Kiss My Act (2001) (TV)

Director:

Duane Clark

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Hench (written by)

Release Date:

23 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She's the woman behind the woman behind the microphone.

Plot:

A modern retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story among stand-up comics, with a bartender helping her much better-looking friend seem smart.

Plot Keywords:

Comedy Club | Cyrano De Bergerac Retelling | New York | Based On Play

Cast

Camryn Manheim	...	Samantha 'Sam' Berger
Scott Cohen	...	Michael True
Alexondra Lee	...	Jennie
John Catucci	...	Comedy Club Host
Christopher Shyer	...	Tommy
Wayne Federman
Fred Stoller
Phyllis Diller	...	Herself
Pablo Francisco
Heath Hyche
Marlee Matlin	...	Casey
Emanuel Arruda	...	Alan Stern, Talent Agent
Dabney Coleman	...	Henry
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Boyd Banks	...	Stand-Up Comic
Maggie Cassella	...	Stand-Up Comic
Neil Crone	...	Joke Exchange M.C.
Louis Di Bianco	...	Vince
Dan Duran	...	Storm Hale
Eric Fink	...	Bar Heckler
Arlene Frattini	...	Woman on Bus
Sandra Grant	...	Lamaze Instructor
Sandra P. Grant	...	Lamaze Instructor (as Sandra Grant)
Patrick King	...	Skateboarder on bus
Wade McElwain	...	Wade
Teresa Pavlinek	...	Stand up Comedian
Kenny Robinson	...	Kenny
Ken A. Smith	...	Homeless Man
Morgan Smith
Robert Tinkler	...	Greg Slater
Vanessa Vaughan	...	Woman Singing
Ted Whittall	...	Doctor
Mike Wilmot	...	Yuke M.C.

Also Known As:

The Last Laugh (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:86 min | USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Berger Queen Productions

Trivia:

Like she does in the film, in real life Camryn Manheim once worked as a sign language interpreter at hospital delivery rooms; communicating with, and translating for the deaf.

Quotes:

Comedian: I can't believe they're making another Friday the 13th sequel. These kids are so easy to kill you could strangle one with a cordless phone.

Movie Connections:

References Dangerous Minds (1995)

Warm and touching TV movie

This is a reworking of Cyrano de Bergerac given a New York comedy club setting . Samantha is the Cyrano figure -a warm ,funny woman with a gift for witty one liners ,she is generous in spirit but also too generously proportioned for today's body obsessed culture .She works behind the bar in a comedy club and writes material for a pretty but vacuous would be comedienne named Jenny who passes off Samantha's material as being her own . Will she strike out on her own and find love with Michael -the talent spotter with whom she carries on a chat room flirtation while pretending to be Jenny -or carry on in her own comfort zone? See the movie and find out .Its got a good script,some nice performances especially from Carwyn Manheim as Samantha and Dabney Coleman as a veteran comic and her mentor Henry

Its not great but it is warm and amusing