"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
Richard Donner
Executive Producer
Jill Simpson
Associate Producer
Ann Ford Stevens
Fred Freeman
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Robert M. Stevens
Director of Photography
William D. Gordean
Editor
Tina Hirsch
David Rubin
Casting
Debra Zane
Casting Associate
Trish Kinney
Script Supervisor
Angelo P. Graham
Production Design
James J. Murakami
Art Direction
Cloudia Rebar
Set Decoration
Molly Maginnis
Costume Design
Catherine M. Jones
Art Department Coordinator
Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
Jennifer Dixon
Set Costumer
Mary Elizabeth Still
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Troy Brown
Stunts
John J. Smith
Unit Production Manager
John T. Kretchmer
First Assistant Director
Michele Panelli-Venetis
Second Assistant Director
Richard Fernandez
Set Designer
Robert C. Goldstein
Peter J. Kelly
Lauren E. Polizzi
Joe Griffith
Production Illustrator
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Paul E. Sutton
Key Grip
Jack Glenn
Dolly Grip
David MacMillan
Sound Mixer
Geoffrey Patterson
Boom Operator
Art Brewer
Special Effects Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Cliff Eidelman
Original Music Composer
