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That's Adequate
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Wikipedia article
'That's Adequate' is a 1990 mockumentary documenting a fictional Hollywood studio, Adequate Film Studios. Narrated and hosted by Tony Randall, the film features an all-star cast including James Coco (in his final film role), Robert Downey Jr., Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, Bruce Willis and Ben Stiller.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071128020217/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/49300/That-s-Adequate/overview The New York Times]
It was also the last movie for actress Ina Balin, who had appeared in Hurwitz's previous films such as 'The Projectionist' and 'The Comeback Trail'.
Premise
'That's Adequate' is a documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio.
Cast
* Tony Randall as Host
* James Coco as Max Roebling
* Jerry Stiller as Sid Lane
* Anne Meara as Charlene Lane
* Ina Balin as Sister Mary Enquirer
* Irwin Corey as D.W. Godilla
* Chuck McCann as Lowell
* Susan Dey as Southern Belle
* Maureen McCormick as Space Princess
* Rita Rudner as Frieda
* Robert Vaughn as Hitler
* Richard Lewis as Pimples
* Peter Riegert as Adult Baby Elroy
* Ben Stiller as Chip Lane
* Robert Downey Jr. as Einstein
* Bruce Willis as Himself
References
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