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Under the Rainbow is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash and starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, and Billy Barty. Set in 1938, the film's plot is loosely based on the gathering of little people in a Hollywood hotel to audition for roles as Munchkins in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz .
Jul 31, 1981 · Under the Rainbow: Directed by Steve Rash. With Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher. A visiting dignitary, a CIA agent, a Nazi spy, Japanese tourists, an assassin and a group of "midget" actors from The Wizard of Oz (1939) all check into an elite Los Angeles hotel called Under the Rainbow.
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- Comedy
- Steve Rash
- 1981-07-31
Sep 2, 2014 · The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of The Wizard of Oz - 1939). Secret Service...
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- 131.6K
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- Steve Rash
- PG
- 10
This colorful screwball comedy uses the premise of 150 little peopleplaying The Wizard of Oz's Munchkins housed in one Culver City hotel –and indulging in some high-energy partying. 1,303 IMDb 5.3 1 h 38 min 1981. X-Ray PG. Comedy. Available to rent or buy.
A comedy film about spies and munchkins in a hotel. Critics and audiences gave it low ratings and mixed reviews. Watch the trailer and see the cast and crew on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Comedy
A comedy film about a hotel in Los Angeles where various characters, including a Nazi spy, a CIA agent, and the Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz, converge. The plot involves a secret map, a funny dog, and a corrugated iron barn in Kansas.
