Sally Field leads an all-star cast in this sidesplittingly funny look at a scandal-ridden TV soap opera. Love this movie, can't tell you how many times I have seen it and it gets better each time. You will definitely smile, grin, and may even laugh out loud… at this hilarious little comedy!
She is brilliant as she is stressed out in most scenes and also so funny. Robert Harling's script is near perfect, just check out the "quotes" section; on second thought, just rent the DVD, since it's the delivery that really makes the lines sing. It’s just as brilliant as I remember it. Soapdish (1991) is an unmissable gem that you will need to see again and again, because it's not often that a movie can deliver so amply with so many hilarious lines. It's hilarious and underrated all on the same level. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The last symptoms of brain fever! What also makes me laugh is Terri Hatcher's part in this as a neurosurgeon and Cathy Moriarity hams it up well! Sally Field and Kevin Kline, together they bought a "melodramatic -and - crazy - funny" look to the film.
Screwball comedy of the nineties. Funny how well this film holds up. Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017, Hilarious, beautifully acted, tightly scripted, little farce. This dvd is a great P*** take on soap that came out fro the U.S.A. and around the world , I have met real actors like this on the box and on stage . Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019, I’m torn, guys. Sally Field, Elizabeth Shue, Cathy Moriarty, Robert Downey Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher, Garry Marshall, and Kathy Najimy are all perfect. Otherwise, brimming with memorable lines and situations, this is a comedy to watch whenever it is on TV or wherever. Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019. She's as melodramatic off the set as she is on, and when a former leading man (Kevin Kline) returns to the show, she's ripe for ripping as secrets from her past prepare to turn her own world upside down, turning off her guiding light as she moves into her own edge of night. Very funny comedy from director Michael Hoffman and writer Robert Harling about a group of people whose 'soap opera' lives are more dramatic and interesting than the ones they portray in their daytime TV show, "The Sun Also Sets". There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This movie has ensemble cast with today's hottest stars. One of the better satires about daytime TV shows. This is by far the most consistently hilarious comedy I have ever seen. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2012. Sally Field is really funny in this film.
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. I love this movie! I have to get this on DVD, that's just all there is to it. You have to have this dvd as when I play it I'm laughing at all of the jokes along with my friends , GET IT NOW . This is without doubt one of my all-time favourite movies. Please try again. Many congrats to all who made it.
"Soap Dish" is a very funny farce on the Soap Opera business, focusing on the dramas that often occur behind the cameras as well as making fun of the genre itself in front of the camera. Kevin Kline, Sally Fields and especially Robert Downey Jr at their top best. Kevin Klein, Sally Field, Robert Downey Jr. all turn in superb performances as expected. Travelling or based outside United States? To this day, it stands as one of the finest examples of British comedy and, more particularly, about how television sitcoms become so popular. As Our General Hospital's Doctor's World Turns, the Young and the Restless search for tomorrow and the days of their lives. The opening credits set the playful scene with kitsch late 1950s cartoon stills; an enchanting Peres 'Prez' Prado mambo theme which appears to be curiously uncredited (but his grunts are unmistakable, and no-one else did them); and with familiar cast names, including Kathy Najimi a full year before she hit with Sister Acts 1 & 2 plus Teri Hatcher from TV's Superman. I watched this again in 2019 after not having seen it in twenty years. If you have never followed a soap opera, you might appreciate how goofy this is. Fun cast and absurd story line. Would have given 4 stars as the disk was a cash converter's DVD, few scratches. You can tell they were all having an incredible time with this plot within a plot that has so many little twists and turns. But more than anything - an amazing cast and an incredible script. It's hard to take seriously someone who started her career as a "flying nun", but Sally Field was spot on in this.
Kevin Kline, genius! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. "Soapdish" works on so many frequencies simultaneously that you can watch it over and over and find some new kink to laugh at every time (not to mention bits you come to treasure). It’s a classic now. I crack up every time at her facial expressions at the teleprompter. Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017. If that would nag at you the whole time, stay away. great soap opera comedy! Robert Downey, jr., does a great turn as slimy, smarmy, snaky, sycophantic David Seaton Barnes, the producer who'd give his right eye to see Sally Field's Celeste Talbert leave the show, if only to finally get to get it on with Cathy Moriarty's Montana Moorehead. 'Soapdish' features some of the greatest actors and actresses of it's era. I normally like Ms Shue, but here she acts as a fish out of water and sometimes seems to be in a different movie. If you don't laugh while seen this movie, you don't have any sense of humor.
A guilty pleasure of a movie. The rest of the cast is great to. Amazon's Choice recommends highly rated and well-priced products. "I don't need it. 'Soapdish' is one of the best, yet least well remembered comedies of the 1990's. It has a brilliant script and the cast is amazing! You have to have this dvd as when I play it I'm laughing at all of the jokes along with my friends , GET IT NOW . So I was curious about this movie, and I was so rewarded for finding it. Kevin Kline, one of the more underrated leading men of recent years, is also very good and very winning as he manages to be handsome, vulnerable, egotistical and lovable all at the same time. Sally Field is really funny in this film. I can quote this movie for hours on end. If you're a Kevin Kline fan, he does (as always) an fantastic performance, and Robert Downey Jr is perfect. What also makes me laugh is Terri Hatcher's part in this as a neurosurgeon and Cathy Moriarity hams it up well! My favorite line comes from Whoopi Goldberg: "Now why can't I write sh*t like that?" Cathy Moriarty steals the show in my opinion. And Whoopie Goldberg hasn't been this funny since 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'. There are few comedies like this, where almost every line and every character come close to flawless. The Sun Does NOT Also Suck ! !If you watch soap go check this movie it's hilarious!!! In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. You will definitely smile, grin, and may even laugh out loud… at this hilarious little comedy! Fast paced and funny satire about that original "reality TV", the soap opera.
This is a crackling good sendup of daytime TV, movie stars on the way down, (and up) and the horrors of love. You will find yourself eager to find out what Robert and Cathy's characters are up to next. To say anything else would ruin the movie. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen! till HBO began rerunning it this month. Now THAT is only in the first few minutes. And so was Kevin Kline, whom I generally hate. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Sally Field leads an all-star cast in this side-splittingly funny look at a scandal-ridden TV soap opera. If you hate soap operas, you'll love it even more. Select the department you want to search in. Sometimes her acting is just a little to broad and over the top, but 90 % of the time she is a riot! Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019, I’m torn, guys. It is a treat to see a cast click like it does in this movie. See a young Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Robert Downey Jr, Sally Field, Kevin Kline and Whoopi Goldberg make the best of a sharply written, funny script.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I was surprised that I liked this as much as I did, Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018.
Promise you will smile, and maybe even laugh, at this silly, fun, light film fare.
I love Soapdish! Kline's running into the door after scoping out Teri Hatcher - great too!) This is one of the best comedy ever ! Keven Kline's murdering of his lines, due to not wearing his glasses, is hilarious. Happy viewing~*, Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018. Soapdish (417) IMDb 6.6 1h 36min 1991 X-Ray PG-13 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. It is a spoof on soaps, complete with illegitimacy, adultery, mischief and betrayal.
There's enough dirty laundry to keep everyone in hot water in this unadulterated comedy hit that's '99 and 44/100 percent fun!' Sometimes I'll throw it on while doing housecleaning, and end up sitting on the couch, watching, laughing and thoroughly enjoying the whole wonderful thing. And it has quite a bit of satire there to. Viewed it first run, and it still makes you laugh out loud. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. This film came out in 1991 and I used to watch it religiously in the 1990’s, then I tossed all of my VHS tapes away when DVD’s took over. - Joel Siegel, Good Morning America. How did someone get all those top-notch actors to play in such a silly sort of movie? Still a great film with Robert Downey Jr.
Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + $14.73 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to Turkey. Please try again. This is a romantic comedy with the emphasis on comedy for a change. Watch it. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2012. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2017. I think this movie is brutally underrated. An ambitious TV soap actress conspires with her producer to derail the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan! "I don't need it. A crackling sendup of the daytime TV world. Soapdish (1991) - Rotten Tomatoes 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. Soooooooo much fun. And how did this little movie get writers to write the perfect lines? If I see that it's on, I have to watch it.
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