Soapdish (1991)
Overview
Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the show by bringing back her old flame, Jeffrey Anderson, and hiring her beautiful young niece, Lori Craven.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $36,489,888.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.605 |
Directed By
Michael Hoffman
Crew
Michael Hoffman
Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri
Victoria White
Joel Freeman
Herbert Ross
Robert Harling
Robert Harling
Andrew Bergman
Joel Freeman
Roger Paradiso
John Hockridge
Joseph J. Kontra
Steve Schottenfeld
Jim Dultz
Lee Poll
Sean McLin
Nathaniel Goodman
Shawn C. Hise
J. Steven Matzinger
Marita Grabiak
Petur Hliddal
Carl Fischer
Chet Leonard
Deborah Zeitman
Daniel Craven
Ronald Jacobs
Jeff Watts
Tom Johnson
Jack Leahy
David Slusser
Jim Harrison
Lee C. Harmon
Michael Germain
Julia L. Walker
Joyce Mayeda-Jones
David L. Glazer
Tony Van Den Ecker
Bruce W. Talamon
Jim Grce
J. Patrick Daily
Christopher Boyes
Garth Craven
Eugenio Zanetti
Nolan Miller
Michael F. Blake
Alan D'Angerio
Alan Greisman
Aaron Spelling
Lora Kennedy
Ueli Steiger
Frank Ferrara
TOP CAST
Sally Field
Celeste Talbert
Kevin Kline
Jeffrey Anderson
Robert Downey Jr.
David Seton Barnes
Cathy Moriarty
Montana Moorehead
Teri Hatcher
Ariel Maloney
Paul Johansson
Bolt
Elisabeth Shue
Lori Craven
Whoopi Goldberg
Rose Schwartz
Arne Nannestad
Burton White
Tim Choate
AD
Kathy Najimy
Tawyny Miller
Costas Mandylor
Mark
Cornelia Kiss
Receptionist
Rob Camilletti
Actor
Marianne Muellerleile
Housewife
Carrie Fisher
Betsy Faye Sharon
Mary Pat Gleason
Housewife
Sheila Kelley
Fran
Ivory Ocean
Bartender
Ben Stein
Nitwit Executive
Barry Kivel
Nitwit Executive
David Byron
Nitwit Executive
Willie Garson
Nitwit Executive
Garry Marshall
Edmund Edwards
Vince Melocchi
P.A.
Brixton Karnes
Homeless Extra
Wai Ching Ho
Fan
Phil Leeds
Old Man
Herta Ware
Old Woman
Dorothy Patterson
Old Woman
Armando Molina
Bus Boy
Clive Rosengren
Doorman
Leeza Gibbons
Leeza Gibbons
Stephen Nichols
Stephen Nichols
John Tesh
John Tesh
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