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Hanky Panky

PG 1982 1h 47m Mystery & Thriller Comedy List
45% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
In New York City, architect Michael (Gene Wilder) takes a cab with stranger Sara (Kathleen Quinlan) and is talked into mailing a package for her. But Michael doesn't know the package contains secret military documents, and, when Sara is murdered, he becomes a suspect, pursued by cops and government man Ransom (Richard Widmark). On the run, he meets Kate (Gilda Radner), whose brother's death was somehow connected to the package. She helps him evades the cops, but Ransom is harder to shake.
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Bruce McCabe Boston Globe "Hanky Panky" is a witless, uneven, occasionally tasteless suspense comedy... Apr 27, 2018 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...the first half of Hanky Panky is a decent showcase for Wilder at a high level of manic- ness, contrasted by a workday thriller scenario involving missing tapes, secret agents, and an ‘in the wrong movie’ 50’s hood in the shape of Richard Widmark Rated: 3/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Peter Stack San Francisco Examiner It's a mad chase film involving spies and cops and government agents, and the insubstantial plot is pleasingly buoyed up by lots of fast action. Rated: 3/4 Nov 11, 2021 Full Review Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Disappointing to say the least, considering its star talent in Wilder and Radner. Rated: 2/5 Feb 6, 2007 Full Review Christian Toto Washington Times Rated: 2/5 Aug 19, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I love Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. I hadn't seen this movie before until today but am lovin it. May 23, 2021. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Un capolavoro della comicità sobria. Ironia e sarcasmo di stile e classe. Gene Wilder ha sempre saputo far ridere e intrattenere con intelligenza, senza volgarità e senza mai essere banale. Da vedere Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Wacky, confusing, and funny. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member not really an action comedy, as there's no real laughs - a few moments that make you smile, but that's about it. Wilder's OK, but plays it straight for most of the time. The plot is a simple 'innocent man caught in a conspiracy' tale, although it takes a very long time to learn what's on the tape and why people are dying. Pretty unmemorable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review simon d It's a shame to see genuinely funny actors like Gene Wilder sell out by doing a film which isn't at all funny, or interesting. Why on earth was this called Hanky Panky, by the way. Look at the cover and tell me that this has anything to do with the film. This is a poor story sold by suggestive marketing and a big name comedian. I can imagine that a lot of people will have felt robbed after seeing this. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't get how Gene Wilder was ever a thing. He's shrill, neurotic, and unfunny. This is the best of the three movies he made with the adorable Gilda Radner, which isn't really saying much. She doesn't even show up for the first half hour, but the part does give her a little more to do than her other roles. Unfortunately, Sidney Poitier directs it in the style of a sub-par 70's TV show. Hanky Panky makes the (somewhat similar) Outrageous Fortune look like Citizen Kane. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In New York City, architect Michael (Gene Wilder) takes a cab with stranger Sara (Kathleen Quinlan) and is talked into mailing a package for her. But Michael doesn't know the package contains secret military documents, and, when Sara is murdered, he becomes a suspect, pursued by cops and government man Ransom (Richard Widmark). On the run, he meets Kate (Gilda Radner), whose brother's death was somehow connected to the package. She helps him evades the cops, but Ransom is harder to shake.
Director
Sidney Poitier
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
Screenwriter
Henry Rosenbaum, David Taylor
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Runtime
1h 47m
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