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Buddy Buddy (1981) 6.4
Walter Matthau plays a professional killer going by the name of Trabucco, who is on his way to rub out gangster Rudy "Disco" Gambola, set to testify against the mob. As Trabucco heads off ... See full summary » Director:Billy Wilder |
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Capt. Hubris
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Eddie, the Bellhop
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Assistant Manager
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Receptionist
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Fil Formicola | ... |
Rudy 'Disco' Gambola
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C.J. Hunt | ... |
Kowalski
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Mexican Maid
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Hippy Husband
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Pregnant Wife
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John Schubeck | ... |
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Lieutenant #1
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Walter Matthau plays a professional killer going by the name of Trabucco, who is on his way to rub out gangster Rudy "Disco" Gambola, set to testify against the mob. As Trabucco heads off to a hotel across the street from the courthouse where he plans to set his hit, he runs into the depressed Victor Clooney, who laments the fact that his wife has left him for the head of a weird Californian sex clinic. Trabucco keeps walking and sets up his rifle in a hotel room. He is disturbed by Victor trying to hang himself in the adjoining hotel room and tries to prevent him from killing himself by restraining him, but Victor breaks loose and climbs onto the ledge of the hotel window. To get Victor to come back in, he agrees to drive him to the clinic to see his wife. The two go to the clinic where Victor's wife Celia informs Victor that she is in love in the head of the clinic, quack Dr. Zuckerbrot. When Victor finds out that Celia is filing for divorce, he heads back to the hotel to kill ... Written by Anonymous
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hotel | female nudity | remake of french film | suicide attempt | remake |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 December 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Amigos, Amigos, Negócios à Parte See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$5,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Herman Ruby (uncredited) & Dave Dreyer (uncredited)
Sung by Michael Dees
Arranged by Pete Rugolo
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This movie was made and released about eight years after its source French film L'emmerdeur debuted in 1973. Scriptwriter Francis Veber had adapted this French film from his 1971 play 'Le Contrat' ('The Contract'), Buddy Buddy being made and released about ten years after that. A French remake of the film was made in 2008 with the same title, A Pain in the Ass. See more »Goofs
When they arrive with the pregnant woman at the Zuckerbrot clinic the crew and equipment are more than once reflected on Trabucco's car. See more »Quotes
Trabucco: This was gonna be it. Enough money to retire on because in this kind of work you don't qualify for social security.See more »
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"Cecilia"Written by Herman Ruby (uncredited) & Dave Dreyer (uncredited)
Sung by Michael Dees
Arranged by Pete Rugolo
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This film features another brilliant performance from the veteran comedy duo, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau (sadly, both recently deceased). I shouldn't have to say anymore to sell this film to you. If you're a fan of Lemmon and Matthau then you'll love this film, if you're not, then you're philistines and who cares what you think anyway?
This lovely example of early 1980s comedy features Matthau as an assassin who's been hired by the Mob to "off this stoolie". During the execution (no pun intended) of this task he bumps into Victor Clooney (Lemmon), a weird little man, whose wife has left him and joined a sex-colony.
I can honestly say that I feel no need whatsoever to elaborate any further. As I said, Lemmon and Matthau's names in the credits was enough to make me watch this film and I'm so glad I did. It's hilarious! If you don't find this film funny then check your pulse because you're probably dead.
8.5/10