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Mary Rodgers (story) and
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Release Date:
6 March 1981 (USA) more
Tagline:
A new high in being lowdown. more
Plot:
When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to hell. But the devil Barney makes him an offer: if... more | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Elliott Gould | ... | Max Devlin | |
| Bill Cosby | ... | Barney Satin | |
| Susan Anspach | ... | Penny Hart | |
| Adam Rich | ... | Toby Hart | |
| Julie Budd | ... | Stella Summers | |
| Sonny Shroyer | ... | Big Billy Hunniker | |
| David Knell | ... | Nerve Nordlinger | |
| Chuck Shamata | ... | Jerry Nadler | |
| Deborah Baltzell | ... | Heidi | |
| Ronnie Schell | ... | Greg Weems | |
| Jeannie Wilson | ... | Laverne Hunniker | |
| Stanley Brock | ... | The Counterman | |
| Ted Zeigler | ... | Mr. Billings | |
| Vic Dunlop | ... | Brian | |
| Reggie Nalder | ... | Chairman of Devil's Council |
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96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6
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During the UK 'video nasty' scare of the 1980's anti-censorship journalist Liam T. Sanford wrote a false letter petitioning against this film to the Police Watch Committee, claiming the movie to be 'sick and horrific', in an attempt to discredit local police forces and expose their lack of film knowledge. Sure enough the film was briefly seized by officers from video retailers before being hastily returned to the shelves. more
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Roses And Rainbows more
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After a promising opening ten minutes, highlighted by some good gags, this movie quickly slips into dreariness and never recovers. It's not that there's anything particularly wrong with this film, it's just that there's nothing particularly good about it either and it wastes a potentially interesting leading duo.
The best thing that can be said about it is that it's inoffensive and easy to take but it's also totally forgettable and one of the more uninventive films you're likely to come across.