Directed by:
Ken KwapisScreenplay:
Todd GraffCinematography:
Peter Lyons CollisterComposer:
Cliff EidelmanCast:
Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton, Ian McNeice, Patrick Malahide, Michael Lerner, Lisa Jakub, Timothy Dowling, Tamara Mello, Billy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli (more)VOD (2)
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Beauty-school teacher Fran Drescher, basically reprising her television role in The Nanny, is whisked out of Queens and deposited in Eastern Europe after she is mistaken for a science teacher. Timothy Dalton is the gruff and stilted president for life she tames with mousse and kindness. Drescher, with that inimitable voice and colorful clothing, is very funny. It is not a far stretch to compare her favorably with Lucille Ball. The script, however, matches her bubbly humor with nothing but clunkiness. A mild diversion, this is one of many Hollywood comedies that works just fine on video. (official distributor synopsis)
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