Soapdish (1991)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 11
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Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 5
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In the comedic farce Soapdish, the behind-the-scenes lives of several soap opera actors are just as melodramatic as those of their television counterparts. Sally Field stars as Celeste Talbert, the star of a declining TV show. To make matters worse, Talbert's career is thrown into turmoil when her rival, Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty), tries to persuade producer David Barnes (Robert Downey Jr.) to write Talbert off the show. Smitten by Moorehead, Barnes comes up with a scheme to get Talbert
Jan 1, 1991 Wide
Dec 11, 2001
Paramount Home Video
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Cast
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Sally Field
Celeste Talbert -
Kevin Kline
Jeffrey Anderson -
Robert Downey Jr.
David Barnes -
Cathy Moriarty
Montana Moorehead -
Whoopi Goldberg
Rose Schwartz -
Elisabeth Shue
Lori Craven -
Carrie Fisher
Betsy Faye Sharon -
Garry Marshall
Edmund Edwards -
Teri Hatcher
Ariel Maloney -
Paul Johansson
Bolt Brennan -
Leeza Gibbons
Herself -
John Tesh
Himself -
Stephen Nichols
Award Presenter -
Michael Berkowitz
Young Autograph Seeker -
David Byron
Nitwit -
Robert Camilletti
Actor -
Tim Choate
A.D. -
Nico de Silva
Bus Boy -
Willie Garson
Nitwit -
Mary Pat Gleason
Housewife -
Penny Gumeny
Fan -
Wai Ching Ho
Fan -
Finola Hughes
"All My Trials" Actress... -
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Brick Karnes
Homeless Extra -
Sheila Kelley
Fran -
Cornelia Kiss
Receptionist -
Barry Kivel
Nitwit -
Phil Leeds
Old Man -
Gino Lucci
Bus Driver -
Costas Mandylor
Mark -
Vince Melocchi
P.A. -
Armando Molina
Bus Boy -
Marianne Muellerleile
Housewife -
Amy Nabi
Woman Shopper -
Kathy Najimy
Tawny Miller -
Arne Nannestad
Burton White -
Dorothy Patterson
Old Woman -
Clive Rosengren
Doorman -
Ben Stein
Nitwit -
Herta Ware
Old Woman -
Ivory Ocean
Bartender -
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All Critics (35) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (11) | DVD (8)
Soapdish aims at a satiric target as big as a Macy's float and intermittently hits it.
This movie certainly has its dopey moments, but if you're feeling indulgent you're likely to have a good time with it.
Nothing succeeds like excess, this comedy would have us believe.
Top CriticUneven but often sidesplitting.
It's a kick to see Field sending up her sweetheart image.
Soapdish is pure joy, a lemon-fresh spoof of daytime drama that does the dishing and may even soften your hands.
Soapdish is a flurry of activity without a dedicated core, neutering displays of slapstick and the force of the satiric crescent kick.
Fundamentally, its subject for satire isn't all that clever.
Not as funny as the real thing and unlikely to be anywhere near as successful as the leading real-life exponents of the art.
A funny, sharply-written film more pertinent in the Noughties than it was upon its first release.
Way too hard-working for comedy.
Starts off funny, ends up ludicrously funny. Recommended.
Audience Reviews for Soapdish
Super Reviewer
This movie directed by Michael Hoffman shows you what happens behind closed doors on a soap opera....apparently another drama ensues...too funny!
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