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The Real Howard Spitz

5.319981h 42mMovieComedyFamily

Howard Spitz is a cranky, has-been detective novelist out of money and out of luck - until he meets eight-year-old Samantha, who convinces him he has what it takes to write children's books.

DirectorVadim Jean
WriterJurgen Wolff

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Cast · Directed by Vadim Jean

KGKelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
Howard Spitz
ADAmanda Donohoe
Amanda Donohoe
Laura Kershaw
GT
Genevieve Tessier
Samantha Kershaw
JR
Joseph Rutten
Lou
KT
Kay Tremblay
Theodora Winkle
PMPatrick McKenna
Patrick McKenna
Roger
LG
Lex Gigeroff
Ronnie Relish
GLGary Levert
Gary Levert
Red Allen
JHJeffrey Hirschfield
Jeffrey Hirschfield
Lawrence - Primrose Rep
DDDenny Doherty
Denny Doherty
Balthazar Mishkin
JH
Joanne Hagen
Waitress
EG
Edward Gregson
Aaron

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The Real Howard Spitz — streaming FAQ

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The Real Howard Spitz isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

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The Real Howard Spitz hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 16, 1998. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.