89 minutes
4/23/1982
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
Peter Riegert
as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Diane Lane
as Liza ("Growing Yourself")
Candy Clark
as Susan Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Teresa Ganzel
as Diana ("Growing Yourself")
Irene Cagen
as Crazed Wife - 'Municipalians'
Schnootie Neff
as Jennifer Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Andy Shakman
as Josh Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Tamar Howard
as Judy Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Ina Fried
as Jeffrey Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Barry Michlin
as Fireman ("Growing Yourself")
Trinidad Silva
as Carlos ("Growing Yourself")
John Lawlor
as Mr. Haggis ("Growing Yourself")
Susan Krebs
as Lady Who Beats Her Plants ("Growing Yourself")
Nedra Volz
as Old Lady ("Growing Yourself")
Stanley Lawrence
as Sanitation Man ("Growing Yourself")
Ann Dusenberry
as Dominique Corsaire ("Success Wanters")
Robert Culp
as Paul Everest ("Success Wanters")
Titos Vandis
as Nixos Naxos ("Success Wanters")
Bobby Di Cicco
as Nicholas Naxos ("Success Wanters")
Joe Spinell
as Agent / M.C. ("Success Wanters")
Margaret Whitton
as First Lady Lousille Fogerty ("Success Wanters")
Fred Willard
as President Robert Fogerty - 'Success Wanters'
Olympia Dukakis
as Helena Naxos ("Success Wanters")
Gary Cookson
as Jeff Steele ("Success Wanters")
Mary Woronov
as Secretary ("Success Wanters")
Dick Miller
as Dr. Hans Kleiner ("Success Wanters")
Deanna Tyndall
as Stripper ("Success Wanters")
Ben Hartigan
as Walter Steele ("Success Wanters")
Harry Raybould
as Lecherous Dairy President ("Success Wanters")
George Dickerson
as More Lecherous Dairy President ("Success Wanters")
Billy Kay
as Even More Lecherous Dairy President ("Success Wanters")
Leland Sun
as Margarine Factory Dignitary ("Success Wanters")
Zale Kessler
as Lawyer ("Success Wanters")
Tommy Koenig
as Wastrel Son ("Success Wanters")
Jimmy Briscoe
as Small Masseur ("Success Wanters")
Jake Steinfeld
as Bodyguard ("Success Wanters")
Pete Schrum
as Greek Priest ("Success Wanters")
William Washington
as Gendarme ("Success Wanters")
Lee Donn
as Senator Edmiston ("Success Wanters")
Christy Hartburg
as Senator's Wife ("Success Wanters") (as Christina Cummings)
John Jiler
as Press Secretary ("Success Wanters")
Robby Benson
as Brent Falcone ("Municipalians")
Richard Widmark
as Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")
Christopher Lloyd
as Samuel Starkman ("Municipalians")
Barry Diamond
as Junkie ("Municipalians")
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Mousy ("Municipalians")
Julie Kavner
as Mrs. Falcone ("Municipalians")
Sam Gilman
as Sergeant ("Municipalians")
Henny Youngman
as Lawyer ("Municipalians")
Bill Kirchenbauer
as Crazed Husband ("Municipalians")
Irene Cagen
as Crazed Wife ("Municipalians") (as Irene Forrest)
Harry Reems
as Vice Squad Cop ("Municipalians")
Michael Guccione
as Italian Cop ("Municipalians")
Rockne Tarkington
as Black Cop ("Municipalians")
Kurt Sjoberg
as Suicide Cop ("Municipalians")
Robert Hewes
as Cop of Unknown Origin ("Municipalians")
Daniel Ades
as 2nd Cop of Unknown Origin ("Municipalians")
Mark King
as Vice Squad Cop ("Municipalians")
Spo-De-Odee
as Preacher ("Municipalians")
Martin Harvey Friedberg
as Dispatcher ("Municipalians")
Rita Rogers
as Spanish Prositute ("Municipalians")
Geraldine Papel
as Brandy ("Municipalians")
Rhea Perlman
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Denyse Diane
as Big Blond Prositute ("Municipalians")
Jomo Burton
as Kid Drummer ("Municipalians")
Robby Williams
as Timmy Falcone ("Municipalians")
Jeffrey S. Edell
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Lee Wilkof
as Hasidic Organ Grinder (uncredited)