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Foul Play

"It's a highly dangerous comedy!!"

1978-07-14 Comedy 1hr 56m

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

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Storyline

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

  • Released
    1978-07-14
  • Revenue
    $45,000,000
  • Budget
    $5,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 56m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.8
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Miller-Milkis Productions, Shelburne Associates

Crew

Colin Higgins
Director
Colin Higgins
Writer
Edward K. Milkis
Producer
Keywords:
detective murder conspiracy church catholic albino

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Cast

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn
Gloria Mundy
Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase
Tony Carlson
Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith
Mr. Hennessey
Eugene Roche

Eugene Roche
Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother
Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore
Stanley Tibbets
Marilyn Sokol

Marilyn Sokol
Stella
Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy
Fergie
Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence
Rupert Stiltskin
Rachel Roberts

Rachel Roberts
Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
Frances Bay

Frances Bay
Mrs. Russel
Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith
Elsie
Billy Barty

Billy Barty
J.J. MacKuen
Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann
Theatre Manager
Don Calfa

Don Calfa
Scarface
Bruce Solomon

Bruce Solomon
Scott
Cooper Huckabee

Cooper Huckabee
Sandy
Pat Ast

Pat Ast
Mrs. Venus
Lou Cutell

Lou Cutell
House Manager
William Frankfather

William Frankfather
Whitey Jackson
John Hancock

John Hancock
Coleman
Barbara Sammeth

Barbara Sammeth
Sally
Hope Summers

Hope Summers
Ethel
Irene Tedrow

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Ion Teodorescu

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Janet Wood

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Sylvia
Cyril Magnin

Cyril Magnin
Pope Pius XIII
Rollin Moriyama

Rollin Moriyama
Japanese Man
Mitsu Yashima

Mitsu Yashima
Japanese Woman
M. James Arnett

M. James Arnett
Truck Driver

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Foul Play
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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2017-01-30

I play Detective. You play Lady In Distress. Foul Play is written and directed by Colin Higgins. It stars Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burge... read more

I play Detective. You play Lady In Distress. Foul Play is written and directed by Colin Higgins. It stars Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Dudley Moore and Brian Dennehy. Music is by Charles Fox and cinematography by David M. Walsh. San Francisco librarian Gloria Mundy (Hawn) inadvertently gets embroiled with mobsters who are out to assassinate The Pope. Hooking up with cheeky copper Tony Carlson (Chase), she hopes to stay alive long enough to find out why people are trying to kill her! Comedy thrillers are tough to get right, you gotta make people laugh and also grip them with drama, thankfully Colin Higgins gets it right in this delightful late 1970s production. He kind of plays safe by literally throwing many of the conventions of the genres into the mix, with weird villains, an odd couple (hello romance), pratfalls, near misses, McGuffin, bonkers situations (both dicey and funny) and etc etc. Boosted by a damn fine cast (Hawn and Chase are fun, charming and sexy together, while the supports excel), some superb Frisco scenery and a toe tapping 70s soundtrack, it rounds out as a breezy effort across the board. Where else you going to see Burgess Meredith and Rachel Roberts in a martial arts smack down? 7/10

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A Review by John Chard

I play Detective. You play Lady In Distress. Foul Play is written and directed by Colin Higgins. It stars Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Dudley Moore and Brian Dennehy. Music is by Charles Fox and cinematogra...

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A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2017-01-30

I play Detective. You play Lady In Distress. Foul Play is written and directed by Colin Higgins. It stars Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Dudley Moore and Brian Dennehy....

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