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Guy Thomas (written by)
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13 June 1980 (USA)
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The story of Herschel. He wanted to be Moses...but he didn't have the right connections.
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Harvey and Zoey, two tourists travelling through Israel, discover an ancient scroll describing the life of Herschel...
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You have this movie to thank for Mel's, "History of the World: Part One!"
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dudley Moore | ... | Harvey Orchid / Herschel |
 | Laraine Newman | ... | Zoey / Zerelda |
 | James Coco | ... | Hyssop |
| Paul Sand | ... | God's Angel |
 | Jack Gilford | ... | Tailor |
 | Dom DeLuise | ... | Shadrach |
| John Houseman | ... | The Archangel |
 | Madeline Kahn | ... | The Witch |
| David L. Lander | ... | The Beggar |
 | Richard Pryor | ... | Pharaoh |
 | John Ritter | ... | Satan (The Devil) |
| Richard B. Shull | ... | Jethro |
| Tanya Boyd | ... | Princess |
| William Watson | ... | Bandit |
| Sam Weisman | ... | Talent Coordinator |
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103 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Spoofs The Ten Commandments (1956)
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This was a cute movie. That's about all I really can say for the movie itself. It was witty without being clever. It was amusing without being downright funny. It was neither cutting edge nor creatively inspired (George Burns starred in Oh, God! in 1977). But after nearly thirty years of being preached at (The Ten Commandments by Cecil B. DeMille in 1956, and on and on), it was nice to be able to sit back and laugh about something most people get totally uptight over.
From this release in 1980, we received Mel Brooks's, "History of the World, Part One." Now I'm not saying that Brooks copied this, or ripped it off. It is obvious that he did not do either of those. These are two totally different movies about different issues.
Wholly Moses is about Moses's "brother," Hershel (an invention) and is set during Biblical times. History of the World Pt1 is just that: a very witty take on the ancient history of the world. While sometimes they do cross paths, they never run completely parallel.
While I absolutely LOVE HotW1, I still enjoy watching Hershel dork his way through life.
If you enjoyed History of the World, you may enjoy this one.
It rates a 4.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.