Foul Play (1978)

Directed by

Colin Higgins

Genre

comedy film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 268 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A recently divorced librarian gets caught up in a mystery after a stranger gives her a roll of film for safekeeping. She teams up with a detective to unravel the plot.

lightheartedplayfulsuspensefulfunnyromanticmysteriousfast-pacedquirkycharming

What happens

Foul Play is a 1978 American romantic neo-noir comedy thriller film written and directed by Colin Higgins, and starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Dudley Moore, Burgess Meredith, Eugene Roche, Rachel Roberts, Brian Dennehy and Billy Barty. The plot concerns a recently divorced librarian who is drawn into a mystery when a stranger hides a roll of film in a pack of cigarettes and gives it to her for safekeeping. The film received seven Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Hawn), Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Chase) and Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Moore), as well as for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but won none. The film inspired a television series of the same name starring Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin that aired on the ABC network in early 1981, and was canceled after six episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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