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Soapdish (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 24  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Synopsis: Jealousy and intrigue, on and off the set of a popular daytime soap opera. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the neurotic diva of "The Sun Also Sets," but her popularity with the show's fans does not extend to her relationships with her envious co-stars. Sultry Montana Moorehead (Cathy... Jealousy and intrigue, on and off the set of a popular daytime soap opera. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the neurotic diva of "The Sun Also Sets," but her popularity with the show's fans does not extend to her relationships with her envious co-stars. Sultry Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty) has set her eyes on the soap's top spot, and she even offers to sleep with the show's nervous young producer if he'll have Celeste written off the program. In a moment of inspiration, the horny executive decides to bring Talbert's hated ex-lover, Jeffrey Anderson (Kevin Kline), back onto the series, with the hope of driving the fragile star to an early retirement. The fact that Anderson's character was decapitated in an earlier episode is seen as a difficult, but not insurmountable, obstacle. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg

Director: Michael Hoffman

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 12, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
  • Featurette - 1. Behind-the-Scenes

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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2/5

Not as funny as the real thing and unlikely to be anywhere near as successful as the leading real-life exponents of the art.

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02/27/08
Empire Magazine
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3.5/5

A funny, sharply-written film more pertinent in the Noughties than it was upon its first release.

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02/27/08
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film
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Nothing succeeds like excess, this comedy would have us believe.

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06/24/06
Time Out
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2.5/4

Fundamentally, its subject for satire isn't all that clever.

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02/27/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Soapdish aims at a satiric target as big as a Macy's float and intermittently hits it.

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02/27/08
Variety Staff
Variety
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This movie certainly has its dopey moments, but if you're feeling indulgent you're likely to have a good time with it.

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02/27/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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3/5

No review available.

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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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3/5

No review available.

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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3/5

No review available.

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11/18/04
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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3/5

No review available.

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07/27/04
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca
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1/5

Way too hard-working for comedy.

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07/09/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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3/5

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06/04/04
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
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2/5

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05/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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4/5

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10/04/03
Rebecca Murray
About.com
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4/5

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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4/5

Starts off funny, ends up ludicrously funny. Recommended.

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07/18/03
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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3/5

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06/21/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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3/5

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06/20/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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06/04/03
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
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3.5/5

Uneven but often sidesplitting.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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