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Maxie poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.9 / 100
1985·Comedy / Fantasy / Romance·1h 38m

MAXIE

“Her big movie comeback has a ghost of a chance.”

When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she gets that audition.

Above the Line
Paul Aaron·DirectorPatricia Resnick·WriterJack Finney·NovelFred Schuler·Director of PhotographyGeorges Delerue·MusicLynzee Klingman·Editor
Cast
Glenn Close·Jan / MaxieMandy Patinkin·NickRuth Gordon·Mrs. LavinBarnard Hughes·Bishop CampbellValerie Curtin·Miss ShefferGoogy Gress·Father JeromeMichael Ensign·Cleopatra DirectorMichael Laskin·Commercial DirectorLou Cutell·Art IsenbergNelson Welch·Bartender
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Paul Aaron·Director
Writing· 2
Patricia Resnick·WriterJack Finney·Novel
Camera· 1
Fred Schuler·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Lynzee Klingman·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Georges Delerue·Music
Art & Design· 3
John J. Lloyd·Production DesignAnn Roth·Costume DesignBrad Wilder·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Carter DeHaven·ProducerRich Irvine·Executive ProducerJames L. Stewart·Executive Producer
By the Numbers
60.9
OF 100
Master Score
5.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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