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Soapdish (1991)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:24

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

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

Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall, Robert Camilletti, John Tesh

Director: Michael Hoffman

Director: Michael Hoffman

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

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06/24/06
Time Out
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No review available.

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

... this often-hilarious spoof on daytime soap operas achieves much success borrowing from the 'divorce-remarriage' variation of the screwball comedy.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/12/02
Jon Lap
Jon Lap
Apollo Guide

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10/14/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

As the private, public and TV lives of these characters begin to unravel and tangle, on the small screen and off, it turns into a genuinely funny comedy.

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01/01/00
Kathleen Maher
Kathleen Maher
Austin Chronicle

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

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/27/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

This is the kind of movie that is a balancing act, really.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A riotous spoof of TV soap operas and the people who create them, the clever foundation being that the backstage lives of the principles are more sudsy than the TV program they work on.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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

Way too hard-working for comedy.

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

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

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03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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

Near miss satire.

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04/24/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Starts off funny, ends up ludicrously funny. Recommended.

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

Uneven but often sidesplitting.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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New York Times
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06/20/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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