The Check is in the Mail... (1986)
Meet Richard Jackson - a man fed up with the insanity of "plastic" suburban living. Rallying his befuddled family around him, Richard mounts an outrageously comic assault on credit card craziness, "Yuppie" status symbols and "the system" in general!
Director: Joan Darling
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Brian Dennehy as Richard Jackson |
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Anne Archer as Peggy Jackson |
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Hallie Todd as Robin Jackson |
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Chris Hebert as Danny Jackson |
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Michael Bowen as Gary Jackson |
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Dick Shawn as Donald |
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Nita Talbot as Donald's Wife |
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Greg Mullavey as Harry Danvers |
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Beau Starr as Rocco |
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Harry Townes as Fred Steinkrause |
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Richard Foronjy as Tony, the Brakeman |
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Ken Olfson as Assessor |
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Ronnie Schell as Dr. Brannigan |
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Howard Storm as Dr. Korngold |
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Larry Gelman as Bryon Turtletaub |
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Christina Hart as Janet |
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Milt Kogan as Mr. Fanning |
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Leonard Lightfoot as Burglar #1 |
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Katherine Saltzberg as Sally |
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Walter Mathews as Water & Power Man #1 |
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Richard Minchenberg as Paul Silver |
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Fred Pinkard as Skycap |
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Renny Temple as Bob Schick |
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Marilyn Wolf as Harriet |
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Thomas Rollerson as Sally's Boyfriend |
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Emily Banks as Travel Agent |
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Nanci Christopher as Airline Representative |
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Christopher Rydell as Drunken Sailor |
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Robert Clotworthy as Moonie |
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Benjamin Lum as Janitor |
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Haunani Minn as Desk Clerk |
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Yuji Okumoto as Bellboy |
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Michael Horse as Pool Attendant |
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Lewis Arquette as Man at Pool |
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Guy Remsen as Man at Danvers Motors |
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Robin Kaufman as Kathy Silvers |
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Bruce Grey as Robert Howe |
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Herb Kerns as T.V. Announcer |
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Leonard Hirschfeld as T.V. Reporter |
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Eric Fleeks as Water & Power Man #2 |
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Russell Curry as Burglar #2 |
| Directing | Joan Darling | Director |
| Editing | Robbe Roberts | Editor |
| Production | David Wolf | Associate Producer |
| Sound | David Michael Frank | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hubert de La Bouillerie | Editor |
| Camera | Jan Kiesser | Director of Photography |
| Production | Robert Kaufman | Producer |
| Production | Joseph Wolf | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Robert Kaufman | Writer |
| Production | Simon Tse | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Richard Kaufman | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Robin Krause | Producer |
| Crew | Gray Johnson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Richard Graves | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Ann Remsen Manners | Casting |
| Sound | William L. Stevenson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Barbara Dodd | Casting |
| Sound | Jack Kirschner | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Gale M. Adler | Still Photographer |
| Production | Alan C. Blomquist | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | John Boccaccio | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Linda Pearl | Art Direction |
| Art | Dena Roth | Set Decoration |
| Production | Penelope Selwyn | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Dennis Smith | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Ken Wilhoit | Music Editor |
| Sound | Robert Jackson | Boom Operator |
| Art | Bill Tozer | Property Master |
| Camera | Jeffrey Alan Goldenberg | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Christie Roberts | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jim Gillespie | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bruce Chudacoff | Location Manager |
| Production | Eisha A. Mason | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | George P. Wilbur | Stunts |
| Camera | Richard Mall | Dolly Grip |
| Directing | Renate Schneuer | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Randy Connor | Stunts |
| Camera | Julia Robertson | Key Grip |
| Sound | Jules Chaikin | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Randy Ser | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Phil H. Fravel | Stunts |
| Lighting | Bruce Pearn | Gaffer |
| Crew | Sharley Johnson | Stunts |
| Crew | Ross Sherman | Stunts |
| Editing | Pamela J. Yuen | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Chuck Hicks | Stunts |
| Camera | Herb Ault | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Frank Montoya | Grip |
| Directing | Peter Bogart | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jerry Deats | Key Grip |
| Sound | Ron Judkins | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Pusich | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Jerry Williams | Special Effects |
| Crew | Paul H. Stewart | Special Effects |
| Production | Chip Vucelich | Production Coordinator |