directorial debut   based on novel   christmas   satire   punctuation in title   character name in title   dancing   new york city   lifting person in air   cult comedy   manhattan new york city   dancer   greed   bathtub   bank   taxi   tv show in film   real tv show shown in fictional situation   african american   cia agent   apartment   compassion   title based on song   dress   ghost   office   terrorism   loneliness   person on fire   computer   frying pan   truth serum   spy   twin towers   black american   disappearance   mannequin   apostrophe in title   character's point of view camera shot   crippled man   executive   repairman   british   diplomat   nipple slip   back from the dead   computer cracker   selfishness   tow truck   studio logo segues into film   bittersweet   holiday   crisis of faith   grim reaper   mushroom cloud   christmas carol   kgb   rating   tranquilizer dart   sentimental   freeze to death   bank clerk   bayou   fancy dress ball   cold war era   reference to diana ross   network television   skinflint   dog   cult favorite   funeral   intrigue   death   escape   murder   shot to death   irreverence   held at gunpoint   pregnancy   slow motion scene   title spoken by character   gun   shot in the chest   undercover agent   redemption   shooting   phone booth   hallucination   police officer   television   gatling gun