"In one small bottle... The fountain of youth. The secret of eternal life. The power of an ancient potion. Sometimes it works... Sometimes it doesn't."

1992

1h 44m

6.8(2794 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Overview

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

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77 members

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Goldie Hawn

Helen Sharp

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Meryl Streep

Madeline Ashton Menville

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Bruce Willis

Dr. Ernest Menville

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Isabella Rossellini

Lisle von Rhuman

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Ian Ogilvy

Chagall

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Adam Storke

Dakota

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Nancy Fish

Rose

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Alaina Reed Hall

Psychologist

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Michelle Johnson

Anna

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Mary Ellen Trainor

Vivian Adams

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William Frankfather

Mr. Franklin

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John Ingle

Eulogist

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Clement von Franckenstein

Opening Man

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Petrea Burchard

Opening Woman

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Jim Jansen

Second Man

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Mimi Kennedy

Second Woman

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Paulo Tocha

Landlord

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Mark Davenport

Eviction Cop

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Thomas Murphy

Eviction Cop

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Costume & Make-Up

Michael Mills

Police Officer

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Sonia Jackson

Psychiatric Patient

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Jill C. Klein

Psychiatric Patient

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Jean St. James

Psychiatric Patient

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Debra Jo Rupp

Psychiatric Patient

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Carol Ann Susi

Psychiatric Patient

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Kay Yamamoto

Psychiatric Patient

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Jacquelyn K. Koch

Messenger Girl

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Anya Longwell

Chagall Receptionist

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Stuart Mabray

Chagall Security

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Colleen Morris

Starlet

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Jonathan Silverman

Jay Norman

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Meg Wittner

Woman at Book Party

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Carrie Jean Yazel

Girl at Dakota's

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Michael A. Nickles

Lisle's Body Guard

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John Enos III

Lisle's Body Guard

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Danny Lee Clark

Lisle's Body Guard

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Fabio

Lisle's Body Guard

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Joel Beeson

Lisle's Body Guard

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Ron Stein

Elvis

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Bonnie Cahoon

Greta Garbo

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Stéphanie Anderson

Marilyn Monroe

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Bob Swain

Andy Warhol

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Eric Clark

James Dean

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Dave Brock

Jim Morrison

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Lydia Peterkoch

Blonde with Jim Morrison

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Phillip Irwin Cooper

Coroner

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Ernest Harada

Coroner

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Susan Kellermann

Second Doctor

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Kevin Caldwell

Medical Technician

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Alex Hernandez

Medical Technician

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Donna Ekholdt

Sobbing Nun

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Tammy Gantz

Sobbing Nun

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Melissa Martin

Sobbing Nun

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Jeff Adkins

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Cheryl Baxter

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Cameron English

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Edmond Alan Forsyth

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Bob Gaynor

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Don Hesser

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Michael Higgins

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Kenneth Hughes

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Kenneth Knaff

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Glean Lewis

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Keith McDaniel

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Charles McGowan

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Regan Patno

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Lacy Darryl Phillips

Dancer

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Matt Sergott

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Paul Michael Thorpe

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Sergio Trujillo

Dancer

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Randy Crenshaw

Singer

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Jon Joyce

Singer

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Jerry Whitman

Singer

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Anthony S. Johnson

Police Supervisor (uncredited)

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Mike O'Hearn

Man (uncredited)

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Sydney Pollack

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

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Ai Wan

Maid in Ancient Greece (uncredited)

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