A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?
Directed by Arthur Hiller
blindness and impaired vision
friendship
deaf
villainess
suspicion of murder
witness
slapstick comedy
murder
blindness
Rank
#52 in 1989·#4069 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Richard Pryor
Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Gene Wilder
Dave Lyons
Joan Severance
Eve
Kevin Spacey
Kirgo
Alan North
Braddock
Alexandra Neil
Sally
John Capodice
Scotto
Tonya Pinkins
Leslie
Mary Kay Adams
Dr. Bennett
Lauren Tom
Mitzie
Anthony Zerbe
Sutherland
Kirsten Childs
Adele
Crew
Arthur Hiller
Director
Gene Wilder
Screenplay
Stewart Copeland
Original Music Composer
Victor J. Kemper
Director of Photography
Glen Trotiner
Second Assistant Director
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Conrad E. Palmisano
Second Unit Director
Phil Neilson
Stunts
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Tom Wright
Stunts
Popular Reviews
238 reviews
TurtledudeWoods
5.0★ · 03/31/26
Bit dodgy towards the end
Bit dodgy towards the end
Nivyn Robson
6.0★ · 03/16/26
“You mean to tell me I’m not white?!”
“You mean to tell me I’m not white?!”
Casey
7.0★ · 01/23/26
“Fuzzy wuzzy was a woman?” This movie is so stupid it’s funny I like it when wilder starts of calm and then totally loses it he’s facial expressions and top notch
“Fuzzy wuzzy was a woman?” This movie is so stupid it’s funny I like it when wilder starts of calm and then totally loses it he’s facial expressions and top notch