Really fun Hitchcock style light thriller with Goldie Hawn terrific value as the woman who gets involved in an assassination plot. It's a thriller first - there is a very high death toll, and Hawn is in a lot of peril.
Some scenes do not age well - Hawn beating up dwarf Billy Barty, the albino killer. But it remains funny with a wonderful star, excellent male lead (Chevy Chase adapting very well and making one wish he'd played more male leads to female stars), superb support cast (Brian Denney as Chase's partner who practically has "I will be killed in the third act" on his head. Hawn's rape obsessed best friend, Dudley Moore hilarious as a horny conductor, Burgess Meredith as a karate snake owning landlord, Rachel Roberts as a baddie, the two little old ladies playing rude scrabble... Higgins did great support characters), and several impressive set pieces.
This movie just wants you to have fun. It's very endearing, even Barry Manilow on the soundtrack.
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