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Anyone who loves absurdity in film and everyday life will love "Soapdish" - a film that is easily dismissable but instantly likable. Look at the cast: Sally Field, Robert Downey Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Kline, Elizabeth Shue, Teri Hatcher, Cathy Moriarty. Too much talent can ruin a film, but everyone shines here with their own personalities and neurotic characters. The plot, revolving around an aging soap actress and her fellow cast, is convoluted with its Art-Imitates-Life-Imitates-Art twists, but the actors traipse breezily from scene to scene and look like they're having a great time in the process. Never boring, you can't help but laugh from start to finish. "Soapdish" didn't break ground or set standards, but it wasn't trying to.
As you would expect from the film's title, "Soapdish" is a spoof of daytime TV soap operas and it is funny to the bone. Sally Field and Kevin Kline are perfectly cast for their roles. Cathy Moriarty plays the scheming, jealous actress and almost steals the show with some of the best expressions and asides I have ever seen. You should watch "Soapdish" at least two or three times because you will pick up a subtle but very funny wink or line of dialog you may have missed before. I had seen it in the theater and I have it on VHS but the DVD is much better. Don't miss this comedic gem.
If you are a fan of soap operas,or a fan of actresses and actors like Sally Field,Kevin Klein,Whoopi Goldberg,Teri Hatcher,Robert Downy Jr.,...more stars than you could dream of...it is a perfect cast and a perfect story.
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My wife is hooked on a daily soap...so I figured she would love this! The "Soapdish" movie DVD looked brand new and played perfectly! AND...my wife loved the movie! This DVD is FANTASTIC!!!
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This is a very funny movie with an all star cast - Sally Fields, Kevin Kline, Robert Downy Jr and Whoopie Goldberg to name a few.Viewers will enjoy the love/hate relationship between Fields and Kline and the behind the scenes parody of a long running daytime soap opera.
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