Wholly Moses!

1980
PG
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

2.3K

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An all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof.

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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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IMDb RATING

4.7/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Laraine 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."

Quotes
Zerelda: Hey everbody! My husband, he's just talked with God. Come here! He's doing God now. He's doing God, just talked to him. Ok, go ahead, do it.

Crazy credits
Cast members Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David L. Lander, Richard Pryor, and John Ritter all received 'special appearance' credits.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)

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5/10

It's no Life of Brian

Nor is it Brooks History of the World Part 1. This came out in between the two and as historical spoofs, it's pretty weak except for Dudley Moore. Moore is pretty good and his performance reminds me of a Lenny Bruce skit. In the bit, Christ comes back but Moses refuses to return. Why? Because Charlton Heston was 6'3" and he was 5'1" and he's vain! Dudley Moore can't be much taller than Bruce describes in the bit and Moses had a funny line or two in the bit so seeing Moore almost bring that bit alive just by being cast and his usual funny self keeps this from being a complete waste of time. There's better historical spoofs. Python is a hard act to follow but Brooks manages it. This one mostly falls flat..