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| 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
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 
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| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 
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| 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 | 
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