Directed by:
Tom MankiewiczScreenplay:
Fred FreemanCinematography:
Robert M. StevensComposer:
Cliff EidelmanCast:
John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr, Dylan Baker, Charles Rocket, David Rasche, Andrea Thompson, Zach Grenier, Jerry Orbach, Renée Taylor (more)VOD (1)
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When Jack clumsily bumps his head, he wakes up in the small town of Ashford Falls, the setting of his popular soap opera. But what begins as a nightmarish scenario turns into the opportunity of a lifetime as Jack finds he can control the events around him...by writing them! With typewriter at hand, Jack attempts to win the love of the show's beautiful "bad girl" (Samms), but while scripting his destiny with her, he keeps running into literally an accident-prone "good girl" (Hemingway). Will he be able to win the coveted woman of his dreams? Will he win the coveted Daytime Emmy? (official distributor synopsis)
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John Candy
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Emma Samms
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