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MPAA Rating - R

Length:
    102 Minutes

Genre:
    Comedy

Original Release Date:
    Oct 30, 2001

Director
    Arthur Hiller

Cast
    Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Kirsten Childs, Anthony Zerbe

 
Movie Summary
The third pairing of comic actors Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder was much less successful than their previous team-ups, Silver Streak(1976) and Stir Crazy (1980). Wilder plays Dave, the deaf proprietor of a newsstand and employer of blind gambler Wally (Pryor). When Wallys bookie is shot and killed at the stand, Dave and Wally are arrested for the crime. Since the deaf Dave had his back turned and didnt see the crime, while the blind Wally only heard it, the clues they have to offer the police are slim: Daves glimpse of a shapely leg and Wallys whiff of a perfume called Shalimar. It turns out the dead man was in possession of a coin that he dropped into Daves tip box, which Wally is now carrying. The coin contains a valuable microchip sought by crime baron Sutherland (Anthony Zerbe), for whom hired killer Eve (Joan Severance) and her British partner Kirgo (Kevin Spacey) are working. Posing as lawyers, Eve and Kirgo spring Dave and Wally from jail, leading to a series of misadventures as the coin changes hands and the two sensory-challenged pals attempt to learn who has framed them and why. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide


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