Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984This 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.
Acted in
Jeff Goldblum
as Ernie Kovacs
Melody Anderson
as Edie Adams
Madolyn Smith Osborne
as Dorothy Kovacs
John Glover
as Pierre Lafitte
Cloris Leachman
as Mary Kovacs
Joseph Mascolo
as Richards
Jordan Charney
as Harry Ascot
Francis X. McCarthy
as Judge
Lois de Banzie
as Mrs. Enke
Murphy Dunne
as Leon Lane
Steven M. Porter
as Rusty Valentine
Edie Adams
as Mae West
Weldon Bleiler
as Bum Detective
Bryan Englund
as Cab Driver
Soleil Moon Frye
as Elizabeth Kovacs #2
David Garrison
as Dick Eisenback
Bill Geisslinger
as Daryl Pollack
Mike Genovese
as Detective #1
Gary Grubbs
as Nigel Edmunds
Michael Higgins
as William Spear
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Gossip Columnist
Ryan Michelle Lunsford
as Kippy Kovacs #1
Walter Mathews
as Mr. Warren
Anne Murray
as Anne Murray
Thomas H. Middleton
as Station Manager
Ginger Orell
as Kippy Kovacs #2
Tom Ormeny
as MacIntyre
Elsa Raven
as Mrs. Shotwell
Sue Rihr
as Witness #1
Liam Sullivan
as George Abbott
Robina Suwol
as Witness #2
Heidi Zeigler
as Elizabeth Kovacs #1
David Eisen
as Reporter
Sally Stevens
as On Camera Singer
Fran Bennett
as Miss Deal
Arthur Taxier
as Detective #2