The Real Howard Spitz

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The Real Howard Spitz ★★½ 1998 (PG)

Cranky has-been detective turned writer Spitz (Grammer) finds unlikely success with a children's book about a crimesolving cow, despite the fact that Howard hates kids. But even he can't resist 8-year-old Samantha's (Tessier) pleas to help her find her missing father. Amusing and Grammer even dresses in a cow costume. 93m/C VHS . Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe, Genevieve Tessier, Cathy Lee Crosby; D: Vadim Jean; W: Jurgen Wolff; C: Glen MacPherson; M: John Murphy. VIDEO

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