The Real Howard Spitz

Infobox Film
name = The Real Howard Spitz
writer = Jurgen Wolff
starring = Kelsey Grammer
Amanda Donohoe
Genevieve Tessier
Joseph Rutten
Patrick McKenna
director = Vadim Jean
producer = Paul Brooks
editing = Pia Di Ciaula
distributor = New Line Cinema
released = August 28, 1998 (USA)
runtime = 133 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0120900|

"The Real Howard Spitz" is a 1998 film starring Kelsey Grammer.

Plot

Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer) is the author behind a string of poorly selling detective novels. He discovers that in contrast children's books enjoy strong sales. Believing it an easy way to make money, Spitz becomes a children's author but finds writing for his new audience significantly difficult. Whilst doing research at the local library, he submits his drafts to a little girl called Samantha Kershaw (Genevieve Tessier). In return, she asks Spitz to find her father who left her mother (Amanda Donohoe) before she was born. Spitz also discovers that to become a successful children's author he will need to do public appearances with his audience. Terrified at the prospect of having to spend time with children, Spitz hires a struggling actor to serve as his public face. But soon his doppelganger is having delusions of grandeur.

Cast

*Kelsey Grammer — Howard Spitz
*Amanda Donohoe — Laura Kershaw
*Genevieve Tessier — Samantha Kershaw
*Joseph Rutten — Lou
*Patrick McKenna — Roger
*Kay Tremblay — Theodora Winkle
*David Christoffel — Bill Sellers

External references

*imdb title|id=0120900|title=The Real Howard Spitz