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An all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof.An all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof.An all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof.
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- TriviaLaraine Newman said considerable credit must go to Dudley Moore for keeping the morale up on the set. "There was one night when everything went wrong. A break-away wall refused to break away, and we all had to cancel our supper plans to shoot past midnight", she recalls. "I figured, 'Here it comes. We've had fun 'til now. But this is when tempers snap!' I'm sure Dudley sensed the tension, because suddenly, during a break, he became a new character, a broken-down Shakespearean actor, reminiscing about his past glories. "It was absurd, hilarious, and totally ad-lib. He just babbled on. But no one minded working late."
- Crazy creditsCast members Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David L. Lander, Richard Pryor, and John Ritter all received 'special appearance' credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
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Whats The matter with this film???
This gets such a bad rap, but it is actually an interesting and amusing flick. With a cast including Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Madeline Kahn, and Dom Delouise, it has ample star power to get your viewing eyes and ears through with minimal disappointment. It may not be extremely well acted or directed, but the obvious improvisation acting is superb and carries the film. This movie does something rare to stay afloat, it never takes itself too seriously, even as comedies go. Perhaps not a great, but definitely a good flick, watch it once, you'll be glad you did. It's Dudley Moore and Richard Pryor for chrissake!! How could it be as bad as this site says it is??? It can't, and it is not, check it out.
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- The Book of Herschel
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- Gross US & Canada
- $14,155,617
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,625,280
- Jun 15, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $14,155,617
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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