Foul Play
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63% Critic Match

Foul Play

It's a highly dangerous comedy!!

6.3 / 10 1978 1h 56mPG English
ComedyMysteryThriller

Storyline

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.

Cast & Crew

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn

Gloria Mundy

Lead
Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase

Tony Carlson

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Mr. Hennessey

Eugene Roche

Eugene Roche

Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Stanley Tibbets

Marilyn Sokol

Marilyn Sokol

Stella

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Fergie

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Rupert Stiltskin

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Colin Higgins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Foul Play is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker