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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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Near miss satire.

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

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

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

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.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

It's a kick to see Field sending up her sweetheart image.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

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

Lines like this are amusing, but they pop instantly, like soap bubbles.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

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

The plot is contrived and this is hardly a believable picture of how a soap opera is made, but at least the gags are mostly funny.

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01/01/00
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Soapdish is pure joy, a lemon-fresh spoof of daytime drama that does the dishing and may even soften your hands.

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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

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

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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