de·lir·i·ous / diˈli(ə)rēəs/ • adj. in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. ∎  in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy: a delirious crowd.DERIVATIVES: de·lir·i·ous·ly adv.

Delirious ★½ 1991 (PG)

A writer for a TV soap opera wakes from a bash on the head to find himself inside the story where murder and mayhem are brewing. Can he write himself back to safety, and find romance along the way? Somehow Candy just isn't believeable as a romantic lead and the film has few laughs. 96m/C VHS, DVD . John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr, David Rasche, Dylan Baker, Charles Rocket, Jerry Orbach, Renee Taylor, Robert Wagner; D: Tom Mankiewicz; W: Lawrence J. Cohen; M: Cliff Eidelman.