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Wholly Moses!

Play trailer Poster for Wholly Moses! PG,  1980,  1h 49m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Tourists (Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman) in Israel find an old scroll, the Book of Herschel, about a false savior upstaged by Moses.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Apr 30, 2018
1/4
The movie's not funny on its own, and since movie audiences are scarcely going to be shocked by its mild but relentlessly repetitive irreverence, it all boils down to a very old joke. Go to Full Review
Richard Corliss TIME Magazine Apr 30, 2018
There are a couple of droll sight gags, but nothing can redeem Wholly Moses! from its destiny of eternal mirthlessness. Go to Full Review
Rod McShane Time Out Apr 30, 2018
An opportunistic attempt to cash in on the diminutive Moore's post-10 stardom by shamelessly ripping off the premise of The Life of Brian. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jun 18, 2024
2/5
…Wholly Moses! will always attract by dint of its diverse, over-qualified cast, and then leave unfortunate viewers cast out into the wilderness. I’d previously filed this under so bad it’s good, but in retrospect, it’s just so bad it’s bad…. Go to Full Review
People Staff People Magazine Apr 30, 2018
Next to the pointed, funny Life of Brian, this is absolute sacrilege. Go to Full Review
Scott Nash Three Movie Buffs Apr 30, 2018
2.5/4
Life of Brian was protested by religious groups as heresy. Wholly Moses is silly and lowbrow enough that it never generated equal controversy. It's in every way inferior to that other film, but silly enough to provide a few cheap laughs. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Gary Weis

Director

Dudley Moore

Harvey Orchid

Laraine Newman

Zoey

James Coco

Hyssop

Paul Sand

God's Angel

Jack Gilford

Tailor

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Wholly Moses!

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Movie Info

Synopsis Tourists (Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman) in Israel find an old scroll, the Book of Herschel, about a false savior upstaged by Moses.
Director
Gary Weis
Producer
Freddie Fields
Production Co
Columbia
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Runtime
1h 49m
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