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The Busy Body

Play trailer Poster for The Busy Body Released Apr 12, 1967 1h 30m Mystery & Thriller Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A mobster (Robert Ryan) orders an underling (Sid Caesar) to dig up a colleague whose wife (Arlene Golonka) buried him with $1 million.
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steve d A Trainwreck of a script strands all the actors. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting comedy from horror meister William castle Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member When the best thing you can say about a movie is that you didn't hate it that seems to be damning it with faint praise but really this film is so contrived it's hard to say anything else. First the good, Robert Ryan provides his usual touch of class to the proceedings and Anne Baxter, looking stunning with skyscraper hair, is wonderfully droll. Kay Medford is amusing as the overbearing mother even if her part is silly and Arlene Golonka is sweet and kooky. The main story is lame, and the use of obvious dummies for the bodies is just stupid. The real weak link is the star. Sid Caesar proves he was not leading man material with a performance so arch as to be painful to watch. Okay to pass the time with once or if you are a completist for either Ryan or Baxter films but do not go out of your way. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Maybe it was funny once upon a time but it's not so funny anymore.This movie stunk & I fell asleep 10 minutes after watching it Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was really hilarious and I really enjoyed it, but it gets kind of boring towards the end. The story is familiar to us today, but I still enjoyed the characters and actors playing them. Richard Pryor has a very funny, but small role. Overall it's pretty good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this movie when I was younger late at night on TV! Havent been able to find it since. One of the funniest movies I have ever seen and I believe Richard Pryor's first movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A mobster (Robert Ryan) orders an underling (Sid Caesar) to dig up a colleague whose wife (Arlene Golonka) buried him with $1 million.
Director
William Castle
Producer
William Castle
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 12, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Runtime
1h 30m
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