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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

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

19896.81h 42m

Overview

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?

Directed by Arthur Hiller
Written by Earl Barret, Arne Sultan, Eliot Wald
Produced by Marvin Worth
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $46.9M

Top Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Wallace 'Wally' Karue

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Dave Lyons

Joan Severance

Joan Severance

Eve

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Kirgo

Alan North

Alan North

Braddock

Alexandra Neil

Alexandra Neil

Sally

John Capodice

John Capodice

Scotto

Tonya Pinkins

Tonya Pinkins

Leslie

Mary Kay Adams

Mary Kay Adams

Dr. Bennett

Lauren Tom

Lauren Tom

Mitzie

Themes & Keywords

blindness and impaired visionfriendshipdeafvillainesssuspicion of murderwitnessslapstick comedymurderblindness

About See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil is a comedy, crime film released in 1989 exploring themes of blindness and impaired vision, friendship, deaf, villainess, suspicion of murder, witness. Directed by Arthur Hiller, it stars Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance. 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?

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