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 | Soapdish (1991) |
| Summary | On a flagging soap opera, the behind the scenes drama is more ridiculous than the show itself. |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Direction | Michael Hoffman |
| Downey Factor | Medium. |
| Character | David Seton Barnes, an apparently sex-starved soap producer |
| Looks | Adorably geeky. |
| Performance | Fine. The character is not written to stand out. |
| Line | If she doesn't speak, we don't have to pay her as much. A homeless deaf mute. What could be more pathetic? God, I'm good. |
| Love & Sex | Pursues Cathy Moriarty, to no avail |
| Dies, Gay or Villain | No, no, sort of. |
| Other Actors | Whoopi Goldberg, Sally Field, Teri Hatcher, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Shue, Garry Marshall. |
| Connection | Cathy Moriarty in Hugo Pool. Elisabeth Shue in Heart and Souls. Michael Hoffman's Restoration and Game Six. Kevin Kline in Chaplin. |
| Location | Mostly takes place in New York |
| Gossip | Downey suggested that his character have a urine fetish, but Michael Hoffman, usually open to actor suggestions, said no. |
| Release | May 29, 1991 |
| Availability | Released on DVD in Regions 1 and 2. |
| Foreign Titles | Argentina: Sopa de Jabón (Soap Soup) Brazil: Segredos de uma Novela (Secrets of a Soap Opera) Finland: Saippuakuplia (Soap Bubbles) France: La tele lave plus blanc (The TV Washes Whiter) Germany: Lieblingsfeinde -- Eine Seifenoper (Favorite Enemies -- A Soap Opera) Italy: Bolle di Sapone (Soap Bubbles) Poland: Babka z Zakalcem Russia: Soap Box (English translation) Spain: Escandalo en El Plato (Scandal on the Dish) Sweden: Älsklingsfiende (Darling Enemy) |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 86% Fresh | 21 Reviews |
| Critical View | Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie knows a lot about television, and has fun with such characters as ... the producer, who is played by Downey as a shameless liar who will blame anything on anybody just to protect his position on the show. |
| 2 Reasons to See It | 1. It's just a fun, mindless movie. 2. Kevin Kline is highly amusing. |
| Overall | A fun comedy with a star-studded cast. |
| If You Like It | You might also like Heart and Souls (1994), Tropic Thunder (2008) |
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