This film takes place within a soap opera set and the plot here is a soap opera within a soap opera. I'm told by some that there are some truly pungent observations by those who created this film about show business. There are
the talented ones whose egos constantly need feeding as we see with the
actors on this soap opera. And there are the ones on the business side who are as devious and crafty as what you see here.
Sally Field is the lead character in a popular daytime soap opera and it looks like she could go on forever. But the villainess in this soap opera Cathy Moriarty wants to take her down in the worst way. She conspires with the
show's producer Robert Downey, Jr. with all kinds of nefarious schemes to
bring Field down.
Moriarty goes overboard in a part that calls for it. Watching her and Downey scheme and plan was like watching Wile E. Coyote keep trying to catch the Road Runner. With a bit Cruela DeVille in Moriarty's character as well.
As for Downey, in future editions of Webster's Dictionary when it comes to the
definition of a weasel, you'll see a picture of Downey. The kind of friend who
will always let you down when you need it if it suits him. He's got his
libido in an uproar over Moriarty and the climax causes him some concern, but
he gets over it.
Some other folks worthy of mention in Soapdish are Kevin Kline as an egotistical actor who Sally Field had some history with, Carrie Fisher as the hard
as nails producer and Whoopi Goldberg as Field's writer and confidante.
And if Moriarty is Wile E. Coyote, Sally Field is our eternal Rad Runnerwho comes
up smiling every time. For the public Field borrows a bit her early roles of
Gidget and The Flying Nun. In private, especially in scenes with Goldberg
Field really cut loose.
Not one word will you get concerning Soapdish's climax where Field bares
all.. But i's worth the wait.
The review is dedicated to Steven Hubbard who is one big fan of this film.
