Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Cathy Moriarty | ... | Montana Moorehead | |
Teri Hatcher | ... | Ariel Maloney | |
Robert Downey Jr. | ... | David Barnes | |
Sally Field | ... | Celeste Talbert | |
Paul Johansson | ... | Bolt | |
Elisabeth Shue | ... | Lori Craven | |
Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Rose Schwartz | |
Kevin Kline | ... | Jeffrey Anderson | |
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Arne Nannestad | ... | Burton White |
Tim Choate | ... | A.D. | |
Kathy Najimy | ... | Tawny Miller | |
Costas Mandylor | ... | Mark | |
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Cornelia Kiss | ... | Receptionist |
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Rob Camilletti | ... | Actor (as Robert Camiletti) |
Marianne Muellerleile | ... | Housewife |
Celeste Talbert has been the queen of the soaps for over two decades. Montana Moorehead needs to get her out of her way before she can move on and begins her program to get her to leave. She hires an old boyfriend of Celeste to be on the show and has Celeste become a murderer in the script, but each attempt has unforseen consequences. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
It's funny. It's not Arthur Miller or T.S. Elliot, but man this is funny. Kline and Fields are great. (Her toss-off line "God, you are so disGUSting" as she climbs in his window - great! Kline's running into the door after scoping out Teri Hatcher - great too!) Robert Downey Jr. and Kathy Moriarty work together flawlessly - until he finds out who she really is... a soap opera turn if there every was one!
The scene near the end in the chinese dining area had my kids and I rolling on the floor - that scene alone is worth the rental price.
Doesn't solve any world problems or show the seemy underbelly of daytime T.V. (I hope). Just a lot of fun.