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Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Kirsten Childs ... see more see more... , Alan North , Anthony Zerbe , Mary Kay Adams , George Bartenieff , John Capodice , Jane Connell , Jamie de Roy , Rico Elias , Louis Giambalvo , Zach Grenier , Shiek Mahmud-Bey , Bernie McInerney , Audrie J. Neenan , Tonya Pinkins , Alan Pottinger , Hardy Rawls , John Ring , Manuel Santiago , Alice Spivak , Joel Sweto , Lauren Tom , Joe Viviani , Doug Yasuda , George 'Buck' Flower , George Harris , Harry Madsen , Bill Luhrs , Thom Curley , Phil Goodbody , Tom Kubiak , Keith Langsdale , Lisby Larson , Cynthia Lopez , Pirie MacDonald , Michael John McGann , Alexandra Neil , James Pyduck , Mark Smaltz , Edward James Hyland

The third pairing of comic actors Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder was much less successful than their previous team-ups, Silver Streak(1976) and Stir Crazy (1980). Wilder plays Dave, the deaf proprietor... read more read more... of a newsstand and employer of blind gambler Wally (Pryor). When Wally's bookie is shot and killed at the stand, Dave and Wally are arrested for the crime. Since the deaf Dave had his back turned and didn't see the crime, while the blind Wally only heard it, the clues they have to offer the police are slim -- Dave's glimpse of a shapely leg and Wally's whiff of a perfume called Shalimar. It turns out the dead man was in possession of a coin that he dropped into Dave's tip box, which Wally is now carrying. The coin contains a valuable microchip sought by crime baron Sutherland (Anthony Zerbe), for whom hired killer Eve (Joan Severance) and her British partner, Kirgo (Kevin Spacey), are working. Posing as lawyers, Eve and Kirgo spring Dave and Wally from jail, leading to a series of misadventures as the coin changes hands and the two sensory-challenged pals attempt to learn who has framed them and why. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Arthur Hiller

Release Date: May 12, 1989

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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001

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  • fb100002359227440
    February 10, 2012
    fb100002359227440
    Not the best film ever, have a lot of mistakes, but still, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, is a funny and entretaining comedy. Fresh.
  • thmtsang
    August 14, 2011
    thmtsang
    Hilarious movie about a guy who is blind and a guy who is deaf who are accused of murder. Good plot and cast.
  • ajv2688
    April 5, 2011
    ajv2688
    Wilder and Pryor's last film together, but they were still hilarious together, they made an excellent team. If you like them, you should see this movie.
  • 76Majikat
    February 2, 2010
    76Majikat
    A comical scenario and an original idea for a Comedy. Works well and so do these two as a comedy duo.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 19, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    MURDER! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. Now they're both wanted for it.
    Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder movies made me LOL and giggle.
  • SirPant
    September 9, 2009
    SirPant
    A very funny premise, unfortunately riddled with mistakes but overall forgivable because Pryor and Wilder are so entertaining. A classic 80's comedy that's still funny today.
  • stormyweather980
    August 15, 2009
    stormyweather980
    In "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" Richard Pryor is a blind man and Gene Wilder is a deaf man. They both inadvertently team up when they are suspected as being the murderers of a man that is killed while at Wilder's store. They have to find a way to keep away from the cops while they... read more try to find and capture the real killers.
    "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" has some comedy sequences you'll never forget once you see them. The parts I remember the most are when the police woman is trying to get a head shot of Gene Wilder and it just doesn't work out for her,and the parts where Gene Wilder keeps saying times such as 1 o'clock, telling Pryor where to punch because he can't see who he's supposed to be hitting are funny too. The whole movie is hilarious, and I recommend anybody who likes comedy movies to get it. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000 - classic flick!
  • LoughnerWasLucid
    June 14, 2009
    LoughnerWasLucid
    tee hee hee! oh boy a blind guy and a deaf guy sure can get into some shenanigans huh?! oh ho ho ho
  • Deano78
    September 6, 2008
    Deano78
    A funny film starring Richard Pryor.
  • rezpatriot
    March 2, 2008
    rezpatriot
    Very coool and funny comedy about two guys who end up in jail and other events together as friends

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Critic Reviews

Luke Y. Thompson
November 28, 2003
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

How the mighty have fallen!

Widgett Walls
May 26, 2003
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

Passable, but nothing but a shadow of previous Pryor/Wilder comedies.

Alex Sandell
March 4, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

You'd do well following this film's advice - don't see or hear it.

Gerry Shamray
February 7, 2003
Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

The Pryor/Wilder magic is nowhere to be seen or heard here.

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Emanuel Levy
June 29, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Mike McGranaghan
March 21, 2004
Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat

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  • In this split your pants comedy two men witness a murder, the only problem is that one of them is deaf and the other blind?  Answer »
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  • In the film 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil', Gene Wilder's character is deaf and must lip-read. When he is being interrogated, the police officer says 'Was there or wasn't there a woman?' What does Wilder understand this to be? (He mistakes this because the officer is speaking too quickly.)  Answer »
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