Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Tom Mankiewicz |
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| Writer: | Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen |
| Staring: |
| A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 09, 1991 |
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| Director: | Tom Mankiewicz |
| Writer: | Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Keywords | parent child relationship, writer |
| Production Companies | MGM-Pathé Communications |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,546,827
Budget: $18,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Candy | Jack Gable |
| Mariel Hemingway | Janet Dubois / Louise |
| Emma Samms | Rachel Hedison / Laura Claybourne |
| Raymond Burr | Carter Hedison |
| Dylan Baker | Blake Hedison |
| Charles Rocket | Ty Hedison |
| David Rasche | Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis |
| Andrea Thompson | Nurse Helen Caldwell |
| Zach Grenier | Mickey |
| Jerry Orbach | Lou Sherwood |
| Renée Taylor | Arlene Sherwood |
| Milt Oberman | Fetterman |
| Mark Boone Junior | Cable Man |
| Tony Steedman | Edward |
| John Michael Bolger | Len |
| Rita Gomez | Marge |
| Stephanie Segal | TV Reporter |
| Mark Zuelke | Chauffeur |
| Dick Durock | Riley |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | Mason |
| Murray Rubin | Manny |
| Peter Bromilow | Auctioneer |
| Patrick Bristow | Bellboy |
| Jason Ross-Azikiwe | Manu |
| Brooke Ashley | Cheerleader Donna McKenzie |
| Glenn Dixon | Elderly Man |
| Paul Tuerpe | Waiter |
| Fred Morsell | Choking Man |
| Zack Phifer | Attendant |
| Susan Isaacs | Marie |
| Marvin Kaplan | Typewriter Repairman |
| Elaine Swayneson | Secretary |
| Jay Della | Ashford Falls Cable Man |
| Michael Caldwell | Busboy |
| Bill Wittman | Soap Announcer |
| Robert M. Bouffard | Office Clerk (uncredited) |
| Robert David Crane | Bob (uncredited) |
| Margot Kidder | Woman in Washroom (uncredited) |
| Tom Mankiewicz | Man on Stretcher (uncredited) |
| Robert Wagner | Jack Gates (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tina Hirsch | Editor |
| Tom Mankiewicz | Director |
| Debra Zane | Casting Associate |
| Cliff Eidelman | Original Music Composer |
| Troy Brown | Stunts |
| Terry Leonard | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Michele Panelli-Venetis | Second Assistant Director |
| Fred Freeman | Writer |
| Trish Kinney | Script Supervisor |
| Cloudia Rebar | Set Decoration |
| Dan Bronson | Costume Supervisor |
| Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| John J. Smith | Unit Production Manager |
| Richard Fernandez | Set Designer |
| Lauren E. Polizzi | Set Designer |
| Paul E. Sutton | Key Grip |
| Geoffrey Patterson | Boom Operator |
| Lawrence J. Cohen | Writer |
| William D. Gordean | Editor |
| James J. Murakami | Art Direction |
| Catherine M. Jones | Art Department Coordinator |
| Mary Elizabeth Still | Set Costumer |
| Peter J. Kelly | Set Designer |
| Al Cerullo | Pilot |
| David MacMillan | Sound Mixer |
| Robert M. Stevens | Director of Photography |
| David Rubin | Casting |
| Angelo P. Graham | Production Design |
| Molly Maginnis | Costume Design |
| Jennifer Dixon | Set Costumer |
| Budd Carr | Music Supervisor |
| John T. Kretchmer | First Assistant Director |
| Robert C. Goldstein | Set Designer |
| Joe Griffith | Production Illustrator |
| Jack Glenn | Dolly Grip |
| Art Brewer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Freeman | Producer |
| Lawrence J. Cohen | Producer |
| Ann Ford Stevens | Associate Producer |
| Jill Simpson | Associate Producer |
| Doug Claybourne | Producer |
| Richard Donner | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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