Delirious (1991)

Directed by

Tom Mankiewicz

Genre

fantasy film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 166 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A soap opera writer knocks himself out and wakes up inside the fictional town of his own TV show. He discovers that whatever he types on his typewriter comes true. He uses this power to win the heart of the show's leading lady.

lightheartedwhimsicalgoofyfast-pacedromanticcomicabsurdnostalgic

What happens

Delirious is a 1991 American romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Mankiewicz, written by Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman, and starring John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr (in his last feature film role), David Rasche, Dylan Baker, and Charles Rocket. It tells the story of the lead soap opera writer who hits his head, finds himself in the setting of the soap opera he works on, and anything he types on his typewriter happens. The film used Prince's 1982 song as its title theme. The film was a critical and commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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