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Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Overview
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.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Jeff Goldblum | Melody Anderson | Madolyn Smith Osborne | John Glover | Cloris Leachman | Joseph Mascolo | Jordan Charney | Francis X. McCarthy | Lois De Banzie | Murphy Dunne | Steven M. Porter | Edie Adams | Weldon Bleiler | Bryan Englund | Soleil Moon Frye | David Garrison | Bill Geisslinger | Mike Genovese | Gary Grubbs | Michael Higgins | Mary Alan Hokanson | Ryan Michelle Lunsford | Walter Mathews | Anne Murray | Thomas H. Middleton | Ginger Orell | Tom Ormeny | Elsa Raven | Sue Rihr | Liam Sullivan | Robina Suwol | Heidi Zeigler | David Eisen | Sally Stevens | Fran Bennett | Arthur Taxier