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Director
  
Gary Weis

Initial DVD release
  
July 6, 2004

Duration
  

Language
  
English

4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Fantasy, History

Music director
  
Patrick Williams

Writer
  
Guy Thomas

Wholly Moses! movie poster

Release date
  
June 13, 1980

Cast
  
Dudley Moore
(Harvey Orchid/Herschel),
Laraine Newman
(Zoey / Zerelda),
James Coco
(Hyssop),
Paul Sand
(God's Angel),
Jack Gilford
(Tailor),
Dom DeLuise
(Shadrach)

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Wholly Moses! is a 1980 American Biblical spoof similar to that of Monty Python's Life of Brian. Dudley Moore, between performances in 10 and Arthur, plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the while being misled to think he is the prophet of God.

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Plot

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A couple of tourists, Harvey and Zoey, discover a lost scroll from the Book of Herschel, evidently someone who received commandments from God, only to have Moses take all the credit. When Herschel confronts God about not being with him when he really needed the help, God evades the accusation, saying he was with him, leaving it unstated that he didn't in fact help him in his time of need.

Cast


  • Dudley Moore .... Harvey Orchid/Herschel
  • Laraine Newman .... Zoey/Zerelda
  • James Coco .... Hyssop
  • Paul Sand .... God's Angel
  • Jack Gilford .... Tailor
  • Dom DeLuise .... Shadrach
  • John Houseman .... The Archangel
  • Madeline Kahn .... The Witch
  • David L. Lander .... The Beggar
  • Richard Pryor .... Pharaoh
  • John Ritter .... Satan (The Devil)
  • Richard B. Shull .... Jethro
  • Tanya Boyd .... Princess
  • Ruth Manning .... Landlady
  • Walker Edmiston .... God (voice)

    • Reception

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    The movie received poor reviews.

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    Five orthodox Jewish groups protested the film for mocking their religion.

    Production

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  • Producer Freddie Fields hired Phil Silvers for one of several small cameo roles, but his only scene was cut from the final film.
  • Between scenes during filming on stage at the Burbank Studios, Dudley Moore entertained the cast and crew with improvised piano interludes.
  • On the final day of shooting, Richard Pryor, who was signed to do a one-day shoot as the Pharaoh, didn’t show up. With production at a complete standstill, frantic calls were made. There was even some talk of replacing him with Cleavon Little. Several hours later that afternoon Pryor finally appeared but then refused to play the scene as written with a trained lion by his throne.

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    References

    Wholly Moses! Wikipedia
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