The 1991 ensemble comedy Soapdish is a masterpiece. In fact, it is one of comedian and actress Cristela Alonzo‘s (Twitter, Instagram) favorite movie. I mean, it has an ALL STAR CAST that includes Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Downey, Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Carrie Fisher, Teri Hatcher, Cathy Moriarty, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy — this cast was STACKED. The movie is very hyperrealistic, hyper self-aware and hyper high camp. It is almost a perfect comedy… except that ending. In this week’s episode Alonzo unpacks the good, the bad and the very bad about Soapdish.

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