The Busy Body (film)
| The Busy Body | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Castle |
| Screenplay by | Ben Starr |
| Based on | novel by Donald E. Westlake |
| Produced by | William Castle |
| Starring | Sid Caesar Robert Ryan Anne Baxter Kay Medford Jan Murray Richard Pryor Arlene Golonka Ben Blue Dom DeLuise Bill Dana Godfrey Cambridge Marty Ingels George Jessel |
| Cinematography | Harold E. Stine |
| Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant |
| Music by | Vic Mizzy |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Busy Body is a 1967 American comedy film directed and produced by William Castle and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel.[1] It is Richard Pryor's film debut.[2]
Plot
George Norton is a low-level bumbler who works for Chicago crime boss Charley Barker. A well-dressed mama's boy, George is in good standing with Barker, gaining a promotion, until an incident that costs the mob a million dollars.
George is indirectly responsible when Archie, a mob courier, is killed at a barbecue. After the funeral, Barker instructs George to dig up Archie's body because $500,000 was stuffed inside the lining of each side of a blue suit that an unwitting George personally chose for the burial.
George opens the casket to find it empty, and soon occupied by a different corpse. He sets out to retrieve the body and the money before Barker gets angry enough to arrange a funeral for him.
Cast
- Sid Caesar as George
- Robert Ryan as Charley
- Anne Baxter as Margo
- Kay Medford as Ma Norton
- Jan Murray as Murray
- Richard Pryor as Lt. Whitaker
- Dom DeLuise as Kurt
- Godfrey Cambridge as Mike
- Bill Dana as Archie
- Arlene Golonka as Bobbi
- Charles McGraw as Fred Harwell
- Ben Blue as Felix Rose
- Marty Ingels as Willie
- George Jessel as Mr. Fessel
- Paul Wexler as Mr. Merriwether
- Don Brodie as Board Member
See also
References
- ^ "'Warning Shot' and 'The Busy Body'". The New York Times. June 8, 1967. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ quint (November 6, 2008). "A Movie A Day: Quint on THE BUSY BODY (1967): You guys are going to learn class or I'm gonna kick your teeth in!". Ain't It Cool News. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
External links
Reviews
- https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s2614busy.html
- https://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/the-busy-body-m100025542/
- https://www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2010/10/busy-body-1967.html
- https://www.cinafilm.com/movies/the-busy-body-1967/reviews/2573890-saw-movie-when-was-younger-late-at-night-on-tv-havent-been-able/
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