Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
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Meryl Streep | Madeline Ashton |
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Bruce Willis | Ernest Menville |
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Goldie Hawn | Helen Sharp |
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Isabella Rossellini | Lisle Von Rhuman |
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Ian Ogilvy | Chagall |
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Adam Storke | Dakota |
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Nancy Fish | Rose |
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Alaina Reed-Hall | Psychologist |
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Michelle Johnson | Anna |
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Mary Ellen Trainor | Vivian Adams |
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William Frankfather | Mr. Franklin |
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John Ingle | Eulogist |
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Clement Von Franckenstein | Opening Man |
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Petrea Burchard | Opening Woman |
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Jim Jansen | Second Man |
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Mimi Kennedy | Second Woman |
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Paulo Tocha | Landlord |
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Mark Davenport | Eviction Cop |
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Thomas Murphy | Eviction Cop |
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Michael Mills | Police Officer |
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Sonia Jackson | Psychiatric Patient |
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Jill C. Klein | Psychiatric Patient |
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Jean St. James | Psychiatric Patient |
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Debra Jo Rupp | Psychiatric Patient |
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Carol Ann Susi | Psychiatric Patient |
Director | Robert Zemeckis |
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Writer | Martin Donovan, David Koepp | |
Producer | Joan Bradshaw, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis | |
Musician | Alan Silvestri | |
Photography | Dean Cundey |