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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | ||
| Stephen Collins | ... | ||
| John Wood | ... | ||
| Carol Kane | ... | ||
| Annie Potts | ... | ||
| Peter Michael Goetz | ... | ||
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | ||
| Sara Botsford | ... |
Lady Sarah Billings
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| Jeroen Krabbé | ... |
Mark Van Meter
(as Jeroen Krabbe)
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| Vyto Ruginis | ... |
Carl
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| Jonathan Pryce | ... |
Jack
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| Tony Hendra | ... |
Hunter
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| Jon Lovitz | ... |
Doug
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| Phil Hartman | ... |
Fred
(as Phil E. Hartmann)
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| Lynne Marie Stewart | ... |
Karen
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Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day she gets a coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout she remains in contact with this unknown person, who needs Terry to help save his life. Written by Rob Hartill
At times Whoopi Godberg goes too far and becomes weird and at other times brings her own unique, frolicking fresh comedy that outshines most traditional comic gaps. Sometimes the plot is convoluted from logical belief and at other times grips with a sizzling suspenseful twist. This movie is a mixed bag, but has a nice espionage storyline that holds up well especially considering this is an early mix of both serious spy drama with comic humor, a usually impossibly difficult blend to get right. There are some old new young faces here. The main plot point of rarely actually seeing one of the main characters is intriguing and unique to this movie, one of its claim of fame. Repeated viewing isn't recommended very often, as part of the compelling nature of this movie is its mystery action theme which gets somewhat old and helps to keep the movie going along with the usually balance drama-comic high points.