Real Howard Spitz (1998)
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British director Vadim Jean helmed this British-Canadian family comedy about former private eye Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer), who writes hardboiled detective novels. Unfortunately, Spitz's creative juices are drying up. His agent Lou (Joseph Rutten) suggests a switch to self-help manuals, but… More British director Vadim Jean helmed this British-Canadian family comedy about former private eye Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer), who writes hardboiled detective novels. Unfortunately, Spitz's creative juices are drying up. His agent Lou (Joseph Rutten) suggests a switch to self-help manuals, but after Howard meets children's author Theodora Winkle (Kay Tremblay) and gets input on kid lit from Samantha Kershaw (Genevieve Tessier), he begins writing about cow detective Crafty Cow, and the character is a success. However, Howard doesn't like children, so he hires an actor (Patrick McKenna) to substitute for him at public appearances. Howard, Samantha, and Samantha's single mom Laura (Amanda Donohoe) then leave on a trip to find Samantha's dad in L.A. Shown at the 1998 Mill Valley Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vadim Jean
- Written By
- Jurgen Wolff
- Genres
- Comedy, Special Interest
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 23, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Lionsgate
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Cast
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Kelsey Grammer
as Howard Spitz
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Amanda Donohoe
as Laura Kershaw
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Genevieve Tessier
as Samantha Kershaw
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Joseph Rutten
as Lou
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Patrick McKenna
as "Howard Spitz"
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Kay Tremblay
as Theodora Winkle
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David Christofel
as Bill
- Denny Doherty
- Gary Levert
- Jeffrey Hirschfield
- Lex Gigeroff
