High concept 90s comedy - TV viewers get sucked into a television - with presale TV stars (John Ritter and Pam Dawber). Odd choice for Peter Hyams but presumably he wanted a change of pace. I guess there are many nods to old Hollywood (swasbucklers, gangster films) so that's in his wheelhouse.
There's a double conceit here - the lead couple are dragged into a TV but not regular TV rather spoof of current TV. I wonder if it wouldn't have been more effective just being sucked into normal TV.
Some clever moments. It's well plotted. But also annoying. Has 90s curiou factor with its jokes about Northern Exposure, Thirtysomething and the Salt n Pepa cameo with Ritter skirting with blackface.
The cast try. Eugene Levy is fun. Jeffrey Jones reminds us of another bloated sfx comedy Howard the Duck.
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