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Maxie (1985)

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In this comedy, an ordinary woman finds herself sharing both her home and her body with a ghost who has a pronounced wild streak. Jan (Glenn Close) and Nick (Mandy Patinkin) are a couple moving into an apartment in an old Victorian house in San Francisco. Jan is a straight-laced secretary working for a Catholic bishop, while Nick deals in used books. While stripping some old wallpaper in their new home, they discover a message written on the wall, which their flaky landlady Mrs. Lavin (Ruth

PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Paul Aaron

In Theaters: Sep 27, 1985 Wide

On DVD: Feb 18, 2003

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Cast

Glenn Close
Jan/Maxie
Mandy Patinkin
Nick
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Lavin
Barnard Hughes
Bishop Campbell
Valerie Curtin
Miss Sheffer
Googy Gress
Father Jerome
Harry Hamlin
Himself
Michael Ensign
"Cleopatra" Director
Michael Laskin
Commercial Director
Tony Amendola
Street Bum
Glen Chin
Chinese Movie Patron
Lou Cutell
Art Isenberg
Leeza Gibbons
"E.T." Reporter
Conan Lee
Chinese Movie Patron
Hugo L. Stanger
Charity Patron
Gayle Vance
Exercise Class Lady
Nelson Welch
Bartender
Evan White
Channel 4 Announcer
Eddie Wong
Usher
Harry Wong
Mr. Chu
Pauline Bluestone
Exercise Class Lady
Alan Gin
Magazine Attendant
Nancie Kawata
Chinese Movie Patron
Charles Douglas Laird
Policeman
Cyril Magnin
Mr. San Francisco
John O'Neill
Trainer
David Sosna
Assistant Director
Michael Jordan
Reporter

Critic Reviews for Maxie

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Glenn Close gets a chance to strut her stuff in this dual role, but alas, the ludicrous screenplay flies off in far too many uninteresting directions.

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