Real Howard Spitz (1998)

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Release Date: Jun 23, 2003 Wide

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British director Vadim Jean helmed this British-Canadian family comedy about former private eye Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer), who writes hardboiled detective novels. Unfortunately, Spitz's creative juices are drying up. His agent Lou (Joseph Rutten) suggests a switch to self-help manuals, but after Howard meets children's author Theodora Winkle (Kay Tremblay) and gets input on kid lit from Samantha Kershaw (Genevieve Tessier), he begins writing about cow detective Crafty Cow, and the character

PG, 2 hr.

Comedy, Special Interest

Directed By: Vadim Jean

Written By: Jurgen Wolff

In Theaters: Jun 23, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Sep 15, 1998

Lionsgate

Cast

Kelsey Grammer
Howard Spitz
Amanda Donohoe
Laura Kershaw
Genevieve Tessier
Samantha Kershaw
Joseph Rutten
Lou
Patrick McKenna
"Howard Spitz"
Kay Tremblay
Theodora Winkle
David Christofel
Bill
Denny Doherty
Gary Levert
Jeffrey Hirschfield
Lex Gigeroff

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5.5/10. I was expecting more of a family oriented film. It's not too bad, and is helped immesurably by Kelsey Grammer and his dry brand of humor. I found him to be funny and like his comic style. Other than that it is very predictable and at times a little too sappy.

February 4, 2007