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Internationally acclaimed actress Hanna Schygulla stars as Elaine Hines, a toilet seat company tempby day and a would-be novelist by night, whose search for fame and fortune leads to murder and mistaken identity in this offbeat comedy of errors. Hoping to return the coat, Elaine finds herself on the trail of an elusive woman called Lulu (Deborah Harry). When a cryptic note takes her to a mobster's uptown hideaway, she walks straight into a shootoutand straight away with a briefcase of greenbacks. After turning herself in to the police, Elaine's wildest dreams come true as she becomes published, rich and New York's trendiest heroine. But her troubles aren't over yet in this wacky taleof two women and one unforgettable misadventure in the tradition of Desperately Seeking Susan.
Original Release
11/13/1986
US Release
04/24/1987
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hanna Schygulla | Elaine |
Debbie Harry | Lulu |
Alec Baldwin | Buck |
Annie Golden | Diana |
Paul Gleason | Robert |
Ruth Westheimer | Self / Dr. Ruth Westheimer |
Raymond Serra | Alphonse |
George Kyle | Pepe |
Harold Guskin | Archie |
Bill Corsair | Blackmailer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hanna Schygulla | Elaine |
Debbie Harry | Lulu |
Alec Baldwin | Buck |
Annie Golden | Diana |
Paul Gleason | Robert |
Ruth Westheimer | Self / Dr. Ruth Westheimer |
Raymond Serra | Alphonse |
George Kyle | Pepe |
Harold Guskin | Archie |
Bill Corsair | Blackmailer |
Jonathan Freeman | Don |
Amos Kollek | Larry |
Charles Ludlam | Harvey |
Kathleen Gati | Lisa |
Beatrice Pons | Fortune Teller |
Sally-Jane Heit | Martha |
Helen Lloyd Breed | Landlady |
Justine Johnston | Judith Cabot |
Susan Blommaert | Jackie Coles |
Kenny Marino | Detective Calhoun |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Steinhardt | Executive Producer |
Amos Kollek | Producer |