Main Cast: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne, James Staley
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In this farcical look at a female detective/mystery story writer, Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) is an ordinary housewife living in Ohio with a condescending husband who is far from ideal. When Cathy wins a writing contest and has the chance to go to Paris and meet the author of the romance novels she loves, her husband tries to prevent the trip. In the end, Cathy's interests prevail, though her husband still refuses to go with her. After arriving in Paris, Cathy is knocked down by a car and wakes up in the hospital with all memory of her past life erased. In its place, she believes she is Rebecca Ryan, the heroine in the romance novels she has read. Carrying her unconscious role to the hilt, she dresses in elegant clothes and meets the comically rattled Alan McMann (Tom Conti) who becomes her partner, of sorts. Little does she know that Alan is not Rebecca's secretary, but the actual ghost writer of the Ryan novels. Cathy begins to suspect that villains are lurking everywhere, and her intuition in that regard is unerring -- she has doubts about the klutzy leader of the French opposition party (Giancarlo Giannini), and it turns out her doubts are well-founded. As the plot thickens, it becomes apparent that sooner or later Cathy-cum-Rebecca will have to realize the truth about her identity, but in the meantime, much skullduggery awaits. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Huckleberry Fox - Karl Palmer; Christopher Daniel Barnes - Kevin Palmer Jr.; Leon Zitrone - Russian Ambassador; Jean Rougerie - Don Carlos; Pierre Santini - Inspector; Brian Eatwell - Malcolm; Albert Augier - Customs Inspector; Franck-Olivier Bonnet - Man With Matchbook; Janine Darcey - Lady on Train; Christian de Tilière - Train Passenger; Ginette Garcin - Nurse; Anna Gaylor - Woman at Bookstore; Gilberte Geniat - Embassy Guest; Fernand Guiot - Limo Driver; Alan Haufrect - Golf Buddy; Jeffrey Kramer - Gold Buddy; Jacques Maury - Crillon Manager; Hubert Noel - Doctor At Nightclub; Pierre Olaf - Priest; Nancy Stephens - Jacqueline; André Valardy - Dimitri; Annick Alane - Givenchy Saleswoman; Serge Berry - Givenchy Manager; Alain Flick - Train Passenger; Pierre Gérard - Thief on Bike; Murray Gronwall - Gendarme; Eugeniusz Priwieziencew - Russian Diplomat; Katia Tchenko - Embassy Guest; Michel Bardinet - Rafael Lesueur; Robin Coleman - Golf Buddy; Vic Heutschy - American Tourist; Alain Janey - Embassy Guest; Jean-Claude Montalban - Bellman; Francois Viaur - Crillon Night Doorman
Credit
Jeffrey L. Goldstein - Art Director, Marc Frederix - Art Director, Michele Cerf - Costume Designer, Michael Kaplan - Costume Designer, Rick Rosenthal - Director, Anne Goursaud - Editor, Barry Krost - Executive Producer, Lewis Furey - Composer (Music Score), Bob Mills - Makeup, Paul Pollard - Camera Operator, Brian Eatwell - Production Designer, Jan de Bont - Cinematographer, Giuseppe Rotunno - Cinematographer, Doug Chapin - Producer, Barry Krost - Producer, Mort Schwartz - Producer, Carlos Conti - Set Designer, Gregory Garrison - Set Designer, Chuck Waters - Stunts Coordinator, Ann Biderman - Screen Story, David Greenwalt - Screenwriter, M. James Kouf Jr. - Screenwriter, Mark Medoff - Screenwriter
