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Soap-Complete 4th Season (1980-1981)

Starring: Katherine Helmond  Cathryn Damon  Richard Mulligan  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Format: DVD
UPC: 00043396117549
Buy.com Sku: 40721834
Item#: V25LKV
Buy.com Sales Rank: 27473
Category Keywords: Blackmail  Comedy  Comedy (General)  Divorce  Gays  Infidelity  Kidnapping  Kidnapping And Missing Persons  Prostitutes/Whores  Satire  Television  Television/TV Series 
Rating: NR
 
"The Final Season of the Unforgettable, Award-Winning Series!"
 
 
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Mono Audio
 
In the fourth season, the unpredictable Tate and Campbell families continue their traditions of secrets and scandals. Jessica gets kidnapped (twice) and befriends a Latin revolutionary. Chester finally realizes his undying love for Jessica...but it may be too late. Mary drops a bombshell secret on the family, which may destroy her relationship with her sister forever. Throw in blackmail, adultery, sex fantasies, flying babies, bankruptcy, hookers, the mob, an assassination attempt and Jodie channeling an old Jewish man, and you've got just another year in the lives of the Tates and the Campbells.

This three disc collection includes the final episodes of Soap!
 
"...became an instant smash hit with its brilliant and satirical spoofs of classic daytime programming."  Britt Gillette, The DVD Report
"Groundbreaking, hilarious, and surprisingly touching, it was must-watch TV of the late 1970s..."  Bryan Byun, DVD Verdict

 


Editor's Note

A hilarious 1970s sitcom that parodied the absurdities and intricacies of soap operas, SOAP followed the over-the-top exploits of two sisters and their respective families. Jessica Tate (Kathryn Helmond, OVERBOARD) is the head of the aristocratic Tate family, while Mary Campbell (Cathryn Damon, SHE'S HAVING A BABY) and her husband Burt are blue collar, with ties to the mob. Nothing is unheard of and everything is melodramatic, with pimples assuming the same importance as alien abduction and frequent murder. Everyone sleeps with everyone, and the characters' relationships are nebulous. The show also had a great deal of topical prescience, addressing issues like racism and homosexuality, and featuring the first openly gay character on television. In season four, Jessica recovers from her coma and dumps all her suitors, Leslie (Marla Pennington, SMALL WONDER) continues her efforts to kill Billy (Jimmy Baio), Eunice (Jennifer Salt) and Dutch (Donnelly Rhodes, ROSWELL: THE ALIENS ATTACK) get engaged, and El Puerco plans his revolution.

 

Features
Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Sony Pictures
Release Date: 10/11/2005
Running Time: 523 minutes
Original Release Date: 1980-1981
Catalog ID: 11754
UPC: 00043396117549
Number of Discs: 3

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Available Subtitles: English
Video: Color

Aspect Ratio
Standard  1.33:1 [4:3]

 
Cast & Crew
Billy Crystal
Cathryn Damon
Diana Canova
Jimmy Baio
John Byner
Katherine Helmond
Richard Mulligan
Robert Mandan
Roscoe Lee Browne
Arthur Peterson
Robert Guillaume
Andrew J. Selig - Producer
Edward Stephenson - Production Designer
Gary Anderson, et. al. - Editor
George Aliceson Tipton - Original Music By
J.D. Lobue - Director
Jay Sandrich - Director
Larry Boelens - Cinematographer
Richard Hissong - Cinematographer
Susan Harris, et. al. - Writer
Tony Thomas - Executive Producer

 
Awards

Emmy (1980)
Richard Mulligan, Winner, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Cathryn Damon, Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner (1981)
   Golden Globe, Katherine Helmond, Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Musical/Comedy

Nominee (1981)
   Golden Globe, Soap, Best TV-Series - Musical/Comedy

Winner (1980)
   Emmy, Richard Mulligan, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
   Emmy, Cathryn Damon, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner (1979)
   Emmy, Robert Guillaume, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series

Nominee (1978)
   Emmy, Gary Anderson, Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series
   Emmy, Paul Junger Witt, et. al., Outstanding Comedy Series
   Emmy, Jay Sandrich, Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
   Emmy, Katherine Helmond, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner (1978)
   Emmy, Edward Stephenson, Robert Checchi, Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series

Golden Globe (1981)
Katherine Helmond, Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Musical/Comedy
   Soap, Nominee, Best TV-Series - Musical/Comedy

Emmy (1979)
Robert Guillaume, Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series

Emmy (1978)
Edward Stephenson, Robert Checchi, Winner, Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series
   Gary Anderson, Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series
   Jay Sandrich, Nominee, Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
   Katherine Helmond, Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
   Paul Junger Witt, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Comedy Series

 
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