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Director:
Steve Rash
Writers:
Fred Bauer (story) and
Pat Bradley (story) ...
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Release Date:
31 July 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
A Giant Comedy. more
Plot:
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
A funny satire of stereotypes more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chevy Chase ... Bruce Thorpe

Carrie Fisher ... Annie Clark
Eve Arden ... The Duchess
Joseph Maher ... The Duke
Robert Donner ... The Assassin

Billy Barty ... Otto Kriegling

Mako ... Nakomuri
Cork Hubbert ... Rollo Sweet
Pat McCormick ... Tiny

Adam Arkin ... Henry Hudson
Richard Stahl ... Lester Hudson
Freeman King ... Otis
Peter Isacksen ... Homer
Jack Kruschen ... Louie
Bennett Ohta ... Akido
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG | UK:PG
Company:
FCA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In-joke: The elevator operator at the Culver Hotel is named Otis. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The movie suggests that The Wizard of Oz (1939) went into production after Gone with the Wind (1939), when in fact it was the other way around. more
Quotes:
Henry Hudson: You are bad little people, you deserve to be short!
[after being catapulted onto a chandelier]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A funny satire of stereotypes, 14 June 2004
Author: james-429 from Denver, USA

This is a great movie that satirizes Hollywood stereotypes in a fun filled slapstick romp. Sadly, many people miss the point of satire, and will only see the stereotypes. They will not enjoy the movie, but then why do people with no sense of humor even pick up a comedy??

The main character is led through an unbelievable sequence of events while staying at a hotel awaiting a tryout for "The Wizard of Oz". The hotel is filled with hopefuls for the Munchkin parts, and has been chosen as a supposedly quiet meeting place for a Japanese and German spy to exchange info.

The German is a midget, and the addition of a Japanese tour bus stopping at the hotel makes the meeting of these two spies quite a mess.

toss in lots of slapstick, satire, and chase fun, and you have a comedy romp that the whole family can belly laugh to.

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