehead / Nurse Nan

Elisabeth Shue ... Lori Craven / Angelique

Whoopi Goldberg ... Rose Schwartz

Teri Hatcher ... Ariel Maloney / Dr. Monica Demonico

Garry Marshall ... Edmund Edwards

Kathy Najimy ... Tawny Miller
Arne Nannestad ... Director Burton White

Paul Johansson ... Blair Brennan / Bolt

Sheila Kelley ... Fran

Leeza Gibbons ... Herself

John Tesh ... Himself

Stephen Nichols ... Himself
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Runtime:
97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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According to a Baltimore newspaper article, Patty Duke was announced for the lead part in this comedy about a zany soap opera star-a role that was actually written with Patty Duke in mind. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Celeste's footwear when walking with Rose outside the building. more
Quotes:
Rose Schwartz: I'm looking at crawdad butts, cover 'em up! more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Lather (1991) (V) more
Soundtrack:
El sol también se pone more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious, 17 September 1998
10/10
Author: Red7Eric from Washington, DC

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.

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