Ernie Kovacs Between the Laughter (1984)

This is a splendid little sleeper of a movie Ernie Kovacs was one of the giants of early television I think he would be pleased with the way Jeff Goldbloom captures his wonky personality Melody Anderson also distills that of Edie Adams There is a very basic heart tugging story about the search for Kovacs two abducted daughters But at the same time the film is funny Cloris Leachman is a hoot as Kovacs impossible mom and has many of the offbeat and innovative qualities of the old Kovacs show itself