Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

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.

Cast for Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter...

Jeff Goldblum
Ernie Kovacs
Melody Anderson
Edie Adams
Madolyn Smith Osborne
Dorothy Kovacs
John Glover
Pierre Lafitte
Cloris Leachman
Mary Kovacs
Jordan Charney
Harry Ascot
Murphy Dunne
Leon Lane
Steven M. Porter
Rusty Valentine
Edie Adams
Mae West
Weldon Bleiler
Bum Detective
Bryan Englund
Cab Driver
Soleil Moon Frye
Elizabeth Kovacs #2
David Garrison
Dick Eisenback
Bill Geisslinger
Daryl Pollack
Mike Genovese
Detective #1
Gary Grubbs
Nigel Edmunds
Michael Higgins
William Spear
Mary Alan Hokanson
Gossip Columnist
Ryan Michelle Lunsford
Kippy Kovacs #1
Walter Mathews
Mr. Warren
Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Thomas H. Middleton
Station Manager
Ginger Orell
Kippy Kovacs #2
Tom Ormeny
MacIntyre
Elsa Raven
Mrs. Shotwell
Sue Rihr
Witness #1
Liam Sullivan
George Abbott
Robina Suwol
Witness #2
Heidi Zeigler
Elizabeth Kovacs #1
David Eisen
Reporter
Sally Stevens
On Camera Singer
Fran Bennett
Miss Deal
Arthur Taxier
Detective #2