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May 31, 1991 · Alan Silvestri. "Soapdish" is "Network" crossed with "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," a soap opera about a soap opera, with a plot that churns together sex, scandal, jealousy, secrets from the past, television in-jokes and the supreme sacrifice of becoming a brain donor. It's the funniest movie since "The Freshman," and was written by the same ...
Soapdish. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead ...
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- Michael Hoffman
- PG-13
- Sally Field
User Reviews. Soapdish may go down as one of the single most under-rated movies ever made. A stellar, unselfish cast who understood exactly where the movie was going and the roles they played in it. While everyone hammed it up, there was no one-upmanship. Kline showed wit and great physical comedy, Goldberg and Downey knew how to carry on a ...
Soapdish is a flurry of activity without a dedicated core, neutering displays of slapstick and the force of the satiric crescent kick. Full Review | Original Score: C- | May 31, 2011
May 31, 1991 · Soapdish: Directed by Michael Hoffman. With Cathy Moriarty, Teri Hatcher, Robert Downey Jr., Sally Field. An ambitious television soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Michael Hoffman
- 1991-05-31
May 31, 1991 · Jun 28, 2017. This laugh-out-loud comedy is set in the world of daytime television and is reminiscent of the sex farces that were popular in the early and mid-'60s -- except that Soapdish, unhampered by a desire to be perceived as sophisticated, is actually more sophisticated and much funnier than the movies that were around then. [31 May 1991 ...
Soapdish is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman, from a screenplay by Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman. The film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Alan Greisman, and executive produced by Herbert Ross . The film tells a backstage story of the cast and crew of a popular fictional television soap opera.
