Foul Play

Foul Play (1978)

  • 74% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (7,831 ratings)

As he did in his screenplay for Silver Streak (1974), writer/director Colin Higgins mixes life-and-death melodrama with broad slapstick in Foul Play. Goldie Hawn stars as Gloria Mundy, a recent divorcée whose attempts to start life anew in San Francisco are bollixed up when she is inadvertently… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Colin Higgins
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 14, 1978 Wide
Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Writer Colin Higgins makes a good directorial bow.

  • , Time Out

    Unsatisfactory as a whole, the film is hilarious and tense in bits.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Mr. Higgins's penchant for mixing visual elegance with coarse gags is equally ill-advised, especially because it makes him work the gags so hard.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Director Colin Higgins plays foul with the audience, constructing some of the most dishonest suspense sequences ever filmed.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The comedy/thriller plods on for too long with tasteless and witless physical comedy, though it has a few funny moments.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lady D


    I wasn't expecting big things from this film, but having Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase starring in this, I had at least expected an easy watching comedy, but it had very little entertainment value.

  • AJ V


    A funny, quirky, cool comedy with a good cast and an interesting story. I saw this a while ago, but I remember it was really good. I should watch this again sometime.

  • James A


    A Fucking snooze.

  • Tim S


    A very funny homage to Hitchcock.

  • Mason W


    Foul Play is such a good movie from the 70's. Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn are such a perfect match....I love them both. Dudly Moore has such a crazy role as a crazy bachelor trying to get Goldie. Great movie and another Goldie gem.

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