Soapdish
by Michael Hoffman
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Actor: Cathy Moriarty, Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Sally FieldDirector: Michael Hoffman
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Aaron Spelling
Producer: Alan Greisman
Producer: Herbert Ross
Producer: Joel Freeman
Producer: Victoria White
Writer: Andrew Bergman
Writer: Robert Harling
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-12-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Soapdish
Movie Review: One of the great romantic comedies
Summary: 5 Stars
Comedy is a dicey business. For some, it isn't funny unless it's current and political. To others it's all about how people get along together. Luckily, this movie gives everyone a chance to laugh. While this is a romantic comedy, with all of the usual "boy meets/rejects/gets rejected by/reunites with girl" plots, it is also a timeless look at the business of television, soap operas in particular. The only indication that this movie might not be current is the over-the-top 80s wardrobe.
Also, the cast certainly contributes to the experience. Just watching Robert Downey Jr., Sally Field, Carrie Fisher, Kevin Kline, Elizabeth Shue, Terry Hatcher, Whoopie Goldberg, Garry Marshall and Cathy Moriarty tear up the scenery is a complete treat.
You won't regret owning this one.
Summary of Soapdish
A popular soap apera is disrupted when a past character returns home from the dead to the dismay of the stars and writers. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/24/2006 Starring: Elisabeth Shue Kevin Kline Run time: 96 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Michael HoffmanThough this movie did decent box-office business, it was never as funny as it should have been or as clever as it thought it was. The film is set behind the scenes at The Sun Also Sets, a soap opera starring Sally Field that is suffering a ratings slump. To lure the audience back, the producers resurrect a dead character, played by Kevin Kline, with whom Field was once a lover of but is now at odds (and helped exile to dinner theater, where he is first glimpsed playing Willy Loman). Written by Andrew Bergman and Robert Harling, the script has its funny moments but never manages to string them together, despite a cast that includes Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Downey Jr., Cathy Moriarty, and Carrie Fisher. --Marshall Fine
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