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The Real Howard Spitz (1998)

PG 102 min  -  Comedy  -   28 August 1998 (UK)
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British director Vadim Jean helmed this British-Canadian family comedy about former private eye Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer)... See full synopsis »

Director:

Vadim Jean

Writer:

Jurgen Wolff (screenplay)

Stars:

Kelsey Grammer, Genevieve Tessier and Joseph Rutten
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The Real Howard Spitz -- Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets eight-year-old Samantha, who convinces him he has what it takes to write children's books.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kelsey Grammer ...
Howard Spitz
Genevieve Tessier Genevieve Tessier ...
Samantha Kershaw
Joseph Rutten Joseph Rutten ...
Lou
Amanda Donohoe ...
Laura Kershaw
Kay Tremblay Kay Tremblay ...
Theodora Winkle
Patrick McKenna ...
Roger
Lex Gigeroff Lex Gigeroff ...
Ronnie Relish
Gary Levert ...
Red Allen
Jeffrey Hirschfield Jeffrey Hirschfield ...
Lawrence - Primrose Rep (as Jeff Hirschfield)
Denny Doherty Denny Doherty ...
Balthazar Mishkin
Joanne Hagen Joanne Hagen ...
Waitress
Edward Gregson Edward Gregson ...
Aaron
Ciel Crosby Ciel Crosby ...
Librarian (as Cathy Lee Crosby)
John Loverin John Loverin ...
Bartender - Cop Bar
John Fulton John Fulton ...
Ted the Cop
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British director Vadim Jean helmed this British-Canadian family comedy about former private eye Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer)...  See full synopsis »

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Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Samantha et Monsieur Spitz See more »

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada See more »

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Metrodome Films, Mob Film Company, The, Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation See more »
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Stereo

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Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Howard Spitz, played by Kelsey Grammer, says, "Writing a sitcom's not hard. You just have a married couple, a bar in Boston or a psychiatrist on the radio." This is a reference to both Cheers and Frasier, both of which starred Grammer as Dr Frasier Crane, a psychiatrist who hung out at a Boston bar on "Cheers" before moving to Seattle to start a radio call in show in "Frasier". See more »

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References "Cheers" (1982) See more »