Soapdish is a 1991
comedy film which tells a story of the cast and crew of a popular fictional television
soap opera. It stars
Sally Field as a mature soap star, joined by
Kevin Kline,
Robert Downey, Jr.,
Elisabeth Shue,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Teri Hatcher,
Cathy Moriarty,
Garry Marshall,
Kathy Najimy, and
Carrie Fisher, as well as
cameo appearances by TV personalities like
Leeza Gibbons,
John Tesh (both playing themselves as
Entertainment Tonight hosts/reporters), real-life soap opera actors
Stephen Nichols and
Finola Hughes, and
Ben Stein. Kline was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award for
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the film.