![]() ![]() After a murder occurs at their newsstand, they figure out who the killer is with their collective senses but the investigating detective (Alan North) pegs them as the main suspects. When Dave hires Wally, he never imagines they'll have to work together to survive. Dave Lyons (Gene Wilder) is a deaf man who runs a newsstand. There are no trailers at startup, going straight to the main menu with music and full-motion clips.Wally Karue ( Richard Pryor) is a blind man looking for a job. Image Entertainment releases 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil' to Blu-ray on a Region A locked, BD25 inside a blue eco-vortex keepcase. But a few comedic sequences are not enough to completely salvage a murder mystery that started with a conversation over antacid pills. Richard Pryor impersonates a Swedish gynecologist to a room full of doctors, and Gene Wilder pretends to have a gun poking through his pants in front of a naked Joan Severance. Both men are giving ample to shine in front of the camera, and they are pretty funny moments. 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil' is really one situational physical gag after another, each leading to the next until we reach the inevitable happy conclusion. Much like the plot, unfortunately, their presence serves little beyond moving the story forward and stepping aside for Wilder and Pryor to their stuff. Like the movie's star attraction, their pairing is essentially a reprisal of their roles on TV's 'Wiseguy,' where they play a sibling crime team. Her partner is a young Kevin Spacey with a bad British accent. Other than New York's finest pursuing them, lead by a sometimes comical Alan North, the often blundering pair is also hunted by the voluptuous and gorgeous Joan Severance, who Wilder describes as a great pair of legs while Pryor takes note of her wonderful perfume. ![]() It's in these moments, like the bar fight or the two driving a police squad car, that we see the pair make the most of the material and probably aware the movie's meant only to showcase their talents. Much of the humor - if not all of it - comes from watching Pryor and Wilder work together, one compensating for the other's impairment. While trying to clear their names and solve the mystery involving a rare gold coin, a pseudo road movie ensues, with police always conveniently one step behind. Wilder's Dave Lyons barks at his partner's constant profanity while Pryor's Wally snaps back at his partner's high-strung personality.Īfter being falsely accused of murdering Wally's loan shark, implausibility is taken to the extreme as the two men go on the run. Their camaraderie is believable and undeniable with an energetic banter that sometimes carries a sly cynicism. The chemistry and timing between them remains unchanged however and is ultimately the real highlight of the film. 'No Evil' almost seems as if it lightly borrows elements from the other two and hopes we won't notice.įrom a script that required six writers, one of which was Wilder, the story is simply there to give reason enough to see Pryor pretend to be blind and Wilder act as if he's deaf. Namely, Wilder and Pryor's previous two efforts, which come across as more original and imaginative. Then again, there are better things to do or watch for wasting away a couple of hours. In spite of its weaknesses, however, it has grown over the years into a cult comedy with several chuckles sprinkled throughout and at least offers an amusing diversion for a boring Sunday afternoon. Sadly, the movie doesn't match the hilarity of their first teaming, or even come close to the insightful laughs of 'Stir Crazy.' Featuring a terribly generic plot revolving around a murder mystery, this third pairing is an all-too obvious cash-grab with little to make it truly memorable. 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil' not only brings Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder together for a third feature film outing, but also reunites the dynamic chemistry of the duo with 'Silver Streak' director Arthur Hiller. ![]()
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