Product Description: Harvey & zoey 2 tourists travelling through israel discover an ancient scroll describing the life of herschel the man who was almost moses. Herschel receives the command from god to free his people from egyptian slavery but moses keeps blundering by & taking all the credit. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 01/27/2009 Starring: Dudley Moore James Coco Run time: 104 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com: Wholly Moses! is a clever, 1980 Biblical farce that has much in common with Monty Python's Life of Brian. Dudley Moore, between star-making performances in 10 and Arthur, plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life parallels that of the more famous Moses in many ways. Forced into the role of seer for Egypt's pharaoh, Herschel becomes convinced he has divine powers, until destiny proves otherwise and his subsequent misadventures as a slave, fake eunuch, and betrayed husband (Laraine Newman plays Herschel's unfaithful spouse) lead him to question the necessity of believing in any god at all. Wholly Moses! is directed by Gary Weis, perhaps still best known for his short works on the early Saturday Night Live, and the film plays like a succession of sketchy ideas. It does have powerful and inspired moments, however, including Herschel's dialogue with the devil (John Ritter) and the sight of James Coco sweeping small frogs. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - Wholly Moses
Good Movie. The DVD version does cut out some of the scenes because of the format.
Rating: - Love this movie
Ah...Dudley Moore at his best! To this day, my family still blurts out quotes from this movie from time to time (real funny movie)!
Rating: - boring
I thought with names likes Richard Pryor, Dudley Moore, John Ritter, it would be a good satire on the bible. Turned out to be a Dudley Moore ripoff. The script is sub-standard. Does anyone want to buy ... Read More
Rating: - As silly as I remembered
I had not seen this movie since it came out in 1980. It was as slapstick hilarious as I remembered. What I had forgotten was the outstanding cast of actors: Richard Pryor, John Ritter, etc.
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Rating: - Plausible history
While touring the Middle East Harvey and Zoey get off the buss and finds some scrolls in a cave. They chronicle the life of Herschel; as Harvey starts reading we are carried back to the actually time and ... Read More
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