A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Acting
Goldie Hawn's scream-queen timing is absolutely pristine.
Direction
Colin Higgins somehow makes an albino hitman slapstick.
Costume
That red polka-dot dress is doing SO much heavy lifting.
Director
Colin Higgins
Goldie Hawn
Gloria Mundy
Chevy Chase
Tony Carlson
Burgess Meredith
Mr. Hennessey
Eugene Roche
Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother
Dudley Moore
Stanley Tibbets
Marilyn Sokol
Stella
Brian Dennehy
Fergie
Marc Lawrence
Rupert Stiltskin
Rachel Roberts
Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
Frances Bay
Mrs. Russel
Queenie Smith
Elsie
Billy Barty
J.J. MacKuen
Chuck McCann
Theatre Manager
Don Calfa
Scarface
Bruce Solomon
Scott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Chevy Chase's first leading role after leaving SNL, and he reportedly demanded constant script rewrites. Colin Higgins called it 'managing a golden retriever with anxiety.'
The film's Pope assassination plot caused real controversy—Paramount hired extra security for screenings after actual death threats. America was not ready for albino-based religious satire.
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