The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets eight-year-old Samantha, who convinces him he has what it takes to write children's books.
- Date of release
- 1998-08-28
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Director
- Vadim Jean
Casting
- Kelsey Grammer — Howard Spitz
- Amanda Donohoe — Laura Kershaw
- Genevieve Tessier — Samantha Kershaw
- Joseph Rutten — Lou
- Kay Tremblay — Theodora Winkle
- Patrick McKenna — Roger
- Lex Gigeroff — Ronnie Relish
- Gary Levert — Red Allen
- Jeffrey Hirschfield — Lawrence - Primrose Rep
- Denny Doherty — Balthazar Mishkin
- Joanne Hagen — Waitress
- Edward Gregson — Aaron
Interesting facts
The Real Howard Spitz is a 1998 family comedy film directed by Vadim Jean, produced by Paul Brooks and written by Jurgen Wolff. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe and Genevieve Tessier, it is a Canadian and U.K co-production. A failed detective writer, Howard Spitz has hit rock bottom until an 8-year-old girl helps him write children's books.
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