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Under the Rainbow

Under the Rainbow

Jul 31, 1981
98 min
Comedy
5.2/ 10
37 votes

Overview

In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins. Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.

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TMDB
5.2/10
37 votes
IMDB
5.3/10
3,148 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
0%
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Metacritic
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$20,000,000Production cost
Box Office$2,297,493Worldwide gross
Profit-$17,702,507Loss
ROI
-88.5%Return on investment
US Box Office$18,826,490Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 4 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Who knew so many little people would throw such a huge party?"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$2,297,493

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

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