A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Cast
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)
Crew
Tom Mankiewicz
Director
Lawrence J. Cohen
Writer, Producer
Fred Freeman
Writer, Producer
William D. Gordean
Editor
Tina Hirsch
Editor
Robert M. Stevens
Director of Photography
John T. Kretchmer
First Assistant Director
Michele Panelli-Venetis
Second Assistant Director
Richard Donner
Executive Producer
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Jill Simpson
Associate Producer
Ann Ford Stevens
Associate Producer
Angelo P. Graham
Production Design
Jack Glenn
Dolly Grip
Debra Zane
Casting Associate
David Rubin
Casting
Mary Elizabeth Still
Set Costumer
Jennifer Dixon
Set Costumer
Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
Molly Maginnis
Costume Design
Terry Leonard
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Catherine M. Jones
Art Department Coordinator
David MacMillan
Sound Mixer
Geoffrey Patterson
Boom Operator
Art Brewer
Special Effects Coordinator
Cliff Eidelman
Original Music Composer
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration
Lauren E. Polizzi
Set Designer
Richard Fernandez
Set Designer
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Peter J. Kelly
Set Designer
Trish Kinney
Script Supervisor
Troy Brown
Stunts
Joe Griffith
Production Illustrator
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Paul E. Sutton
Key Grip
John J. Smith
Unit Production Manager
James J. Murakami
Art Direction
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