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Foul Play [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Goldie Hawn (Actor), Chevy Chase (Actor), Colin Higgins (Director) | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Eugene Roche
  • Directors: Colin Higgins
  • Writers: Colin Higgins
  • Producers: Edward K. Milkis, Peter V. Herald, Thomas L. Miller
  • Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English, French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Paramount
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002WZTNY
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 71,810 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Foul Play [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "Look out for the elf!" 10 May 2011
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Having written the hit Silver Streak a couple of years earlier, writer Colin Higgins finally earned his directorial spurs with Foul Play, delivering a real crowd-pleaser spoofing the Hitchcock `wrong man' formula as Goldie Hawn's singleton finds herself pursued by an albino, a scarred man and a dwarf for some incriminating evidence in a papal assassination plot that she doesn't even know she has. Intended as a Farrah Fawcett vehicle until contractual wrangles turned it into something of a comeback for Hawn, it's full of disappearing bodies, comic misunderstandings and romantic banter with Chevy Chase's flippant cop who's more interested in her than the case, but it's so well done that the near two hour running time just flies by. There are the occasional missteps here and there but they're comparatively few and far between, and there's a great scene-stealing cameo from Dudley Moore as a constantly frustrated swinger who gets caught up in Hawn's various getaways.

Composer Charles Fox has fun working bits of the Mikado into his score for the big chase scene, Higgins has a surprisingly good eye for a striking visual in the grand finale and never overeggs the comedy, there's a neat if predictable gag with two little old ladies playing an obscene version of Scrabble oblivious to Hawn's appeals for help outside their window and enough rare vintage movie posters in the cinema scene to fund a movie at today's prices. It's also your only chance to see a spectacularly clumsy martial arts fight between Burgess Meredith and Rachel Roberts and has a Pope who looks like composer Jerry Goldsmith. What's not to like?

No extras on Paramount's Region 1 NTSC DVD, but an acceptable widescren transfer.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely charming! 7 Dec 2011
By The CinemaScope Cat TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
One of the most delightful confections of 70s movie going was the hybrid of romance, comedy and thriller. In most cases, one is grateful if any of the genres are done right but when you mix them all together, sometimes it's a cinematic recipe for disaster. However, Colin Higgins (9 To 5) who directed in addition to writing the screenplay has concocted a congenial blend of mystery, laughs and charm. A librarian (Goldie Hawn) innocently picks up a hitch hiker and then finds herself mixed up in murder, missing bodies, albino killers, dwarfs and an assassination by a radical political group. Hawn is irresistible here. You can see why she was America's reigning sweetheart of the 70s. Chevy Chase keeps both his smugness and mugging in check and an amusing Dudley Moore starts his American career. The theme song, READY TO BEGIN AGAIN, is one of the great movie love songs which inexplicably lost the best song Oscar to YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. With Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Brian Dennehy and Billy Barty.

The region 1 DVD is a nice anamorphic wide screen (1.85) transfer.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Silly fun if you like that sort of thing. 31 Dec 2008
By theTramp VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
It's a terrible film, but one I remember from childhood and love just the same. There's Goldie at her cutsie height. Chevy before he commanded the lead. One of the greatest ever cameo's by one Mr Dudley Moore. An albino assassin, long before Dan Brown thought to put pen to paper and a plot even sillier than that of the Da Vinci Code. Beware of the dwarf, look out for cigarette smoking snakes and a girls best friend is her mace. Those were the days!

Silly fun if, like me, you like that sort of thing.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Far out! 3 Mar 2006
By bernie VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
There are foul deeds afoot. Probably that diabolical cabal, the “Tax the churches league.”

Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn) picks up a hitchhiker named Scotty (Bruce Solomon). They make a date to see a retro movie. There she hears Scotties last warning “beware of the dwarf”. Scotty is DEAD. This leads to a mystery in which people are dying and a plot ensues. The only person that believes or pretends to believe her is Detective Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase). Together they must figure out if a plot exists and what to do. Her landlord (Burgess Meredith) rephrases the threat as “Beware of the midgets…they are taking over the world” and we can not forget the sinister look on Esme’s (Shirley Python) face.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic!!! 13 Jun 2013
By Julian Marsh TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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Wanted this for a long time but could not get it on region 2 now I bought it. I seen this film years ago and it has become a favourite of mine ever since. Fantastic film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comedy thriller. 10 Jun 2013
By Mr. Peter Dobrovic
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This movie contains that 70's feelgood factor that is so rare to find now. Both Goldie and Chevy play it with plenty of chemistry and subtle slapstick. The laughs come easily, when the focus falls on two old ladies involved in an interesting game of Scrabble and Dudley Moore is just brilliant as the sexually frustrated single on the cicuit. The bad guys provide plenty of action as they pursue Goldie for an item that she doesn't know she has. All in all a good light-hearted comedy thriller.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Still fun after alle these years ! 6 Jun 2013
By Per Hauberg
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Goldie and the Guys surrounding her are all just as charming as then - and the film itself as entertaining.
A real treat !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, classic film 8 May 2013
By Anna Costin
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I loved this film the first time I saw it years ago, and after buying it recently, loved it just as much again. So funny and great acting, set in beautiful San Francisco. Goldie, Chevy and Dudley at their best, and in their prime!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
I watched this years ago and have had trouble finding a copy,it was worth the wait a film with a bit of everything in.
Published 1 month ago by Shirley Middleton
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Film
This is a typical 1970's type comedy. Lot's of slap stick and farce. There are some elements that will make you jump and others that will make you squirm. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jellybaby
2.0 out of 5 stars It played well but I had to play on another DVD
The problem was I could not play on my main DVD.I was lucky because I had an old DVD that can play compute disk
Published 2 months ago by David John Jacobs
5.0 out of 5 stars Great entertainment
Hugely entertaining comedy, good story, well acted. No deep and meaningfuls or hidden messages. No significant blood and guts, just an umbrella! Thoroughly recommended.
Published 3 months ago by G. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Foul Play
One of my favourite films, I was thrilled to find it on PAL, region 2, DVD; my old video tape having worn out after many viewings over the years. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Moon
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent fun
Have tried to buy this dvd for several years, it was worth the wait. Until now, it was only available in area 1. Just about my favourite movie of all time.
Published 6 months ago by marjorie green
5.0 out of 5 stars I can't think of an amusing sentence this time around
This is a great film. It's a comedy mystery, with the emphasis being on the comedy. The standout scene being when Goldie Hawn meets Dudley Moore - I won't spoil it for you,... Read more
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