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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:
Strange but True... sort of. more (28 total)

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

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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:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Warrior of the Lost World (#6.1)" (1993) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Strange but True... sort of., 12 October 2005
4/10
Author: moifee from Los Angeles

This movie is a farce. It's big, broad humor... or little broad humor, to be accurate because most of the actors are little people.

The Culver Hotel played host to all of the actors who played munchkins during the filming of The Wizard of Oz. Apparently, it was a debacle. The actors partied, drank, and wreaked havoc on the hotel during a stay that has become legendary in Los Angeles.

While the specific events of this film are fictional, most of the movie is indeed based on a true event.

Now, of course a great story doesn't always make for a good movie. This is indeed a broad, goofy, slapstick comedy. Whatever your level of offense at ethnic and physical stereotypes, some of the humor is groan-worthy.

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