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4.6/10   160 votes
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Director:
Jim Drake
Writer (WGA):
George McGrath (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
It only smells like the good life.
Plot:
Perfume creator Satin Chow is about to reveal her new designer scent 'Puppy' when she is cruelly struck... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
BETTER AND FUNNIER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT more

Cast

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Morgan Fairchild ... Satin Chow
Ricki Lake ... Velour
Victoria Jackson ... Corduroy

Dan Hedaya ... Caprawolski

Harvey Korman ... Dr. Meir
Michael St. Gerard ... Crack

Dyan Cannon ... Varda Gray
Jeremy Miller ... Jackie
Gabrielle Boni ... Amelia
Shelley Robertson ... Female Onlooker at Bin

Deborah Pollack ... Duty Nurse
Michelle Murlin ... Topless Dancer

Marianne Muellerleile ... Prison Matron

Catherine MacNeal ... Kitten
Joleen Lutz ... O / R Nurse
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Germany:91 min | USA:91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Germany:12 | Iceland:12

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
BETTER AND FUNNIER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT, 14 September 2004
Author: InvasionofPALs from Georgia

I just watched this movie for the second time and it's still just as funny as it was the first time. It's too bad this TV movie isn't better remembered. The actors all seem to be having a good time, spoofing just about every TV movie cliché the scriptwriter could think of and insert into a 90 minute movie. Morgan Fairchild handles the leading role quite well. I've read some less-than-complimentary reviews on her performances in other movies and telefilms, but she's good in this one. Morgan F. proves to have some comic timing and I found this to be an entertaining way to spend 90 minutes (twice). You can read other comments to find out the plot to this, but the bottom line is: This is a funny movie with many more gags that work than most films, TV or theatrical, of this type. Heck, I may even watch this a third time.

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