Murder by Death

Murder by Death1976

PG Film · Comedy, Crime, Mystery · 94 min · Jun 23, 1976
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By the time the world's greatest detectives figure out whodunnit... you could die laughing!

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

Robert Moore
Director
Neil Simon
Writer

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Staff (Not Credited) · Variety 80.00/100.00

A very good silly-funny Neil Simon satirical comedy, with a super all-star cast.

南宫非攻 2.00/5.00

《妙探寻凶》给我的观感不错，所以风评更好的本片就没理由不看，结果，又一次失望了，豆瓣评分永远都是这么谜...比起推理来，本片的重点在恶搞与反讽上，这需要很大的阅读量，如果不知道每个角色对应的原型，以及该原型的性格特点以及推理风格，根本不可能get到槽点。好在我侦探小说看得多，波洛、马普尔、陈查理、斯派德（那对夫妻是真不知道原型）我都算是略知一二，可即便知道槽点和梗在哪里，我还是觉得本片很无厘头，没有丝毫爽点。推理片爽在抽丝剥茧一气呵成的酣畅感，而喜剧则爽在密集的笑点以及接地气的包袱，本片什么都想要却又什么都不得精髓，就很四不像，又是名气大于内容的一部片子。

Dave Kehr · Chicago Reader 30.00/100.00

Even Neil Simon fans (and they do exist, believe it or not) will probably be bummed out by this stunningly unfunny 1976 parody of detective films.

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