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Under the Rainbow

  • 1981
  • PG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
2.9K
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Under the Rainbow (1981)
A visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.
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A visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Und... Read allA visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.A visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.

  • Director
    • Steve Rash
  • Writers
    • Fred Bauer
    • Pat Bradley
    • Pat McCormick
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Carrie Fisher
    • Eve Arden
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steve Rash
    • Writers
      • Fred Bauer
      • Pat Bradley
      • Pat McCormick
    • Stars
      • Chevy Chase
      • Carrie Fisher
      • Eve Arden
    • 36User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:36
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    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 40
    Video 28:44
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    Photos14

    Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Billy Barty, and Joseph Maher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Eve Arden and Joseph Maher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Carrie Fisher and Billy Barty in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Carrie Fisher and Billy Barty in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Carrie Fisher, Billy Barty, and Cork Hubbert in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Carrie Fisher in Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, and Billy Barty at an event for Under the Rainbow (1981)
    Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher in Under the Rainbow (1981)

    Top cast

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    Chevy Chase
    Chevy Chase
    • Bruce Thorpe
    Carrie Fisher
    Carrie Fisher
    • Annie Clark
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • The Duchess
    Joseph Maher
    Joseph Maher
    • The Duke
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • The Assassin
    Billy Barty
    Billy Barty
    • Otto Kriegling
    Mako
    Mako
    • Nakomuri
    Cork Hubbert
    Cork Hubbert
    • Rollo Sweet
    Pat McCormick
    Pat McCormick
    • Tiny
    Adam Arkin
    Adam Arkin
    • Henry Hudson
    Richard Stahl
    Richard Stahl
    • Lester Hudson
    Freeman King
    • Otis
    Peter Isacksen
    Peter Isacksen
    • Homer
    Jack Kruschen
    Jack Kruschen
    • Louie
    Bennett Ohta
    • Akido
    Gary Friedkin
    • Wedgie
    Michael Lee Gogin
    • Fitzgerald
    Pam Vance
    • Lana
    • Director
      • Steve Rash
    • Writers
      • Fred Bauer
      • Pat Bradley
      • Pat McCormick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Carrie Fisher was a guest on the The Tonight Show (1962), she admitted that this was one of the worst movies she ever starred in.
    • Quotes

      Akido: Zee pearl ez en zee ree-var

    • Crazy credits
      Main cast list ends with a separate dedication: "and Leonard Barr as Pops Good-bye, Leonard, we'll miss you very much..."
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Victory/Condorman/Loulou/Under the Rainbow (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Things Are Looking Up Today
      (1981)

      Words and Music by Joe Renzetti and Simon Stokes

      Played and Sung during the opening credits

    User reviews36

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    Featured review
    7/10
    The pearl is in the river!
    I am sorry that everyone did not see the humor in this movie like I did. I love this movie!! Of course I love anything with Chevy Chase in the80's. How can anybody not love a movie with all of those little people?!!! (notice the PC term) Somebody please add some classic quotes from this movie. I will have to go home tonight and watch this again to add some zingers. When I purged my huge pile of VHS tapes I kept this one. I won't let it go until I find the DVD.

    For those who didn't find this movie even a little amusing, check it out again. Maybe you were just having a bad day.

    To this day, when I want to be intimate with my husband, I just look at him and say "The pearl is in the river" and he just smiles.
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    • weenawoman
    • Feb 20, 2008

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    FAQ3

    • What year does this story take place?
    • How can a German and Japanese spy be in the United States in 1938? The war hadn't broken out yet.
    • Was the film really all a dream of Rollo's?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Geheimauftrag Hollywood
    • Filming locations
      • Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Innovisions
      • ECA
      • Orion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,826,490
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,297,493
      • Aug 2, 1981
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,826,490
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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