Murder by Death (1976)
Murder by Death is hilarious! Spoofs have to be very careful because a lot of the time, they don’t turn out to be as funny as the people making it think it will be. This one, written by Neil Simon, spoofs the whodunnit genre. Five spoofs of famous literary detectives are invited to dinner by a mysterious host—mirroring Agatha Christie’s “U.N. Owens” in And Then There Were None. The characters: Peter Sellars playing Sidney Wang, spoofing Charlie Chan; David Niven and Maggie Smith playing Dick and Dora Charleston, spoofing Nick and Nora Charles; Peter Faulk playing Sam Diamond, spoofing Sam Spade; Elsa Lanchester playing Jessica Marbles, spoofing Miss Marple, and James Coco playing Milo Perrier, spoofing Hercule Poirot.
If you haven’t seen or read any of these classic detective stories, you’ll pass a few giggles and come out of this thinking it’s enormously weird. However, if you know about Hercule Poirot’s mustache, Nick and Nora’s endless drinking, and have seen Bogart and Bacall movies, you’ll be set for a hilarious, laugh-filled evening. From the tiniest details to the largest set-ups, this film will deliver laughs, chuckles, and guffaws at every turn. Joining the large cast are Alec Guinness, Truman Capote, Eileen Brennan, Estelle Winwood, and James Cromwell in his first movie. This is a great movie to watch around Halloween, for those who prefer to laugh rather than scream, or right after you’ve watched one of the classics it spoofs.
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If you haven’t seen or read any of these classic detective stories, you’ll pass a few giggles and come out of this thinking it’s enormously weird. However, if you know about Hercule Poirot’s mustache, Nick and Nora’s endless drinking, and have seen Bogart and Bacall movies, you’ll be set for a hilarious, laugh-filled evening. From the tiniest details to the largest set-ups, this film will deliver laughs, chuckles, and guffaws at every turn. Joining the large cast are Alec Guinness, Truman Capote, Eileen Brennan, Estelle Winwood, and James Cromwell in his first movie. This is a great movie to watch around Halloween, for those who prefer to laugh rather than scream, or right after you’ve watched one of the classics it spoofs.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "ASA Movie Craze" for posting!
More Alec Guinness movies here!
More David Niven movies here!
More Maggie Smith movies here!