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Writer (WGA):
Steve Martin (written by)
Release Date:
8 February 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
Something funny is happening in L.A.
Plot:
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Martin | ... | Harris K. Telemacher |
 | Victoria Tennant | ... | Sara McDowel |
 | Richard E. Grant | ... | Roland Mackey |
| Marilu Henner | ... | Trudi |
 | Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | SanDeE* |
| Susan Forristal | ... | Ariel |
 | Kevin Pollak | ... | Frank Swan |
| Sam McMurray | ... | Morris Frost |
 | Patrick Stewart | ... | Mr. Perdue, Maitre D' at L'Idiot |
 | Andrew Amador | ... | Bob, News Anchor |
| Gail Grate | ... | Gail, News Anchor |
| Eddie De Harp | ... | Maitre D' at Brunch |
| M.C. Shan | ... | Rap Waiter at L'Idiot |
 | Frances Fisher | ... | June |
 | Iman | ... | Cynthia |
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
1206 N. Orange Grove Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA more
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Cameo: [Rick Moranis]as the gravedigger. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As Harris is driving south on the 110 freeway after the "Open Season on the L.A. Freeway scene", you see absolutely no traffic on the northbound side, even though it is mid-day. more
Quotes:
Harris:
So, I'll see you Sunday?
Trudi:
I got a shower Sunday.
Harris:
Oh yeah, and I really should take a bath... Monday?
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References The Man with Two Brains (1983) more
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Do Wah Diddy, Diddy more
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I've read that this movie was Steve Martin's homage to a city he loves. Certainly, it feels like that. The whole movie has been crafted with the utmost care and delight - a feeling that is conveyed so well to the viewer.
I've watched this film many many times and as yet have been utterly unable to find a single mistake, wrongly placed moment, person or prop anywhere. What I have found is a sense of deeply placed pleasure at watching the unfolding of an old story told beautifully and never strained by being told in the 20th Century.