Soapdish
Sign in to saveSoapdish 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.
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Released: 1991-05-3197 minDir: Michael HoffmanComedy
Cast
- Sally Field as Celeste Talbert
- Kevin Kline as Jeffrey Anderson
- Robert Downey Jr. as David Seton Barnes
- Cathy Moriarty as Montana Moorehead
- Teri Hatcher as Ariel Maloney
- Paul Johansson as Bolt
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Soapdish
- Film.image
- Soapdishposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Michael Hoffman
- Film.producer
- Aaron SpellingAlan Greisman
- Film.screenplay
- Robert HarlingAndrew Bergman
- Film.story
- Robert Harling
- Film.music
- Alan Silvestri
- Film.cinematography
- Ueli Steiger
- Film.editing
- Garth Craven
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 97 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
Key dates
- Published
- 12 September 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Hoffman
- Cast member
- Stephen Nichols
- Composer
- Alan Silvestri
- Producer
- Aaron Spelling
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
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8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Stage adaptation
- Television adaptation
- References
- External links
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. It stars Sally Field as a mature soap star, joined by Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Whoopi Goldberg, Cathy Moriarty, Teri Hatcher, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy, and Carrie Fisher, as well as cameo appearances by TV personalities like Leeza Gibbons, John Tesh (both playing themselves as Entertainment Tonight hosts/reporters), and real-life soap opera actors Stephen Nichols and Finola Hughes.