"A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show."
John Candy
as Jack Gable
Mariel Hemingway
as Janet Dubois / Louise
Emma Samms
as Rachel Hedison / Laura Claybourne
Raymond Burr
as Carter Hedison
Dylan Baker
as Blake Hedison
Charles Rocket
as Ty Hedison
David Rasche
as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Andrea Thompson
as Nurse Helen Caldwell
Zach Grenier
as Mickey
Jerry Orbach
as Lou Sherwood
Renée Taylor
as Arlene Sherwood
Milt Oberman
as Fetterman
Mark Boone Junior
as Cable Man
Tony Steedman
as Edward
John Michael Bolger
as Len
Rita Gomez
as Marge
Stephanie Segal
as TV Reporter
Mark Zuelke
as Chauffeur
Dick Durock
as Riley
Anthony G. Schmidt
as Mason
Murray Rubin
as Manny
Peter Bromilow
as Auctioneer
Patrick Bristow
as Bellboy
Jason Ross-Azikiwe
as Manu
Brooke Ashley
as Cheerleader Donna McKenzie
Glenn Dixon
as Elderly Man
Paul Tuerpe
as Waiter
Fred Morsell
as Choking Man
Zack Phifer
as Attendant
Susan Isaacs
as Marie
Marvin Kaplan
as Typewriter Repairman
Elaine Swayneson
as Secretary
Jay Della
as Ashford Falls Cable Man
Michael Caldwell
as Busboy
Bill Wittman
as Soap Announcer
Robert M. Bouffard
as Office Clerk (uncredited)
Robert David Crane
as Bob (uncredited)
Margot Kidder
as Woman in Washroom (uncredited)
Tom Mankiewicz
as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)
Robert Wagner
as Jack Gates (uncredited)
Director
Lawrence J. Cohen
Writer
Jill Simpson
Associate Producer
Richard Donner
Executive Producer
Ann Ford Stevens
Fred Freeman
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Trish Kinney
Script Supervisor
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration
Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
David Rubin
Casting
Angelo P. Graham
Production Design
Mary Elizabeth Still
Set Costumer
Jennifer Dixon
William D. Gordean
Editor
Catherine M. Jones
Art Department Coordinator
Molly Maginnis
Costume Design
Robert M. Stevens
Director of Photography
James J. Murakami
Art Direction
Tina Hirsch
Debra Zane
Casting Associate
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Troy Brown
Stunts
John J. Smith
Unit Production Manager
Lauren E. Polizzi
Set Designer
Joe Griffith
Production Illustrator
Geoffrey Patterson
Boom Operator
Richard Fernandez
Jack Glenn
Dolly Grip
Robert C. Goldstein
Al Cerullo
Pilot
John T. Kretchmer
First Assistant Director
Peter J. Kelly
Art Brewer
Special Effects Coordinator
David MacMillan
Sound Mixer
Michele Panelli-Venetis
Second Assistant Director
Paul E. Sutton
Key Grip
Second Unit Director
Cliff Eidelman
Original Music Composer
