Foul Play
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.
Plot
A Catholic archbishop returns home, walks into a room and puts on a record. He opens his cupboard and sees the reflection of a similar looking man staring back at him. He turns around quickly and is killed by a knife thrown into his chest.
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| author | Colin Higgins |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Colin Higgins |
| editor | Pembroke J. Herring |
| genre | comedy mystery thriller |
| keywords | abduct albino archbishop attack bee gees brass knuckles broken down car cantharidin church clothe contingency plan contract killer drive end ether even golden gate bridge h.m.s. pinafore hide italian restaurant kill knitting needle librarian mace massage parlor mikado misunderstand murder nuart theatre opera house police officer rid san francisco opera house security guard singles bar smoke sneaking in spanish fly twin brother wine cellar wound |
| musicBy | Charles Fox |
| producer | Edward K. Milkis Thomas L. Miller |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | comedy thriller martial arts neo-noir terrorism |