| Wholly Moses | |
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 The movie cover for Wholly Moses. |
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| Directed by | Gary Weis |
| Produced by | Freddie Fields |
| Written by | Guy Thomas |
| Starring | Dudley Moore Laraine Newman |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 13, 1980 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
Wholly Moses! is a 1980 Biblical spoof similar to that of Monty Python's Life of Brian. Dudley Moore, between star-making performances in 10 and Arthur, plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the while being misled to think HE is the prophet of God.
Cast
- Dudley Moore .... Harvey Orchid/Herschel
- Laraine Newman .... Zoey/Zerelda
- James Coco .... Hyssop
- Paul Sand .... God's Angel
- Jack Gilford .... Tailor
- Dom DeLuise .... Shadrach
- John Houseman .... The Archangel
- Madeline Kahn .... The Witch
- David L. Lander .... The Beggar
- Richard Pryor .... Pharaoh
- John Ritter .... Satan (The Devil)
- Richard B. Shull .... Jethro
- Tanya Boyd .... Princess
- Ruth Manning .... Landlady
- Walker Edmiston .... God (voice)
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Trivia
- Producer Freddie Fields hired Phil Silvers for one of several small cameo roles, but his only scene was cut from the final film.
- Between scenes during filming on stage at the Burbank Studios, Dudley Moore entertained the cast and crew with improvised piano interludes.
- On the final day of shooting, Richard Pryor who was signed to do a one-day cameo as the Pharaoh didn’t show up. With production at a complete standstill, frantic calls were made. There was even some talk of replacing him with Cleavon Little. Several hours later, that afternoon Pryor finally appeared but then refused to play the scene as written with a trained lion by his throne.
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