Saul Schwartz, a married successful businessman, is bored with his life and decides he has had enough. So he gets a divorce, quits his job, and goes off to pursue his dream, in Hollywood to be a movie star. Only becoming a movie star isn't as easy as he thought. Nobody wants an overweight, 50 year old, New Yorker who looks like a lawyer. He's going to have to make a few adjustments.
Acting
Jack Scalia commits to the bit with alarming sincerity.
Costume
Kathy Ireland's wardrobe screams 'mall fashion 1993'.
Director
Lorenzo Doumani
Jack Scalia
Saul Schwartz
Kathy Ireland
Taylor Christopher
Norm Crosby
Shlomo Schwartz
George Hamilton
Rudolpho Carbonera
Elliott Gould
George Levine
Katherine Helmond
Mildred Schwartz
Betsy Russell
Cheryl Schwartz
James Doohan
Dr. Landon
Allan Rich
Studio Executive #1
Carol Lawrence
Casting Director #1
Arlene Golonka
Acting Coach
Frank Gorshin
Asino
Ava Cadell
Mrs. Scarborough
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Lorenzo Doumani came from real estate—this was his passion project after selling shopping centers.
This barely-released 1993 oddity captures the exact moment direct-to-video rom-coms started eating themselves.
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