Foul Play

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Summary: Finally!
Review: short and sweet, It's about time! I have been waiting for this for years! Goldie at her best...well, I am a sucker for The First Wives Club, and Seems Like Old Times also. 70's movie fans will be thrilled, along with any screwball comedy who done-it's of the past. A++

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Summary: Better than Silver Streak
Review: That Richard Pryor-Gene Wilder vehicle was an earlier imitation Hitchcock attempt by writer Colin Higgins. it was mostly done in by bi-sexual fellow actor Patrick McGoohan (of THe Prisoner) and his cold homophobia and non-chemistry with the other actors. IN this Foul Play everyone has great chemistry with each other. Hawn is ultra-superb in the lead. Chevy Chase's finest screen performance and good turn by Burgess Meredith as Hawn's concerned landlord. Plenty of action and comedy tying in better than it all did in Silver Streak.

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Summary: Far out!
Review: There are foul deeds afoot. Probably that diabolical cabal, the "Tax the churches league."

Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn) picks up a hitchhiker named Scotty (Bruce Solomon). They make a date to see a retro movie. There she hears Scotties last warning "beware of the dwarf". Scotty is DEAD. This leads to a mystery in which people are dying and a plot ensues. The only person that believes or pretends to believe her is Detective Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase). Together they must figure out if a plot exists and what to do. Her landlord (Burgess Meredith) rephrases the threat as "Beware of the midgets...they are taking over the world" and we can not forget the sinister look on Esme's (Shirley Python) face.



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Summary: Classic Suspense-Comedy an Homage to Hitchcock & Film Noir!
Review: This comedy has stood the test of time; don't listen to detractors. Leonard Maltin says the film is "protracted" but is perfect by today's standards (think about the 3-hour epics to which audiences readily flock). "Foul Play" is also an OBVIOUS homage to Hitchcock, not a "plagiarism of Hitchcock" as Maltin shortsightedly declares. Colin Higgins does a great job mixing suspense with comedy (something Hitch fans will recognize). Sure, this is Goldie's movie, and Chevy plays it laid-back (if Chase were to ham it up he'd be distracting); they make a terrific duo. Saying Goldie was the 70s Meg Ryan (as one reviewer did) is like comparing diamonds to junk jewelry (Meg Ryan is paste; Goldie's the gem). Supporting actors show inspired casting, especially Dudley Moore as the kinky conductor. Sets are pure 70s in full-tilt (a retro-decorator's dream). Car-chases with lots of point-of-view will induce vertigo on larger screen TVs (in the theater it was like riding a rollercoaster): it's grand scale entertainment! "Foul Play" can easily be judged a classic -- delightful, fluffy, colorful cotton-candy which should be enjoyed as such. If you're in the dumps, this film will pick you up. Paramount should have the good sense to release "Foul Play" to DVD in it's original theatrical aspect ratio...SOON!!!!

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Summary: Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase's best work to date!
Review: This is an older film (70's), but truely one of the best films for either Goldie Hawn or Chevy Chase. Together these two have incredible onscreen magic. This film is fast-paced, romantic, and hilarious; you will find yourself watching it again and again! The soundtrack is awesome, the scenery is magnificent (filmed in San Francisco), and there are many cameos by actors and actresses you'll definitely recognize. This is an awesome family film (older children; there are a few scenes from massage parlors); no foul language and very little violence. Keep this one for your library!

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Summary: Good Comic Hitchcock Homage
Review: Writer-director Colin Higgins ("Silver Streak") has crafted an effective comic homage to Hitchcock thrillers i.e. "The Man Who Knew Too Much". This would distinguish it from Hitchcock parodies such as Mel Brooks' "High Anxiety" which is a Hitchcock parody and is played for laughs instead of thrills. This film works as a thriller with humor thrown in to leaven the proceedings. In some cases the humor is a little low-brow(the old ladies playing Scrabble with obscene words, little person Billy Barty being tossed about). Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase have a dynamic screen chemistry that is apparent here and in Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times". Dudley Moore is hilarious as the orchestra conductor with strange proclivities. Good supporting cast includes Brian Dennehy, Burgess Meredith, and Rachel Roberts. Some oddball casting that includes Marc Lawrence("The Asphalt Jungle") as Stilskin and Bruce Solomon (Dennis Foley from the cult soap-opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman") as Scotty.