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Overall Rank: 2758
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 33
Theatrical Release Date: 10/19/1966
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Billy Wilder
Actors: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle
Plot: When a cameraman is knocked out during a football game, his ambulance-chasing lawyer brother is quick to file suit before he can awaken. When he finally learns the truth, he's against the suit, until it brings his ex-wife back in his life. Feigning injury to keep her around, he goes ahead with the suit but may change his mind when he sees how it affects the player who originally hit him. -- Chris Kavan
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2.5/4
Yojimbo - wrote on 09/24/2012
Another likeable Matthau/Lemmon vehicle, but it lacks the resonance of Wilders best efforts.
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4/4
Ichabod Crane - wrote on 04/27/2009
A great comedy about a fake injury and the ultimate shyster played perfectly by Walter Matthau. The film was just fun to watch for me, in that I liked seeing all their various stunts to attempt to pull off their phony law suit. The comedy made me laugh therefore it was good. This one interestingly worked better than expected because it is slightly serious with the moral dilemma one character has but since it does not get too absorbed in that it works.
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3/4
Allison - wrote on 12/24/2007
Even though the Matthau-Lemmon duo is funny, I wasn't expecting much, because you never hear about this movie!! However, it was really good and remains among my top Billy Wilder favorites and is probably his funniest.
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