Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 42m

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil poster
Director
Arthur Hiller
Cast
Richard Pryor as Wallace 'Wally' Karue Gene Wilder as Dave Lyons Joan Severance as Eve Kevin Spacey as Kirgo Alan North as Braddock Alexandra Neil as Sally
Crew
Victor J. Kemper — Director of Photography Robert C. Jones — Editor Stewart Copeland — Original Music Composer Arne Sultan — Screenplay Earl Barret — Screenplay Andrew Kurtzman — Screenplay
Tagline

MURDER! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. Now they're both wanted for it.

Synopsis

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?

Trailer See No Evil, Hear No Evil — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
blindness and impaired visionfriendshipdeafvillainesssuspicion of murderwitnessslapstick comedymurderblindness
Key Collaborators
Arthur Hiller Director Victor J. Kemper Director of Photography Robert C. Jones Editor Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer Arne Sultan Screenplay Earl Barret Screenplay Andrew Kurtzman Screenplay Eliot Wald Screenplay Gene Wilder Screenplay Earl Barret Story Marvin Worth Story Arne Sultan Story
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