Soapdish (1991)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Michael Hoffman

Writers (WGA):

Robert Harling (story)
Robert Harling (screenplay) ...
(more)

Release Date:

31 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

All that glitter... All that glamour... All that dirt.

Plot:

An ambitious TV soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan.

Plot Keywords:

Star | Producer | Actress | Soap Star | Niece

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Sally Field	...	Celeste Talbert / Maggie
Kevin Kline	...	Jeffrey Anderson / Dr. Rod Randall
Robert Downey Jr.	...	David Seton Barnes
Cathy Moriarty	...	Montana Moorehead / Nurse Nan
Elisabeth Shue	...	Lori Craven / Angelique
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Rose Schwartz
Teri Hatcher	...	Ariel Maloney / Dr. Monica Demonico
Garry Marshall	...	Edmund Edwards
Kathy Najimy	...	Tawny Miller
Arne Nannestad	...	Director Burton White
Paul Johansson	...	Blair Brennan / Bolt
Sheila Kelley	...	Fran
Leeza Gibbons	...	Herself
John Tesh	...	Himself
Stephen Nichols	...	Himself
Tim Choate	...	Assistant Director
Carrie Fisher	...	Betsy Faye Sharon
Costas Mandylor	...	Mark
Cornelia Kiss	...	Betsy Faye Sharon's Receptionist
Rob Camilletti	...	Actor
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Housewife
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Housewife
Michael Berkowitz	...	Young Autograph Seeker
Amy Nabi	...	Woman Shopper
Ivory Ocean	...	Bartender
Ben Stein	...	Nitwit Executive (as Benjamin Stein)
Barry Kivel	...	Nitwit Executive
David Byron	...	Nitwit Executive
Willie Garson	...	Nitwit Executive
Vince Melocchi	...	Production Assistant
Brixton Karnes	...	Homeless Extra
Penny Gumeny	...	Fan
Wai Ching Ho	...	Fan
Mary Thompson Hunt	...	Fan
Phil Leeds	...	Old Man
Herta Ware	...	Old Woman
Dorothy Patterson	...	Old Woman
Nico De Silva	...	Bus Boy
Armando Molina	...	Bus Boy
Gino Lucci	...	Bus Driver
Clive Rosengren	...	Doorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Buzz	...	New York City Cabbie (uncredited)
Finola Hughes	...	All My Trials Actress (uncredited)
Keith E. Lane	...	Camera Man (uncredited)
Michael Laurin	...	Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Hoffman

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Harling		(story)
Robert Harling		(screenplay) and
Andrew Bergman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joel Freeman	....	co-producer
Alan Greisman	....	producer
Herbert Ross	....	executive producer
Aaron Spelling	....	producer
Victoria White	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Ueli Steiger		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Garth Craven

Casting by
Lora Kennedy

Production Design by
Eugenio Zanetti

Art Direction by
Jim Dultz

Set Decoration by
Lee Poll

Costume Design by
Nolan Miller

Makeup Department
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist
Alan D'Angerio	....	key hair stylist
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist (as Perry Michael Germain)
Lee Harman	....	makeup artist (as Lee Harmon)
Nadege Schoenfeld	....	body makeup artist
Julia L. Walker	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joel Freeman	....	unit production manager
Roger Paradiso	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Hockridge	....	first assistant director (as John E. Hockridge)
Joseph J. Kontra	....	second assistant director (as Joe Kontra)
Joyce Mayeda-Jones	....	second second assistant director
Steve Schottenfeld	....	second assistant director (as Steven Schottenfeld)
Diana E. Williams	....	trainee assistant director (as Diana Williams)
Jennifer Wilkinson	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Nigel A. Boucher	....	lead man (as Nigel Boucher)
Wayne Fisher	....	assistant property master
Jerry Fitzpatrick	....	construction coordinator
David L. Glazer	....	property master
Tony Guastella	....	swing gang (as Tony Gaustella)
Rick Heinrichs	....	assistant art director (as Richard Heinrichs)
Mike Holowach	....	swing gang
Charles R. Lipscomb	....	gang boss
Edward A. Mabe	....	production painter (as Edward Mabe)
Bruce D. Streetman	....	swing gang
Peter A. Tullo	....	assistant property master (as Peter Tullo)
William Apperson	....	mill foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Christopher Boyes	....	foley mixer
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
David DeCoteau	....	sound editor (as Richard Chasen)
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Stacey A. Foiles	....	sound editor (as Stacey Foiles)
Richard Frazell	....	assistant sound editor
Clare C. Freeman	....	foley editor (as Clare Freeman)
Ray Hannon	....	apprentice sound editor
Petur Hliddal	....	sound mixer
Ronald Jacobs	....	supervising sound editor
Tom Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Constance A. Kazmer	....	sound editor (as Connie Kazmer)
Hael Kobayashi	....	foley editor
Kathleen Korth	....	assistant sound editor
Laurel Ladevich	....	sound editor
Jack Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chet Leonard	....	cable person
Michael Magill	....	sound editor (as Michael D. Magill)
Ric Monzo	....	apprentice sound editor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Thomas O'Shea	....	sound editor
Martha Pike	....	sound editor
Claire Sanfilippo	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Shoup	....	sound editor
David Slusser	....	sound re-recording mixer
Niki Smith	....	assistant sound editor
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jeff Watts	....	supervising adr editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	sound editor
Larry Oatfield	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Randy Smith	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Matthew Wood	....	consultant: SoundDroid (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Cole	....	special effects assistant
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Cindy Folkerson	....	utility stunts
Benjamin J. Perry	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jenna Abrahamson-Minardi	....	lamp operator
Ismael Araujo Jr.	....	grip
Roger Bourse	....	assistant chief lighting technician
John Cybulski	....	lamp operator
J. Patrick Daily	....	first company grip (as John Patrick Daily)
Nathaniel Goodman	....	first assistant camera
Jim Grce	....	chief lighting technician
Hillary Herman	....	lamp operator
Shawn Hise	....	second assistant camera
Ed Jackson	....	second company grip
Kent H. Jorgensen	....	grip (as Kent Jorgensen)
Dwight Joseph Lavers	....	dolly grip (as Dwight La Vers)
John R. Manocchia	....	lamp operator (as John Manocchia)
Chuck Mason	....	electrician
J. Steven Matzinger	....	film loader (as Steve Matzinger)
Sean McLin	....	camera operator
Bruce W. Talamon	....	still photographer (as Bruce Talamon)
Steve Venetis	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Tom West	....	second company grip
Eric Whitehead	....	grip
Charles 'Woody' Lang	....	pre-rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sara Nemeth	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Gadd	....	costumer
James Lapidus	....	costume supervisor
Victoria Snow	....	costumer
Rachael Stanley	....	costume supervisor
Susan J. Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Daniel Craven	....	assistant editor
Julie Offer	....	apprentice editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Deborah Zeitman	....	additional editor

Music Department
James B. Campbell	....	additional orchestrator (as James Campbell)
Jim Harrison	....	supervising music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Alan Silvestri	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Ed Arter	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Buzz	....	set production assistant driver
David Menapace	....	transportation captain
Gregory Dultz	....	driver (uncredited)
Mitch Friedman	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Cindy Lee Arnold	....	accounting assistant (as Cindy Arnold)
Michael Bircumshaw	....	production assistant
Mark Burnett	....	crew: Video Image
Cheryl Burton	....	assistant: Mr. Greisman
Cass Coty	....	assistant to producers
Melissa Dexter	....	choreographer
Jon Djanrelian	....	craft service
Robert L. Dohan	....	assistant location manager (as Robert Dohan)
Melanie Donabedian	....	production auditor
James Fred Donelson	....	crew: Video Image (as Fred Donelson)
John Downer	....	production assistant
Janet L. Earl	....	coordinator: Video Image
Marie Elder	....	assistant production auditor
Sarajo Frieden	....	title designer
Marita Grabiak	....	script supervisor
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	crew: Video Image
Richard E. Hollander	....	crew: Video Image
Renate Kamer	....	assistant: Mr. Spelling
Carol Keith	....	production office coordinator
Greg Kozikowski	....	crew: Video Image
Patti Lewis	....	production assistant
Charles A. May	....	crew: Video Image
Gregory L. McMurry	....	video image
Sara Nemeth	....	assistant: Mr. Hoffman
Heidi Ann Odum	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Heidi Odum)
Joe O'Har	....	location manager
Donna Peterson	....	assistant: Mr. Miller
Alan L. Porter	....	crew: Video Image (as Alan Porter)
Liz Radley	....	video coordinator
Anne S. Reilly	....	unit publicist (as Anne Reilly)
John Rhode	....	crew: Video Image
Carlos H. Sánchez	....	production assistant (as Carlos Sanchez)
Phil Silver	....	crew: Video Image
Tracy Singer	....	choreographer
Monte Swann	....	technical supervisor: Video Image
Debbie Tieman	....	accounting assistant
John C. Wash	....	crew: Video Image
Aaron Yarber	....	production assistant
Betty Chin	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1991) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1991) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Reel People Inc.  negative cutting
• Skywalker Sound  score recorded at
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by
• Video Image  24-frame video displays

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

According to a Baltimore newspaper article, Patty Duke was announced for the lead part in this comedy about a zany soap opera star-a role that was actually written with Patty Duke in mind.

Goofs:

Continuity: Celeste's footwear when walking with Rose outside the building.

Quotes:

Montana Moorehead: YOU - promised me you would get rid of Celeste. WE WERE BOTH NAKED AND YOU PROMISED! NAKED!
David Barnes: Hey! We were never naked.
Montana Moorehead: Well, we could have been!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Lather (1991) (V)

Soundtrack:

El sol también se pone

I loved this movie!!!!

From the opening credits to and through the final credits ballroom cast celebration, this movie had me laughing and applauding the nonsense and hysterical plot. What a cast of stellar performers in certainly an ensemble approach to this flick. For they all seemed to have fun along the way and shared in the carrying out of a deliciously funny film. With Sally Field [who can do no wrong] Kevin Kline [a master of a line and expression] Robert Downey Jr. [brilliant and who can forget the other side of the coin and his performance as Charlie Chaplin] and Whoopi Goldberg [her one liners are a treasure "I'll say amen"] But let us not forget the supporting cast who stand out on their own, not to be overshadowed by the stars. Cathy Moriarty [very imposing and having a surprise for us all later in the plot working flawlessly along side of Downey] Elisabeth Shue [who can bring honesty along with humor in her performance] Paul Johansson [gorgeous hunk playing the soap hero bringing some very funny moments on his own] the delightful Kathy Najimy [who steals every scene she's in as the costumer who keeps dragging smokes throughout the film] Carrie Fisher [small role of casting agent on the lust for Rob Camilletti, an actor auditioning for a one liner as waiter] and the delectable Terri Hatcher as one of the stars of the soap who spends most of her time pushing up her breasts for the camera and for off camera. Put all of these terrific performers in one film and you have terrific comedy and a fast paced film. Hats off to you all. I have the VHS and never tire from watching this little treasure.