Based on an Untrue Story

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Based on an Untrue Story

1993

1h 31m

4.6(7 votes)

Comedy

TV Movie

Overview

Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by a rare condition called anosmia, which robs her of her sense of smell and could even kill her. With time fast running out, she begins a frantic search for the only people who can provide the tissue-donations she desperately needs: her long-lost sisters, Corduroy and Velour.

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44 members

Acting

Morgan Fairchild

Satin Chau

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Dan Hedaya

Caprawolski

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Victoria Jackson

Corduroy Ritz

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Harvey Korman

Dr. Meir

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Robert Goulet

Remo

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Ricki Lake

Velour Gnack

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David Byron

Neil Gray

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Michael St. Gerard

Crack

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Dyan Cannon

Varda Gray

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Jeremy Miller

Jakey

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Ellia English

Sister Love

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Renée Hambley

Mindy McCloskey Sanchez

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Del Hunter-White

Mrs. Johnson

Writing

George McGrath

Intruder

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Raymond Patterson

Mr. Johnson

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Bob Lem

Mr. Chau

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Takayo Fischer

Mrs. Chau

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Joleen Lutz

OR Nurse

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Marianne Muellerleile

Prison Matron

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Marsha Dietlein

Receptionist Carol

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Jill C. Klein

Diner Waitress

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Pat Crawford Brown

Judge

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Greg Kinnear

Orlando Chang Stein

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Catherine MacNeal

Kitten

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Richard Portnow

Disturbing Caller

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Lauren Dennington

Marcie Millman

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Gabrielle Boni

Amelia

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Lisa Comshaw

Reporter #1

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Phil Proctor

Bruno

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Lou Bonacki

Sgt. Shriver

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Joshua Boyd

Steven

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Peter Lownds

Anesthesiologist

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Doug Larson

Male Model

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Brian Beacock

Reporter #2

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Ken Kerman

Prison Guard

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Melba Englander

Prisoner #1

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Leonard Kelly-Young

Male Onlooker at Bin

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Debbie Pollack

Duty Nurse

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Michelle Murlin

Topless Dancer

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Karla Green

TV Girl

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Kari Coleman

TV Woman in Distress

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T.J. McInturff

TV Boy

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Angelo Tiffe

TV Drunken Husband

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Toni Elizabeth White

Nivea Johnson

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