Product: Murder by Death (1976)
Rating: 5.0
Murder By DEATH is Hilarious
This is a clever send up of murder mysteries by playwrite Neil Simon. Everyone should see this. Agatha Christie, Charlie Chan, Columbo, Sam Spade, and The Thin Man movies are all butchered with hilarity in mind. Milo Perrier, Miss Jessica Marbles, Sam Diamond, Inspector Wang, Dick Charleston and Dora Charleston are invited at the mansion of Lionel Twain to solve a murder that ends up being his own. A blind butler, played to hilarious perfection by Alec Guiness, and a deaf mute maid complete the goofy ensemble. The cast includes Maggie Smith, Peter Falk, James Coco, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Eileen Brennan, and the remarkable Peter Sellers shine in their roles. Have a good time solving the murder!