Ateamofresearchers at the University of Pennsylvania led byDr.GregoryBeatty, Dr. Petero'dwyerand Dr. RobertVonderheide tried a newapproachtobreak down the tumors' defenses.
Everyone involved in this picture seems overqualified, from the writers (Robert Towne, with Beatty) to the cinematographer (Conrad Hall) to the production designer (the late Ferdinando Scarfiotti) to the large, pointlessly high-powered supporting cast (headed by Katharine Hepburn).
The squandered ensemble includes Ned Beatty, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Klein, Harvey Korman, Dylan Baker, Peter MacNicol, Anne DeSalvo, and the late Anita Morris.