Soapdish

Soapdish
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Hoffman
Screenplay by	Robert Harling Andrew Bergman
Story by	Robert Harling
Produced by	Aaron Spelling Alan Greisman
Starring	Sally Field Kevin Kline Robert Downey Jr. Cathy Moriarty Whoopi Goldberg Elisabeth Shue
Cinematography	Ueli Steiger
Edited by	Garth Craven
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 31, 1991 (1991-05-31)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million[1]
Box office	$36.5 million[2]

Soapdish is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman, from a screenplay by Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman. The film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Alan Greisman, and executive produced by Herbert Ross.

The film tells a backstage story of the cast and crew of a popular fictional television soap opera. It stars Sally Field as a mature soap star, joined by Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Whoopi Goldberg, Cathy Moriarty, Teri Hatcher, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy, and Carrie Fisher, as well as cameo appearances by TV personalities like Leeza Gibbons, John Tesh (both playing themselves as Entertainment Tonight hosts/reporters), and real-life soap opera actors Stephen Nichols and Finola Hughes.

The film received generally positive reviews. Kline was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.