"See No Evil, Hear No Evil" is a very entertaining film and it is the perfect vehicle for the combined talents of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder simply because it takes a straight forward central idea - Pryor is blind and Wilder is deaf - and it proceeds to place the pair in a succession of outrageous situations which quite frankly only they could perform as realistically as they do. This film also serves up a really generous ration of genuine laughs and it provides an empowering and positive attitude towards disability and as Wilder's character David Lyons comments at one point they are the least well equipped men to be doing what they are doing, but instead of this obstacle being a deterrent and a reason to give up it only serves to propel them forward.
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?
Quick Stats
6.8
TMDB Rating
1,120
Votes
1h 42m
Runtime
$18.0M
Budget
$46.9M
Box Office
261%
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Key Crew
DirectorArthur Hiller
WriterArne Sultan
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
ComposerStewart Copeland
EditorRobert C. Jones
Production DesignGerald DeTitta
Produced by
TriStar Pictures
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1 featuredCast

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

Hardy Rawls
Beefy Tourist

Louis Giambalvo
Gatlin

Audrie Neenan
Policewoman and Marilyn





