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1991
1h 37m
6.2(264 votes)
Comedy

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.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Sally Field

Celeste Talbert

Sally Field
Acting

Kevin Kline

Jeffrey Anderson

Kevin Kline
Acting

Robert Downey Jr.

David Seton Barnes

Robert Downey Jr.
Acting

Cathy Moriarty

Montana Moorehead

Cathy Moriarty
Acting

Teri Hatcher

Ariel Maloney

Teri Hatcher
Acting

Paul Johansson

Bolt

Paul Johansson
Acting

Elisabeth Shue

Lori Craven

Elisabeth Shue
Acting

Whoopi Goldberg

Rose Schwartz

Whoopi Goldberg
Acting

Arne Nannestad

Burton White

No Image
Acting

Tim Choate

AD

Tim Choate
Acting

Kathy Najimy

Tawyny Miller

Kathy Najimy
Acting

Costas Mandylor

Mark

Costas Mandylor
Acting

Cornelia Kiss

Receptionist

No Image
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Rob Camilletti

Actor

Rob Camilletti
Acting

Marianne Muellerleile

Housewife

Marianne Muellerleile
Acting

Carrie Fisher

Betsy Faye Sharon

Carrie Fisher
Acting

Mary Pat Gleason

Housewife

Mary Pat Gleason
Acting

Sheila Kelley

Fran

Sheila Kelley
Acting

Ivory Ocean

Bartender

Ivory Ocean
Acting

Ben Stein

Nitwit Executive

Ben Stein
Acting

Barry Kivel

Nitwit Executive

Barry Kivel
Acting

David Byron

Nitwit Executive

No Image
Acting

Willie Garson

Nitwit Executive

Willie Garson
Acting

Garry Marshall

Edmund Edwards

Garry Marshall
Acting

Vince Melocchi

P.A.

Vince Melocchi
Acting

Brixton Karnes

Homeless Extra

No Image
Acting

Wai Ching Ho

Fan

Wai Ching Ho
Acting

Phil Leeds

Old Man

Phil Leeds
Acting

Herta Ware

Old Woman

Herta Ware
Acting

Dorothy Patterson

Old Woman

No Image
Acting

Armando Molina

Bus Boy

No Image
Acting

Clive Rosengren

Doorman

Clive Rosengren
Acting

Leeza Gibbons

Leeza Gibbons

Leeza Gibbons
Acting

Stephen Nichols

Stephen Nichols

Stephen Nichols
Acting

John Tesh

John Tesh

John Tesh

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