Wholly Moses! (1980)

Original title

Wholly Moses

Directed by

Gary Weis

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In ancient times, an idol maker named Herschel believes he is the chosen prophet of God. His adventures keep accidentally mirroring those of Moses, leading to confusion and humor.

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What happens

Wholly Moses! is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the while being misled to think he is the prophet of God. The film also stars Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David Lander, Richard Pryor, and John Ritter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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