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Soapdish

Soapdish

All that glitter... All that glamour... All that dirt.

19916.31h 37m

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.

Directed by Michael Hoffman
Written by Robert Harling, Andrew Bergman
Produced by Aaron Spelling, Alan Greisman
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $36.5M

Top Cast

Sally Field

Sally Field

Celeste Talbert

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Jeffrey Anderson

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

David Seton Barnes

Cathy Moriarty

Cathy Moriarty

Montana Moorehead

Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher

Ariel Maloney

Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson

Bolt

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Lori Craven

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Rose Schwartz

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Arne Nannestad

Burton White

Tim Choate

Tim Choate

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Themes & Keywords

tv show in filmtelevision broadcast

About Soapdish

Soapdish is a comedy film released in 1991 exploring themes of tv show in film, television broadcast. Directed by Michael Hoffman, it stars Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr.. 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.

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