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Foul Play (1978)

PG  116 min  -  Comedy | Mystery | Thriller   -  14 July 1978 (USA)
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A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Director:

Colin Higgins

Writer:

Colin Higgins
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Goldie Hawn ...
Chevy Chase ...
Burgess Meredith ...
Rachel Roberts Rachel Roberts ...
Gerda Casswell
Eugene Roche ...
Archbishop Thorncrest
Dudley Moore ...
Stanley Tibbets
Marilyn Sokol Marilyn Sokol ...
Stella
Brian Dennehy ...
Fergie
Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence ...
Stiltskin
Chuck McCann ...
Theatre Manager
Billy Barty ...
J.J. MacKuen
Don Calfa Don Calfa ...
Scarface
Bruce Solomon Bruce Solomon ...
Scott
Cooper Huckabee ...
Sandy
Pat Ast Pat Ast ...
Mrs. Venus
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Storyline

When, unbeknownst to Gloria, a microfilm cassette is left with her by a dying agent, she becomes entangled in a complicated series of events. She's pursued by a dwarf and an albino, and becomes convinced that they are out to kill her. Finally, with the help of San Francisco detective Tony Carlson, she begins to turn the tables on her pursuers. It becomes clear that the nerfarious crew after her are plotting a dastardly deed indeed - to assassinate the Pope as he visits the city to see _The Mikado_. Gloria and Tony must race against time to prevent this terrible crime. Written by Rick Munoz <rick.munoz@his.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Detective | Albino | Librarian | Murder | Pope  | See more »

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A new comedy-thriller from Paramount for Summer '78 See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Juego sucio See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$44,999,621 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Steve Martin read for the part of Tony but did not get it. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the car drives into the pizza parlor and the guy making a pizza crust tosses the dough high into the air and dives out of the way, you can see the dough land a short distance behind where he was standing. The next shot shows supposedly the same crust landing on a woman's face. See 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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Crazy Credits

Esme the snake is played by Shirley Python See more »

Connections

References Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) See more »

Soundtracks

"Copacabana (At The Copa)"
Written by Jack Feldman, Bruce Sussman, and 'Barry Manilow (I)'
Sung by 'Barry Manilow (I)'
Courtesy of Arista Records See more »