Wholly Moses!

Wholly Moses

The movie cover for Wholly Moses.
Directed by Gary Weis
Produced by Freddie Fields
Written by Guy Thomas
Starring Dudley Moore
Laraine Newman
James Coco
Paul Sand
Jack Gilford
Dom DeLuise
John Houseman
Madeline Kahn
David Lander
Richard Pryor
John Ritter
Music by Patrick Williams
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
June 13, 1980
Running time
103 min.
Language English
Budget $12 million
Box office $14,155,617

Wholly Moses! is a 1980 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.

Plot

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.

Cast

Reception

The movie received poor reviews.[1][2][3]

Five orthodox Jewish groups protested the film for mocking their religion.[4]

Production

References

  1. "Wholly Moses : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. "Wholly Moses! Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  3. Ty Burr (2004-07-16). "Crazy People; Wholly Moses! Review | Movie Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  4. ORTHODOX JEWS PROTEST 'MOSES' Lee, Grant. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 09 July 1980: h2.

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