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      Buddy Buddy

      R 1981 1 hr. 36 min. Comedy List
      65% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 43% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A suicidal businessman (Jack Lemmon) and a mob hit man (Walter Matthau) thwart each other through adjoining hotel rooms. Read More Read Less

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      Thomas H Excellent forgotten outing starting Lemmon and Matthau Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Between 2.5 and 3 stars. Of course, not the best story from the wonderful Wilder-Lemmon-Matthau trio, but it has a few laughs. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Well i'm in it and would like to see again. people should look at it as an inside joke therefore making the humor a bit funnier. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Very funny movie. I saw this back in 1981 when it came out. It has never been released on DVD or Blu Ray and it needs to be. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Christopher S i remember it as being hilarious. i plan on watching it again this evening too see how much my sense of humour may have changed over the past few decades.i KNOW for certain that my taste for all other things Wilder hasn't changed one whit thus far. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/03/19 Full Review Audience Member Ultimo film de Wilder, Comedia ligera siempre con sus tintes sarcastiicos. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Variety Staff Variety A certain lack of care and even thought permeate the effort, from script to casting to execution. Oct 17, 2019 Full Review Time Out There is some byplay with doubles, disguises and mistaken identity, but the rest is all bland Panavision, dreary back projection, and laboured dialogue. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This movie is appalling. It made me want to rub my eyes. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …plays better without the burden of expectations that Wilder’s reputation brought to it… Rated: 3/5 Nov 30, 2023 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) The friendly collaboration between the three men transcends the images and communicates to the public a relaxed, entertaining, and cordial atmosphere. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 21, 2019 Full Review Richard Freedman Newhouse News Service Wilder keeps the action moving at such a hectic pace that we forget most of the film is set claustrophobically in a hotel room. At 75, the old master has a lot to teach younger sprouts about the proper care and handling of true knockabout farce. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A suicidal businessman (Jack Lemmon) and a mob hit man (Walter Matthau) thwart each other through adjoining hotel rooms.
      Director
      Billy Wilder
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English