riotous farce set world glamorous daytime soap operas film hilarious admittedly taste films screaming hysterical dialogue overthetop acting melodramatic plot twists do one hell treatbr br sally field plays celeste talbert daytime tvs queen misery celestes cushy life thrown upheaval unexpected arrival lori craven elisabeth shue longlost niece and simultaneously jeffrey anderson kevin kline  splendid always celestes longago lover celeste hiding deep dark secret arrival lori jeffrey might bring surface add diabolical montana moorehead a wonderful cathy moriarty full gorgeous woman testosterone spare mode trying mighty hard destroy celestes career david robert downey jr weenieboy producer soap whos secretly plotting montana ruin celeste and rose schwarz whoopi goldberg scriptwriter celestes one true confidant heaping helping subplots general chaosbr br chaotic comedies like tricky execute does anyone remember mixed nuts done well pretty damn funny major ingredient necessary good comedy casting seasoned pros know lots times funniest things said seen expression look field kline goldberg rest work together well clearly great time hard become drawn energy enthusiasm shue clearly weakest link here draws attention surrounded field kline et al moriarty standout showy villainess role making think hottest damn dominatrix ever see also lots familiar faces recognize small but nevertheless funny roles including carrie fisher garry marshall kathy najimy teri hatcher director michael hoffman keeps pace swift histrionic plot moving toward big finish mention must also made robert harlings screenplay carefully constructed stage soap opera within soap opera dialogue boiling great lines delivered brilliantly actors id willing bet lot stuff improvisedbr br look want see bunch pros best great time it get hands one anything else put good mood make laugh