See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989 R 1h 42m DVD

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989 R 1h 42m DVD
  • Overview
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Wally Karew is blind, and Dave Lyons is deaf. But when a man is murdered right outside the newsstand where they work, the police collar the unlikely duo and tag them as the primary suspects.
Cast
Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Alan North, Anthony Zerbe, Louis Giambalvo, Kirsten Childs
Director
Arthur Hiller
Format
DVD
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1, Pan-and-Scan 1.33:1
Subtitles
Chinese Simplified, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish (Neutral), Thai
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 17+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 17+
age 17+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that while this movie's absurd premise might seem to make it pretty kid-friendly, its full of cussing and shouting, and unpleasant good guys. People are killed, hostages are taken, cars are driven irresponsibly and stolen. There are a few graphic jokes about sex and a female nudity is shown.

Sexual Content

In one creepy scene, Wilder's Dave points a gun and the sexy killer who must drop her towel to put her hands in the air. She is helpless and naked (breasts are shown) and Dave ogles her with lust and kisses her -- at gunpoint. Later the blind Wally cops a protracted feel when he is attempting to capture and apprehend Eve.

Violence

Characters are shot dead, punched, smacked, and knocked out. Guns are wielded and fired, hostages are taken.

Language

Gratuitous and ubiquitous bad language with a whole lot of the "f' word.

Social Behavior

Of course this comedy is terribly un-PC to make light of disabilities, but it's also a product of another time. Nobody displays good behavior, least of all the hapless heroes, who are rude, crude, and imbecilic. And disrespectful to women. The police are not much better behaved and, in fact, the villains are the most polite, courteous, and sophisticated of the whole lot.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Not applicable

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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