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Murder by Death (1976)
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Writer:
Neil Simon (written by)
Release Date:
23 June 1976 (USA)
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Tagline:
By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing! more
Plot:
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 nomination
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(3 articles)
Can 'Machete' And Its Ridiculous Cast Stack Up To These Five Ensemble Films?
(From MTV Movies Blog. 6 August 2009, 11:30 AM, PDT)
Scenes We Love: Murder By Death
(From Cinematical. 22 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 6 August 2009, 11:30 AM, PDT)
Scenes We Love: Murder By Death
(From Cinematical. 22 June 2009, 4:45 PM, PDT)
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Sellers Shines In This Wild Spoof
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Eileen Brennan | ... | Tess Skeffington |
| Truman Capote | ... | Lionel Twain |
| James Coco | ... | Milo Perrier |
 | Peter Falk | ... | Sam Diamond |
 | Alec Guinness | ... | Bensonmum |
 | Elsa Lanchester | ... | Jessica Marbles |
 | David Niven | ... | Dick Charleston |
 | Peter Sellers | ... | Sidney Wang |
 | Maggie Smith | ... | Dora Charleston |
| Nancy Walker | ... | Maid |
| Estelle Winwood | ... | Nurse |
 | James Cromwell | ... | Marcel |
 | Richard Narita | ... | Willie Wang |
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94 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Certification:
USA:PG (Approved No. 24496) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Belgium:Tous |
Finland:K-12 |
Iceland:L |
Ireland:PG |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:15 |
UK:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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Peter Sellers reportedly played a number of practical jokes on cast and crew during filming, including once calling Neil Simon up whilst imitating co-star Alec Guinness and demanding a re-write of a key scene in the middle of the night. Neither Guinness nor Simon was amused.
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Continuity: When Inspector Milo Perrier is being driven to the home of Lionel Twain, the candy bar he is eating changes size inconsistently between shots.
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Sam Diamond:
Now, if one of you gentlemen would be so kind as to give my lady friend here a glass of cheap white wine, I'm going down the hall to find the can. I talk so much sometimes, I forget to go.
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Featured in Murder by Death: A Conversation with Neil Simon (1999) (V)
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One of the most fun movies I've ever watched but I liked it better 20 years ago, frankly, than today. In a recent viewing, it seemed a bit sleazier than I had remembered. Nonetheless, it still has tons of laughs.
This film has one of my all-time favorite characters: Sidney Wang, played by Peter Sellers. The late English actor did a fabulous job of imitating Charlie Chan. He is the highlight among a very talented cast that includes Peter Falk, David Niven, James Coco, Elsa Lanchester, Alec Guinesses, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker and Truman Capote.
Today, the character oddest for me to view is a young Cromwell who speaks with a French accent! I've never seen him in any role remotely resembling this. The other actors play roles typical of them, such as Niven and Smith's dapper "Thin Man" couple and Falk's, Columbo/Mike Hammer-style American detective.
This a spoof of all the great detectives and the story has a purposely exaggerated amount of twists, particularly at the end....but, despite some of the typical crude 1970s type sexual innuendos, it provides entertainment start-to-finish with absolutely no lulls. It's a classic!