Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Jeff Goldblum
as Ernie Kovacs
as Ernie Kovacs
Melody Anderson
as Edie Adams
as Edie Adams
Madolyn Smith Osborne
as Dorothy Kovacs
as Dorothy Kovacs
John Glover
as Pierre Lafitte
as Pierre Lafitte
Cloris Leachman
as Mary Kovacs
as Mary Kovacs
Joseph Mascolo
as Richards
as Richards
Jordan Charney
as Harry Ascot
as Harry Ascot
Francis X. McCarthy
as Judge
as Judge
Lois de Banzie
as Mrs. Enke
as Mrs. Enke
Murphy Dunne
as Leon Lane
as Leon Lane
Steven M. Porter
as Rusty Valentine
as Rusty Valentine
Edie Adams
as Mae West
as Mae West
Weldon Bleiler
as Bum Detective
as Bum Detective
Bryan Englund
as Cab Driver
as Cab Driver
Soleil Moon Frye
as Elizabeth Kovacs #2
as Elizabeth Kovacs #2
David Garrison
as Dick Eisenback
as Dick Eisenback
Bill Geisslinger
as Daryl Pollack
as Daryl Pollack
Mike Genovese
as Detective #1
as Detective #1
Gary Grubbs
as Nigel Edmunds
as Nigel Edmunds
Michael Higgins
as William Spear
as William Spear
Mary Alan Hokanson
as Gossip Columnist
as Gossip Columnist
Ryan Michelle Lunsford
as Kippy Kovacs #1
as Kippy Kovacs #1
Walter Mathews
as Mr. Warren
as Mr. Warren
Anne Murray
as Anne Murray
as Anne Murray
Thomas H. Middleton
as Station Manager
as Station Manager
Ginger Orell
as Kippy Kovacs #2
as Kippy Kovacs #2
Tom Ormeny
as MacIntyre
as MacIntyre
Elsa Raven
as Mrs. Shotwell
as Mrs. Shotwell
Sue Rihr
as Witness #1
as Witness #1
Liam Sullivan
as George Abbott
as George Abbott
Robina Suwol
as Witness #2
as Witness #2
Heidi Zeigler
as Elizabeth Kovacs #1
as Elizabeth Kovacs #1
David Eisen
as Reporter
as Reporter
Sally Stevens
as On Camera Singer
as On Camera Singer
Fran Bennett
as Miss Deal
as Miss Deal
Arthur Taxier
as Detective #2
as Detective #2
Crew arrow_drop_down
Bill Flores
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Ralph Burns
Music
Music
Rick Young
Property Master
Property Master
Gábor Kövér
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Joe Berman
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Janis Clark
Hair Designer
Hair Designer
Edie Adams
Story
Story
Jacques Nosco
Production Sound Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
Lisa Morlas
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Chris Horner
Set Designer
Set Designer
Louis Niemeyer
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Elliot Davis
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Llandys Williams
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Allan K. Rosen
Music Editor
Music Editor
Penelope Gottlieb
Title Designer
Title Designer
Adell Aldrich
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
April Smith
Writer
Writer
Edie Adams
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Lewis Gould
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Rexford L. Metz
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Chris Haynes
Driver
Driver
Jack De Shields
Production Design
Production Design
Peter Bogart
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Scott Conrad
Editor
Editor
David McCann
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Supervisor
David Levinson
Producer
Producer
Janet Bartels-Vandagriff
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Mark C. Grech
Craft Service
Craft Service
Wes Dawn
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Richard Graves
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
David Rubin
Casting
Casting
Burt Bluestein
Production Manager
Production Manager
Christopher T. Welch
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
John S. Perry
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Lamont Johnson
Director
Director
