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Foul Play

1978 · 116 min

A breezy, playful caper that mixes screwball romance with suspense, keeping the mood light even as the plot twists.

Tagline
It's a highly dangerous comedy!!
Overview
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • love
  • deception
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour8
Realism4
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Colin Higgins
Written by
Colin Higgins
Starring
Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Eugene Roche, Dudley Moore, Marilyn Sokol, Brian Dennehy, Marc Lawrence
Music
Charles Fox
Cinematography
David M. Walsh
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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