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May 10, 1991

1h 44m

★ 5.9

Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?

Overview

Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.

Genres

Fantasy

Comedy

Production Companies

Cinema Plus

Beco Films

HBO Films

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Cast

Amanda Brooks

Ellen Barkin

Walter Stone

Jimmy Smits

Margo Brofman

JoBeth Williams

Sheila Faxton

Lorraine Bracco

Arnold Freidkin

Tony Roberts

Steve Brooks

Perry King

The Devil

Bruce Payne

Liz

Lysette Anthony

Felicia

Victoria Mahoney

Higgins

Basil Hoffman

Steve's Secretary (Beth)

Catherine Keener

Dan Jones

Kevin Kilner

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