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.
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Title: Under the Rainbow (1981)
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1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast
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| Chevy Chase | ... | Bruce Thorpe | |
| Carrie Fisher | ... | Annie Clark | |
| Eve Arden | ... | The Duchess | |
| Joseph Maher | ... | The Duke | |
| Robert Donner | ... | The Assassin | |
| Billy Barty | ... | Otto Kriegling | |
| Mako | ... | Nakomuri | |
| Cork Hubbert | ... | Rollo Sweet | |
| Pat McCormick | ... | Tiny | |
| Adam Arkin | ... | Henry Hudson | |
| Richard Stahl | ... | Lester Hudson | |
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Freeman King | ... | Otis |
| Peter Isacksen | ... | Homer | |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | Louie | |
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Bennett Ohta | ... | Akido |
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In 1938 Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of The Wizard of Oz (1939)). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion. Written by <rth@ece.arizona.edu>
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Somewhere, Under The Rainbow, way down low - Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher and 150 midgets are fighting valiantly to save our country against all Oz! See more »Genres:
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(1946) (uncredited)
Music based on "Valurile Dunarii (Danube Waves) (1880)" by Iosif Ivanovici
Adapted by Saul Chaplin
Played by the band during dinner
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The picture was a financial disaster at the box-office and Chevy Chase described the film as "one of the worst movies ever made." See more »Crazy Credits
Main cast list ends with a separate dedication: "and Leonard Barr as Pops Good-bye, Leonard, we'll miss you very much..." See more »Soundtracks
Anniversary Song (Oh! How We Danced on the Night We Were Wed)(1946) (uncredited)
Music based on "Valurile Dunarii (Danube Waves) (1880)" by Iosif Ivanovici
Adapted by Saul Chaplin
Played by the band during dinner
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 July 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Under the Rainbow See more »Filming Locations:
Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,297,493, 2 August 1981Gross USA:
$18,826,490Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$18,826,490Company Credits
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This movie is a farce. It's big, broad humor... or little broad humor, to be accurate because most of the actors are little people.
The Culver Hotel played host to all of the actors who played munchkins during the filming of The Wizard of Oz. Apparently, it was a debacle. The actors partied, drank, and wreaked havoc on the hotel during a stay that has become legendary in Los Angeles.
While the specific events of this film are fictional, most of the movie is indeed based on a true event.
Now, of course a great story doesn't always make for a good movie. This is indeed a broad, goofy, slapstick comedy. Whatever your level of offense at ethnic and physical stereotypes, some of the humor is groan-worthy.