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Sidney Poitier directed--without much distinction, sorry to say--this 1980 comedy teaming Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as New York knuckleheads who try their luck in California and are accused of robbing a bank. Most of the laughs concern their survival strategies in prison (at one point, Wilder decides to "reach out and talk" to some hulking murderer) and their plans to escape. Both performers are so brilliant in any situation that they give this film plenty of funny moments (one or two of which became instantly classic), but this is not exactly a film for the ages. --Tom Keogh
This is one of the best movies i have ever seen it s so interesting how they find out who the real theifs are. I only discovered Richard Pryor a couple of years ago. I first stated watching him in stand up and now he is my favorite. Any way go and rent or buy this DVD.
That's right, we bad ...
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder were one of the funniest duos in comic history. They had chrisma and chemistry together, and they pulled off a few hilarious moments here and there, but the story was weak at best. Pryor and Wilder decide to try their luck by leaving New York City and headed out to sunny California at screenwriting. Like so many who had dreams before them, they take embarassing jobs dressed as chickens and are wrongly convicted of robbing a bank. They are sent to prison, and the hilarity unfolds. That "we bad" scene was all improve and one of the most hilarious scenes ever. Wilder is always a hoot, with his lovable eccentric nature who torments the warden and those trying to hurt him with his odd humor.
However, this movie fails to deliver. The story is weak at best, and the whole thing seems to sputter out to a stop after the first hour. Their inevitable prison break is a success, and they drive out into the sunset to live happily ever after. Meh... The rodeo subplot takes away from the story, and there aren't enough funny moments once it's introduced. The other prisoners are funny as well, but left undeveloped. Watch it for some lite entertainment.
the 2 of them are great...
Wilder and pryor are great in this film, another film i saw when i was like 5 or 6 and always remembered it picked it up first chance. I very fuuny movie that i could watch over and over. People say it drags but I completley disagree the movie runs at a great pace and is a definite classic.Not every single moment could be hilarious they have to have some dialogue thats normal, but these reviewers dont seem to understand that. I never seen silver streak but i am looking to rent it, see no evil hear no evil is another xclassic just hilarious featuring wilder and pryo.
Despite the presence of hack director Arthur Hiller, this hybrid comedy-thriller works most of the time as pleasant faux Hitchcock. Gene Wilder is a book editor who is relaxing by taking a cross-country train ride. Then he gets caught up in a murder--and becomes a suspect. It's up to him to prove his own innocence. As noted, the script, by Colin Higgins, owes a big debt to Alfred Hitchcock; but the mystery isn't all that mysterious and the comedy isn't all that hilarious--at least not until Richard Pryor shows up, which is at least halfway through the film. Things definitely pick up from there. Jill Clayburgh, as the love interest, is merely along for the train ride. Wilder and Pryor eventually teamed up for several other films, but they were never as funny together as they are in this... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Gene Wilder - Richard Pryor Director(s): Arthur Hiller DVD Release Date: Released the 14 December 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I've seen this film five times since it was first released.
As I grow in age and watch this movie, I feel almost robbed that I wasn't either around, or old enough to appreciate the pure genius that both Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor held.
This film is about a blind man (played wonderfully by Richard Pryor) who's down on his luck and in need of a job. Luckily for him, a deaf newsstand owner (played with all the comic gusto he can muster by Gene Wilder) happens to be hiring.
Pryor owes a bookie big time, and when the bookie comes looking for him at his new place of employment, chaos ensues because he's murdered. Wally (Pryor) doesn't see it, and Dave (Wilder) doesn't hear it. The murderers get away and Dave and Wally are suspected. Their misson: clear... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Richard Pryor - Gene Wilder Director(s): Arthur Hiller DVD Release Date: Released the 30 October 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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A last attempt to squeeze some laughs out of the team of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, Another You mostly conjures up pleasant memories of Silver Streak and Stir Crazy. Pryor plays a con man forced to tend a pathological liar (Wilder), who's immediately mistaken as a missing millionaire--a mistake that could pay off big. The storyline actually holds promise as a classic screwball comedy outline, but the movie doesn't build any snap or crackle, and promising set-ups dribble away. Even the once-electric chemistry between the stars has faded. Wilder displays that eerie sadness and stillness he brings to his comedic roles, but here he looks stranded. Pryor's ferocious talent is muted and his onscreen energy is turned down low; his reliance on easy profanity... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Gene Wilder - Richard Pryor Director(s): Maurice Phillips DVD Release Date: Released the 19 November 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This well-packaged 1983 remake of the French comedy Le Jouet features two legendary actors in an unlikely pairing. Richard Pryor (Live on the Sunset Strip, Stir Crazy) plays a down on his luck writer who is talked into taking a job as a plaything for the spoiled rich kid of billionaire Jackie Gleason (The Hustler), who just can't communicate with his own son. Amidst a constant stream of abuse and slapstick adventures, Pryor manages to bring out the heart in both father and son and bring them closer together, as he fights to retain his own dignity. Director Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon) concentrates on the outlandish set pieces and wisely leaves the comic timing up to the two old pros, making The Toy an entertaining diversion.... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Richard Pryor - Jackie Gleason Director(s): Richard Donner DVD Release Date: Released the 13 November 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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