Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Billy Barty

In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secr...( read more  read more... )et agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of The Wizard of Oz (1939)). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.

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Directed by: Steve Rash

Release Date: July 31, 1981

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  • December 18, 2008
    Little people = laughs to me. Even Seinfeld used them. So there's some giggles here.
  • July 1, 2008
    Terrible and unfunny.
  • January 12, 2009
    Hilarious, Chevy Chase from way back, finally found a copy to download :)
  • September 29, 2008
    You have to be in a mood to make it all the way through this one.
  • May 19, 2008
    Not one of Chevy Chase or Carrie Fisher's better movies but the inside jokes and the comedic timing make this a cult classic to watch!!!!!!!
  • February 10, 2008
    While this comedy is not quite jam-packed with laughs, it certainly keeps your interest. Set in 1938, the impossible story centres around the making of The Wizard of Oz, assassination attempts on a duke and duchess, the nefarious doings of Nazi and Japanese spies prior to ...( read more)World War II, and the life span of a dog named Streudel.
  • November 26, 2007
    This movie is hilarious and so worth buying!!!!

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