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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
A Harvard University student finds a strange letter that seems to be signed by George Washington. When trying to contact an expert (Prof. Chandler) to authenticate it, he is murdered but the letter disappears. Then Chandler, who does not know anything about the case, gets chased by the mafia and haunted by a TV reporter (Polly Bishop).
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 45GoodWatch 50
IMDb4.5
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1981
March 6, 1981
45 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Rated
- PGUnited States
and 5 more18 people
- Elliott GouldProfessor Chandler
- Kate JacksonPolly Bishop
- Rich LittleRobert Brennan
- Arthur HillProfessor Prosser
- JJJohn JulianiRoselli
- Alberta WatsonTony
- MMMavor MooreMr. Underhill
- Nicholas CampbellBill Darcy
- MMMichael McNamaraThorn
- MMMartin McNamaraOzzie
- Angus MacInnesFBI Agent Jones
- MKMichael KirbyFBI Agent Wicklow
- Cindy GirlingEmily
- HWHugh WebsterMr. Darcy
- IKIrene KesslerMrs. Cohen
- EPEarl PenningtonTaxi Driver
- JCJoyce CampionMrs. Greenshields
- KUKen UmlandCameraman
Directing · 1
- Alvin Rakoff Director
Writing · 4
- William W. Norton Screenplay
- Thomas Gifford Novel, Screenplay
- Camille Gifford Screenplay
- Eleanor E. Norton Screenplay
Production · 4
- Pierre David Executive Producer
- Victor Solnicki Executive Producer
- Arnold Kopelson Executive Producer
- Claude Héroux Producer
Camera · 1
- Richard Ciupka Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Alan Collins Editor
Sound · 1
- Hagood Hardy Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Earl G. Preston Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Blanche Boileau Costume Design
- Michele Dion Makeup Artist
- Jocelyne Bellemare Makeup Artist
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