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6.6/10   5,009 votes
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Writer:
Colin Higgins (writer)
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Release Date:
14 July 1978 (USA) more
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A new comedy-thriller from Paramount for Summer '78 more
Plot:
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 nominations more
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(6 articles)
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Foul Play is good clean fun more (67 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Goldie Hawn ... Gloria Mundy

Chevy Chase ... Tony Carlson
Burgess Meredith ... Mr. Hennessey
Rachel Roberts ... Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell

Eugene Roche ... Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother

Dudley Moore ... Stanley Tibbets
Marilyn Sokol ... Stella

Brian Dennehy ... Fergie
Marc Lawrence ... Rupert Stiltskin
Chuck McCann ... Theatre manager

Billy Barty ... J.J. MacKuen

Don Calfa ... Scarface
Bruce Solomon ... Bob Scott

Cooper Huckabee ... Sandy
Pat Ast ... Mrs. Venus
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Also Known As:
Killing Lydia (USA) (working title)
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116 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The name of Goldie Hawn's character, Gloria Mundy, is taken from the Latin phrase "Sic transit gloria mundi," which translates as "So passes the glory of the world." more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After Gloria ejects J.J. MacKuen from her apartment window, he rolls down the streets of San Francisco in a trash barrel and is then launched through the air into an open manhole. It is clear that the person flying through the air and into the open hole is a stunt double since he is a very tall man whereas the character is actually a little man/midget. more
Quotes:
Gloria Mundy: [trying to explain the car chase] Kojak - Bang bang?
Japanese man: Ah, Kojak - Bang bang!
[breaks into laughter]
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Movie Connections:
References San Francisco (1936) more
Soundtrack:
READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN more

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26 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
Foul Play is good clean fun, 5 December 2004
Author: stubotnyc from Weehawken NJ

The movies served as my babysitter in the late seventies, and watching the new DVD release of Foul Play bought back memories of good times, and the very well done DVD transfer was a joy to watch and listen to.

I can't think of a better movie that puts the late seventies in to perspective; the comedy is simple, the relationships between the characters is lighthearted; heck, even funnier to me is Chevy's offering of a 'joint' to goldie, then saying, "you know they say the cops have the best dope", an ironic pre "war on drugs" line when people had perspective on such things.

The acting is really quite good, Chevy looks great as a young man, and Goldie is absolutely stunning. The cinematography is well done, crisp and clear lighting with that seventies film stock quality that seems better in many ways than the heavily digitally processed look of today. It's refreshing to see, AND to hear- the 5.1 surround was surprisingly good, very clear, and well thought out.

If you are like me, and remember seeing this movie in the late seventies, and would like a treat, rent or buy Foul Play on DVD, a true pleasure indeed.

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