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About
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.
Theatrical
Nov 6, 1987
Box Office
$20.4M
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 6, 2004
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Quotes
See all →Creativity in Unexpected Places
Lucy
He's a brilliant doctor, and so creative!
Zelda
A tushy lift is creative?
Lucy
So, it's a not a sonnet.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Critique of Unconventional Professions
Zelda
You should never help a human being who makes his living suctioning thigh fat.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Shelley Long
Lucy Chadman
J
Judith Ivey
Zelda
G
Gabriel Byrne
Kevin Scanlon
C
Corbin Bernsen
Jason Chadman
S
Sela Ward
Kim Lacey
A
Austin Pendleton
Junior Lacey
C
Carrie Nye
Regina Holt
M
Madeleine Potter
Felicity Glick
T
Thor Fields
Danny Chadman
J
John Cunningham
Bruce Holt
I
I.M. Hobson
Butler
M
Mary Fogarty
Maid
T
Tony Sirico
Tough Guy
S
Shirley Rich
Miss Tammy
K
Kaiulani Lee
Miss Lee
J
John Rothman
Bearded Man
K
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Reporter #1
L
Lynne Thigpen
Reporter #2
C
Chip Zien
Reporter #4
A
Anna Marie Wieder
Reporter #5 / International News Reporter
