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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   4,938 votes
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Director:

Colin Higgins

Writer:

Colin Higgins (writer)

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Release Date:

14 July 1978 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller more

Tagline:

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 | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 nominations more

User Comments:

Lots of fun more (66 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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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Killing Lydia (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo


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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:

Factual errors: The Alan Ladd movie that Gloria Mundy is watching is called This Gun for Hire (1942), not "This Gun is Mine" as it appears in the movie. more

Quotes:

Fergie: I've been on some dumb calls in my time, but this one tops 'em all. Where did you meet this ding dong anyway? And what's all that stuff about having her for lunch down at the station house. You're not even supposed to be riding around with her.
Tony Carlson: It's fate, Fergie. It's kismet.
Fergie: Kismet, my ass. Listen, this girl is weird, Tony...
Tony Carlson: Yeah, yeah, yeah, but she's got the prettiest green eyes I've ever seen.
Fergie: Hey, they're blue. And behind those blue eyes is a fruitcake with a homicidal umbrella.
Tony Carlson: [excitedly] Wait a minute.
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Movie Connections:

References Trail to Gunsight (1944) more

Soundtrack:

Excerpts from Gilbert & Sullivan's THE MIKADO more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Lots of fun, 29 October 2005
9/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Likable comedy murder mystery. Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn) gets involved with an assassination attempt. Cop Chevy Chase is hired to protect her. There's more to the plot but that's the basics.

This is a beautiful movie--shot on location in San Francisco. The stars are likable; the script is interesting, if all little too confusing and there are many funny--and suspenseful--moments throughout. I saw this back in 1978 and loved it and it still holds up beautifully. A lot of people says this plagiarizes Hitchcock. It does a little but it's so entertaining it doesn't really matter.

Chase is good in his first film after leaving "Saturday Night Live" and Hawn is just delightful. There's also strong support from Burgess Meredith, Brian Dennehy and Dudley Moore. Also there are some beautiful shots of San Francisco all through the movie. And it starts off great with the Barry Manilow song "Ready To Take A Chance Again". Just basically a great big fun commercial film. Well worth catching. I'm only giving it a 9 because it IS a little too long.

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