# See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil is a 1989 American comedy film about a blind man and a deaf man who work together to thwart a band of murderous thieves.
    Directed by Arthur Hiller. Written by Earl Barret, Arne Sultan, Eliot Wald, Andrew Kurtzman, and Gene Wilder.

## Wally Karew

* You mean I'm not white?!?
* I hear prison isn't so bad if you like it up your butt.

## Dave Lyons

* Today, I threatened to shoot a naked woman with my erection. That doesn't happen every day.
* Well excusez-moi, monsieur hot shit!
* We're in a warehouse, and you just hit a cow. I think we better back up.
* Did she say ship, or shit?

## Other

* Captain Braddock: What's the story here, Gatlin? I got the commissioner crawling up my ass!

## Dialogue

    Dave: Tell me the first thing that pops in your head.
    Wally: Pussy!
    Eve: Any last requests, Mr. Karue?
    Wally: I suppose a fuck is out of the question.
    Eve: I'm afraid so.
    Wally: So, you're the fat fuck who's running this show!
    Sutherland: Beautifully put, Mr. Karue. You're obviously a poet, a man after my own heart.
    Dave: And then one day, my wife turned into this remarkable creature that could sit on the end of a broomstick and take off. She could actually achieve flight.
    Wally: I think I was married to that woman once.
    Dave: Small world.
    Hotel Clerk: Dr. Kesselring, we thought you wouldn't make it, did you have trouble with your visa?
    Dave: Yes, and then suddenly they excepted American Express.
    Wally: Yes, don't go home without it.
    Captain Braddock: Okay, no more bullshit. [to Dave, talking fast] Was there or wasn't there a woman?
    Dave: Are you serious?
    Captain Braddock: Yes, I'm goddamn serious.
    Dave: Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman?
    Captain Braddock: What the hell is he talking about?
    Wally: He reads lips. You're talking too fast.
    Captain Braddock: [to Dave, talking slowly] Was there... a wom-an... pres-ent?
    Dave: [to Captain Braddock, talking slowly] Yes. There was... a wom-an... pres-ent.
    Captain Braddock: [to Wally] Why is he talking like that?
    Wally: [to Captain Braddock, talking slowly] Because he's deaf... not stu-pid.
    Dave: You swear an awful lot.
    Wally: You're fucking-A right!
    Dave: Who are you talking to?
    Wally: I'm talking to you, you prick.
    Dave: Why don't you look me in the eye and say that?
    Wally: I would if I could but I can't, I'm blind.
    Dave: You're blind?
    Wally: Yes, I'm blind. What are you, fucking deaf?
    Dave: YES! I'M FUCKING DEAF!
    Wally: You're really deaf?
    Dave: I'm really deaf.
    Wally: Then how do you know what I'm saying?
    Dave: Because I'm reading your lips. Now you want the job or not?
    Wally: Where are we?
    Dave: Probably on our way to New Jersey by now.
    Wally: No kidding! I got family in there! Do you want to come with me?
    Dave: Of course. You've earned my trust, Wally. You've been a very good friend to me these past couple days. You're always there for me. You never get me into trouble. Sometimes it seems a bit boring but that's a small price to pay for such a wonderful friendship.
    Wally: That's beautiful, Dave. Do you mean everything you just said?
    Dave: I'll tell you how I really feel in about a minute or two. Right now, I'm a little overwhelmed by the STINK of the seven tons of garbage that you drove us into!
    Wally: Is THAT what it is? I thought you let one go! That's why I didn't say anything!
    Dave: That's very kind of you! Thank you!
    Wally: These streets are bumpy.
    Dave: You're driving on the sidewalk!
    Adele: I think David got a little messed up.
    Dave: What did she say?
    Wally: She said she thinks you're an asshole!
    [Dave doesn't hold up any fingers]
    Dave: How many fingers am I holding up in front of your eyes right now?
    Wally: Three!
    Dave: That's good. That's pretty good, considering that he's blind.
    Wally: [yelling in Dave's ear] Shazaam! Can you hear me?
    Dave: Wally! I heard you! I heard your voice!
    Wally: Hooray! You can hear me!
    Dave: What?
    Wally: You can hear me!
    Dave: [shouts] No, schmuck. I'm deaf! I'm deaf! Now do you get it?
    Dave: Fucking-A. Something bothers you, fuck it. Your wife leaves you, fuck her. Your boss fires you, fuck him. Fucking-A. Fucking them. Right?
    Wally: You're fucking right!
    Dave: It's a gift to be able to do that.
    Dave: Wally! He could put a hole through your *head*, Wally!
    Wally: *Fuck* him and his holes!
    Dr. Cornfeld: WHO are you, sir?
    Dave: [misreading Cornfeld's lips] Fine, thank you!
    Cabbie: Let me see a badge!
    Kirgo: [holds up gun] This is my badge!
    Captain Braddock: 32 years on the force, a wife and three kids and a blind guy and a deaf guy are making me look like a real asshole.
    Gatlin: You got that right.
    Captain Braddock: What?
    Gatlin: [talking into radio] Charlie over.
    Dave: [to Raoul] Stop right there or I'll throw this knife through your head! I mean it! I throw your brains out!
    Cop with Bullhorn: [to Raoul] Freeze!
    Dave: [to Raoul] That's more like it! Now put your hand up!
    Cop with Bullhorn: [to Raoul] Put your hands in the air!
    Dave: [to Raoul] Oh, so you do speak English!
    Reporter: Do you really think you can stop Khomeini?
    Dave: Not if it's funny.
    Adele: Why do you feel you have to pass for someone with 20/20 vision when you're blind as a bat?
    Wally: I don't feel. I have to pass.
    Adele: Yes, you do. It's a sickness in your brain, just like if you were trying to pass for white.
    Wally: You mean I'm not white?

## Taglines

* One's blind. The other's deaf. The girl's a killer. And they're in it over their heads.
* The first drop dead comedy of the year.
* MURDER! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. Now they're both wanted for it.

## Cast

* Richard Pryor – Wallace "Wally" Karew
* Gene Wilder – Dave Lyons
* Joan Severance – Eve
* Kevin Spacey – Kirgo
* Alan North – Braddock
* Anthony Zerbe – Sutherland
* Louis Giambalvo – Gatlin
* Kristen Childs – Adele

## External links

* See No Evil, Hear No Evil quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* See No Evil, Hear No Evil at Rotten Tomatoes
* See No Evil, Hear No Evil at Mojo