Salt and Pepper

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Salt and Pepper

PG-13

1968

1h 41m

Comedy

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Christopher Pepper (Peter Lawford) and Charles Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) are hip Soho nightclub owners enjoying the good life -- until a secret agent turns up dead in their club. They find her diary and, pursuing the case on their own, discover a sinister plot to overthrow the British government, masterminded by a certain Col. Woodstock (John Le Mesurier). Salt and Pepper have a tough time getting anyone to believe their story until Col. Balsom (Ernest Clark) of MI5 hires them to foil the plot.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Salt and Pepper is at least nominally a comedy. But it contains scenes too violent to be absorbed by the comedy form and becomes a weird exercise in inconsistency: We're never quite sure whether to expect a pratfall or an immolation.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 6, 2018

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a revealing snapshot of awful swinging sixties mores…

Rated: 1/5

Oct 13, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Davis overplays while Lawford underplays, which results in a nice chemistry between their characters.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 24, 2022

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David Nusair

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Rated: 1.5/4

May 28, 2011

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Yvette H

I LOVED the movie. I found it to be funny and whomever stated above that Sammy Davis can't act don't know what they're talking about. For me, I found it very entertaining and would watch it over and over.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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alan g

Peter Lawford was a mediocre actor at best and Sammy Davis can't act at all. Playslike a commedy but jokes fall flat. Period piece that should stay buried.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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Eye C

It’s funny but not too much, and in one point of the movie it feels that it supposed to end and no, there’s a half hour more of this, so the fun ended. On the bright side, the psicodelia of the 60s is here and that’s nice.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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Audience Member

Campus and a bit ridiculous. But watchable for the nostalgia. One of many films from.the 1960's inspired by the Bond craze.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Tier two Rat Packers Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jr. are London club owners who's lives become a series of wacky hijinks after a mobster comes by their establishment. It's an awfully force comedy that somehow managed to be successful enough to spawn a sequel. Sammy is charming, though I've never understood the appeal of Lawford. Sinatra sings over the end credits, but I think this film is only for Rat Pack completionists.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Goofy run at the unlikely hero story doesn't leave any new impression than the famous leads already brought by appearing in the film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Richard Donner

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Charles Salt

Peter Lawford

Christopher Pepper

Michael Bates

Inspector Crabbe

Ilona Rodgers

Marianne Renaud

John Le Mesurier

Col. Woodstock

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Christopher Pepper (Peter Lawford) and Charles Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) are hip Soho nightclub owners enjoying the good life -- until a secret agent turns up dead in their club. They find her diary and, pursuing the case on their own, discover a sinister plot to overthrow the British government, masterminded by a certain Col. Woodstock (John Le Mesurier). Salt and Pepper have a tough time getting anyone to believe their story until Col. Balsom (Ernest Clark) of MI5 hires them to foil the plot.

Director: Richard Donner
Producer: Milton Ebbins
Screenwriter: Michael Pertwee
Production Co: Chrislaw Productions, Trace-Mark Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 41m

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