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ComedyMysteryThriller

Foul Play

- It's a highly dangerous comedy!!

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

Release Date : 1978-07-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesMiller-Milkis ProductionsShelburne Associates

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Goldie Hawn

Character Name : Gloria Mundy

Original Name : Goldie Hawn

Gender : Female

Chevy Chase

Character Name : Tony Carlson

Original Name : Chevy Chase

Gender : Male

Burgess Meredith

Character Name : Mr. Hennessey

Original Name : Burgess Meredith

Gender : Male

Eugene Roche

Character Name : Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother

Original Name : Eugene Roche

Gender : Male

Dudley Moore

Character Name : Stanley Tibbets

Original Name : Dudley Moore

Gender : Male

Marilyn Sokol

Character Name : Stella

Original Name : Marilyn Sokol

Gender : Female

Brian Dennehy

Character Name : Fergie

Original Name : Brian Dennehy

Gender : Male

Marc Lawrence

Character Name : Rupert Stiltskin

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Rachel Roberts

Character Name : Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell

Original Name : Rachel Roberts

Gender : Female

Frances Bay

Character Name : Mrs. Russel

Original Name : Frances Bay

Gender : Female

Queenie Smith

Character Name : Elsie

Original Name : Queenie Smith

Gender : Female

Billy Barty

Character Name : J.J. MacKuen

Original Name : Billy Barty

Gender : Male

Chuck McCann

Character Name : Theatre Manager

Original Name : Chuck McCann

Gender : Male

Don Calfa

Character Name : Scarface

Original Name : Don Calfa

Gender : Male

Bruce Solomon

Character Name : Scott

Original Name : Bruce Solomon

Gender : Male

Cooper Huckabee

Character Name : Sandy

Original Name : Cooper Huckabee

Gender : Male

Pat Ast

Character Name : Mrs. Venus

Original Name : Pat Ast

Gender : Female

Lou Cutell

Character Name : House Manager

Original Name : Lou Cutell

Gender : Male

William Frankfather

Character Name : Whitey Jackson

Original Name : William Frankfather

Gender : Male

John Hancock

Character Name : Coleman

Original Name : John Hancock

Gender : Male

Barbara Sammeth

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Barbara Sammeth

Gender : Female

Hope Summers

Character Name : Ethel

Original Name : Hope Summers

Gender : Female

Irene Tedrow

Character Name : Mrs. Monk

Original Name : Irene Tedrow

Gender : Female

Ion Teodorescu

Character Name : Turk

Original Name : Ion Teodorescu

Gender : Male

Janet Wood

Character Name : Sylvia

Original Name : Janet Wood

Gender : Female

Cyril Magnin

Character Name : Pope Pius XIII

Original Name : Cyril Magnin

Gender : Male

Rollin Moriyama

Character Name : Japanese Man

Original Name : Rollin Moriyama

Gender : Male

Mitsu Yashima

Character Name : Japanese Woman

Original Name : Mitsu Yashima

Gender : Male

M. James Arnett

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : M. James Arnett

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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