Mike is a struggling artist who draws the "Brenda Starr" strip for the papers. When Brenda comes to life in the strip and sees how unappreciated she is by Mike, she leaves the strip. To get...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Brooke Shields | ... | Brenda Starr | |
| Timothy Dalton | ... | Basil St. John | |
| Tony Peck | ... | Mike Randall | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Libby 'Lips' Lipscomb | |
| Nestor Serrano | ... | Jose | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Vladimir | |
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June Gable | ... | Luba |
| Charles Durning | ... | Editor Francis I. Livright | |
| Kathleen Wilhoite | ... | Reporter Hank O'Hare | |
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John Short | ... | Cub Reporter Pesky Miller |
| Eddie Albert | ... | Police Chief Maloney | |
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Mark von Holstein | ... | Donovan O'Shea, Public Enemy #3 |
| Henry Gibson | ... | Professor Gerhardt Von Kreutzer | |
| Ed Nelson | ... | President Harry S. Truman | |
| Tom Aldredge | ... | The Fake Capt. Borg | |
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Mike is a struggling artist who draws the "Brenda Starr" strip for the papers. When Brenda comes to life in the strip and sees how unappreciated she is by Mike, she leaves the strip. To get her back, and keep his job, Mike draws himself into the strip. In her world, Brenda Starr is the Ace Reporter for the New York Flash. She is talented, fearless, smart, and a very snappy dresser. The only competition she has is from the rival paper's top reporter Libby Lipscomb. Brenda heads to the Amazon jungle to find a scientist with a secret formula which will create cheap and powerful gas from ordinary water. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 April 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brenda Starr - Stjärnreportern See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$67,878Company Credits
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Mike Randall: Brenda, I just draw you. I didn't create you, a woman did.
Brenda Starr: Well, tell her I don't mind the wardrobe. Of course, logically I couldn't afford it on what I earn. But I understand the public expects me to look chic, and I wouldn't want to let them down!
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Written by Frederick Logan & James Shannon
Published by Forster Music Publishing Company (ASCAP)
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Timothy Dalton began filming The Living Daylights (1987) three days after completing work on this movie. See more »Quotes
Brenda Starr: I'm having a terrible problem with some of those purses you're having me wear. They're just too small! I have to use teeny-weeny notebooks so they'll fit. Half the time I have the memorize what people say. I want my stories accurate!Mike Randall: Brenda, I just draw you. I didn't create you, a woman did.
Brenda Starr: Well, tell her I don't mind the wardrobe. Of course, logically I couldn't afford it on what I earn. But I understand the public expects me to look chic, and I wouldn't want to let them down!
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The Missouri WaltzWritten by Frederick Logan & James Shannon
Published by Forster Music Publishing Company (ASCAP)
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Let me start off first by saying that this movie is not very good but I would put it against other movies of the same era and say that it is better than average.
It certainly doesn't deserve the bad rap that it has gotten over the years and isn't a terrible movie either, however. I'm not sure why so many people hate this film. The direction, writing and acting are all just fine.
Brooke Shields looks great and does a fair enough job of playing the main character.
The story is also very unique and fun with her literally coming out of the comic strip as a real life character. Maybe the strangeness of that turns some people off.
But it's a fun movie and worth seeing... if you can find it that is, it's not super well known or loved!