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Eight on the Lam

  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
678
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Eight on the Lam (1967)
ComedyDrama
A bank teller is suspected of embezzlement and goes on the run with his seven children.A bank teller is suspected of embezzlement and goes on the run with his seven children.A bank teller is suspected of embezzlement and goes on the run with his seven children.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
678
YOUR RATING
    • George Marshall
  • Writers
    • Albert E. Lewin(screenplay)
    • Burt Styler(screenplay)
    • Bob Fisher(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Phyllis Diller
    • Jonathan Winters
    • George Marshall
  • Writers
    • Albert E. Lewin(screenplay)
    • Burt Styler(screenplay)
    • Bob Fisher(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Phyllis Diller
    • Jonathan Winters
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Stacey Gregg in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope, Jonathan Winters, and Phyllis Diller in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope and Jill St. John in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope, Kevin Brodie, Michael Freeman, and Stacey Gregg in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Kevin Brodie with Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jonathan Winters and Shirley Eaton in a still for Eight on the Lam.
    Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope, Jonathan Winters, Phyllis Diller, and Shirley Eaton in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope and Jill St. John in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope and Shirley Eaton in Eight on the Lam (1967)
    Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Stacey Gregg in Eight on the Lam (1967)

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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Henry Dimsdale
    Phyllis Diller
    Phyllis Diller
    • Golda
    Jonathan Winters
    Jonathan Winters
    • Police Sgt. Jasper Lynch…
    Shirley Eaton
    Shirley Eaton
    • Ellie Barton
    Jill St. John
    Jill St. John
    • Monica
    Stacey Gregg
    • Linda
    • (as Stacey Maxwell)
    Kevin Brodie
    Kevin Brodie
    • Steve
    • (as Kevin Brody)
    Robert Hope
    • Mike
    Glenn Gilger
    • Andy
    Avis Hope
    Avis Hope
    • Dana
    Debi Storm
    • Lois
    Michael Freeman
    • Mark
    Austin Willis
    Austin Willis
    • Mr. Pomeroy
    Peter Leeds
    Peter Leeds
    • Marty
    Elvia Allman
    Elvia Allman
    • Neighbor
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Bald Man in Restaurant
    • (uncredited)
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Arthur, at Laundromat
    • (uncredited)
      • George Marshall
    • Writers
      • Albert E. Lewin(screenplay)
      • Burt Styler(screenplay)
      • Bob Fisher(screenplay) (story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At one point, Golda (Phyllis Diller) tells Henry (Bob Hope), "Boy, did you get a wrong number!" In 1966 Diller and Hope appeared in Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966).
    • Goofs
      When Dimsdale is standing and talking to his girlfriend in the living room of the house he and the children are hiding in, you can see all the children in the backyard playing. The dining room is also visible and you can see a man in a dark suit sitting at the dining room table. The man is obviously not a part of the movie.
    • Quotes

      Henry Dimsdale: Hey, Marty! What are you doin' here at this hour? Your wife left you.

      Marty: Nothing like that. This is BAD news.

    • Connections
      Referenced in What's My Line?: Jill St. John (2) (1967)

    User reviews13

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    6/10
    Hope On The Run
    In a plot borrowed somewhat from Double Dynamite, bank teller Bob Hope finds $10,000.00 in thousand dollar Grover Cleveland notes in a parking lot. He's real happy until it's discovered at his bank that they're short $50,000.00 in their books. Who seems to have come into some money? Nobody but old ski nose so he has to take it on the lam.

    That's not easy considering he's a widower with seven kids. Hope's also got a babysitter played by Phyllis Diller. He leaves her behind, but she proves to be quite an asset behind enemy lines so to speak, especially with her cop boyfriend, Jonathan Winters.

    Bob Hope gets only about a third of the laughs with Diller and Winters nicely splitting the rest. Winters does a repeat of his role as the dim bulb truck driver from It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World only here he's a dim bulb of a cop. If it isn't Hope, it's Diller constantly getting the better of him. Winters does a cameo appearance also as is own mother in that little old lady masquerade he was known for.

    Of course the mystery is solved, in this case almost by sheer dumb luck and Hope winds up with school teacher Shirley Eaton and Diller with Winters despite all her obstruction of justice. It's how it is done that you have to see the film for.

    Look also for a nice performance by Jill St. John as the gold digging femme fatale who inspires embezzlement. Eight on the Lam is nicely directed by comedy veteran George Marshall who's put Hope through all his paces before. It's a bit better than most of Hope's later work in the sixties.
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    • Mar 23, 2007

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1967 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 157 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hope Enterprises
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes

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