A comedy about a soap opera writer who's typing without a ribbon.
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Synopsis
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
- Directed by
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Written by
- Lawrence J. Cohen, Fred Freeman
Cast
John Candy
Jack Gable
Mariel Hemingway
Janet Dubois / Louise
Emma Samms
Rachel Hedison / Laura Claybourne
Raymond Burr
Carter Hedison
Dylan Baker
Blake Hedison
Charles Rocket
Ty Hedison
David Rasche
Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Andrea Thompson
Nurse Helen Caldwell
Zach Grenier
Mickey
Jerry Orbach
Lou Sherwood
Renée Taylor
Arlene Sherwood
Milt Oberman
Fetterman
Mark Boone Junior
Cable Man
Tony Steedman
Edward
John Michael Bolger
Len
Rita Gomez
Marge
Details
- Released
- August 9, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $5,546,827
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