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Launched so many great careers


Umm, no. Can’t recognize one name off the cast list.

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Kim Cattrall is well known and Boyd Gaines is a respected actor, but your point is valid.

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Oh poor Kim is in this? I don’t know who Boyd Gaines is.

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Her character is one I'm sure she would like to be forgotten.

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Oh, yeah!

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IMDB or Google is the best method to find Gaine's career history. But he was the young coach

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I took my own advice to refresh my memory. He has four Tony awards.

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Boyd Gaines was also Valerie Bertinelli's husband on One Day at a Time.

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Yes! I don't remember the real name of her character but the guys in the movie refer to her as Lassie (we later understand why!). She's the girl who loves the scent of male locker rooms.

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The Sheriff and Cherry Forever would play Webster's parents .

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Somehow I never noticed. That’s kinda random.

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They were real-life husband and wife.

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THAT SHIT JUST BLEW MY MIND.🤯

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They filmed in Florida. Most the cast just did it for fun, basically. They didn't even expect the film to be released (it was originally going to be rated X). Is it a bad thing that they aren't they aren't part of the Hollywood movie mill?

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If you listen to Bob Clark's audio commentary, he says something about how the monumental success of the movie meant that the male leads were pigeonholed in those roles and it wasn't good for their careers.

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