Foul Play (1978 film)
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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.[3] In it, a recently divorced librarian 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.
Foul Play | |
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Directed by | Colin Higgins |
Written by | Colin Higgins |
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Cinematography | David M. Walsh |
Edited by | Pembroke J. Herring |
Music by | Charles Fox |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[1] |
Box office | $45 million[2] |
The film received seven Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Hawn), Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Chase) and Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Moore), as well as for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but won none.
The film inspired a television series of the same name starring Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin that aired on the ABC network in early 1981, and was cancelled after six episodes.[4]