The Real Howard Spitz Release date: 1998-08-28 Genres: Comedy, Family Actors: Allie MacDonald, Deborah Allen, Denny Doherty, Angus Duncan, David Christoffel, Carlos Jacott, Jim Gaffigan, Kay Tremblay, Lex Gigeroff, Amanda Donohoe, Patrick McKenna, Dwayne L. Barnes, Kelsey Grammer, John Dunsworth, Joseph Rutten, Glenn Wadman, Nancy Marshall, Darcy Lindzon, Gary Levert, Christopher Shore, Jennifer Overton, Jose Urbina, Tom Haney, Diane Carey, Paul Ash, Genevieve Tessier, John Fulton, Alex Theriault, Claude Jean, Michael David Hirshbach, Tom Scott, Sydney Little, Edward Gregson, John Loverin, Adam Bent, Heather Blackburn, Jody Myers, Brad Armitage, George Burden, Ciel Crosby, Kim Jenkins, George Leblanc, John Poulton, Ted Soutar, Daniel MacMillan, Dean Cooper Direction: Ian Gilmore, Justin Friesen, Joanne Hagen Runtime: 1 h. 42 min. Score: 4.5/10 Votes: 2 Countries: Canada, United Kingdom Companies: Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, Metrodome Films, The Mob Film Company Overview: 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.