This is a splendid little sleeper of a movie. Ernie Kovacs was one of the giants of early television. I think he would be pleased with the way Jeff Goldbloom captures his wonky personality. Melody Anderson also distills that of Edie Adams. There is a very basic heart tugging story about the search for Kovacs' two abducted daughters. But at the same time the film is funny --- Cloris Leachman is a hoot as Kovacs impossible mom --- and has many of the offbeat and innovative qualities of the old Kovacs show itself.
Jeff Goldblum
as Ernie Kovacs
Melody Anderson
as Edie Adams
Madolyn Smith Osborne
as Dorothy Kovacs
John Glover
as Pierre Lafitte
Cloris Leachman
as Mary Kovacs
Joseph Mascolo
as Richards
Jordan Charney
as Harry Ascot
Francis X. McCarthy
as Judge
Lois de Banzie
as Mrs. Enke
Murphy Dunne
as Leon Lane
Steven M. Porter
as Rusty Valentine
Edie Adams
as Mae West
