''Up Your Alley'' is a 1989

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by Bob Logan and starring

Linda Blair Linda Denise Blair (born January 22, 1959) is an American actress and activist. She played Regan MacNeil in the horror film ''The Exorcist'' (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for an Academy Award. The fil ...

. The screenplay was by Logan and

Murray Langston Murray Langston (born June 27, 1944), who frequently performed using the stage name "The Unknown Comic", is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian best known for his performances on ''The Gong Show'', during which he usually appeared with a paper ...

(better known as the Unknown Comic), who also co-stars.

Premise

While pursuing a story on homelessness, an undercover reporter (Blair) finds romance with a transient (Langston).

Cast

* Linda Blair as Vickie Adderly * Murray Langston as David *

Ruth Buzzi Ruth Ann Buzzi ( ; born July 24, 1936) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She is best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 ...

as Marilyn *

Bob Zany Bob Zany (born Robert Earl Tetreault; September 11, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for performing with his trademark cigar on stage. According to an article found on his web page, he "stuff a cigar into a plastic b ...

as Sonny Griffin

Release

The film was released in the United States on April 1, 1989 and secured a VHS release on August 10, 1989.

References

External links

* 1989 films 1989 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 1989 directorial debut films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Bob Logan 1980s American films English-language romantic comedy films {{1980s-romantic-comedy-film-stub