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The Private Eyes

PG Released Nov 7, 1980 1h 31m Comedy List
Reviews 83% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings
Scotland Yard sends a goofy pair (Tim Conway, Don Knotts) to check on foul play at a mansion outside 1920s London. Read More Read Less

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Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Silly laughs, far beneath the two comedy stars. Rated: 2/5 Dec 23, 2006 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Rated: 1/5 Feb 6, 2003 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Rated: 3/5 Jul 25, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Anonymous Good music Terrible audio Great animated credits Mostly very boring, and not funny, but the ending had a good message Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review jeff l Not many comedians can pull off the old, constantly stupid, and silly routine, but Tim Conway and Don Knotts are true masters. This movie is so foolish and ridiculous that it's pure fun—a great family movie to watch during the Halloween season. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review martin a An awful film that lacks humor despite its desperate and clumsy attempts to. It has everything thrown in but the kitchen sink, yet the two lead stars are unfunny and quite frankly boring Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review M H Forgotten gem. Classic movie that would never be made today. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/21 Full Review Audience Member Great comedy with silly fun abound! This has been a movie I have enjoyed with my entire family since I was a young. We all still get together and watch this every single year for the holidays! Good, Clean Fun for ALL ages! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member When I first saw this movie in 1981 my 13 year old self could not have loved it more. Reteaming two of my childhood favs Tim Conway and Don Knotts who I enjoyed in the Apple Dumpling Ganf movies and putting in a haunted house was ingenious. Their chemistry is great. Though the laughs aren't as frequent as one would like, it still is a fond memory from my childhood and now a fixture for my wife and 2 boys every Halloween. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Scotland Yard sends a goofy pair (Tim Conway, Don Knotts) to check on foul play at a mansion outside 1920s London.
Director
Lang Elliott
Producer
Lang Elliott, Wanda Dell
Screenwriter
Tim Conway, John Myhers
Production Co
Tri Star Productions, Private Eyes Partners
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 7, 1980, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 22, 2006
Runtime
1h 31m
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