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Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988) (TV)
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Writers (WGA):
Lanford Wilson (written by) (segment)Terrence McNally (written by) (segment) ...
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31 May 1988 (USA) moreUser Comments:
Overripe vehicle for Liza with a 'z' moreCast
(Credited cast)| Liza Minnelli | ... | Three Characters | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| L. Peter Callender | |||
| Marilyn Cooper | |||
| Douglas Fisher | |||
| Trisha Gorman | ... | Heidi | |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Sam | |
| Kevin O'Connor | |||
| Ryan O'Neal | |||
| John Rubinstein | ... | Johnny | |
| Manuel E. Santiago | |||
| Joseph R. Sicari | ... | Jerry Chicago | |
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Rather perplexing ABC-TV special featuring Liza Minnelli in three different impersonations, in stories all built around the plot conceit that "Sam...found...out!" The bit with Liza playing a hooker and Ryan O'Neal as her vicious pimp is terrific--very dramatic and gritty. But the romantic segment with Louis Gossett, Jr. and a pet pooch is painfully slack. Liza somehow managed to sneak this special into her tight schedule which had just included two theatrical movies, a TV-movie and a ton of concerts. It doesn't tap into her full-range, as it is supposed to, but at least it gave Liza-watchers something extra to feast on.