Foul Play

1978 film by Colin Higgins
Movie film Q1306758
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Foul Play

Summary

Foul Play is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,816 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foul Play's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Foul Play was directed by Colin Higgins[4].
  • Colin Higgins wrote the screenplay for Foul Play[5].
  • Foul Play's composer is recorded as Charles Fox[6].
  • Foul Play's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Foul Play's genre is thriller film[8].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Goldie Hawn[9].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Chevy Chase[10].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Burgess Meredith[11].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Rachel Roberts[12].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Eugene Roche[13].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Dudley Moore[14].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Brian Dennehy[15].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Marc Lawrence[16].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Billy Barty[17].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Cooper Huckabee[18].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Frances Bay[19].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was John Hancock[20].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Chuck McCann[21].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Queenie Smith[22].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Lou Cutell[23].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Don Calfa[24].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Garry Goodrow[25].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Connie Sawyer[26].
  • A cast member of Foul Play was Bruce Solomon[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Foul Play was directed by Colin Higgins[4]. Colin Higgins wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Goldie Hawn[9], Chevy Chase[10], Burgess Meredith[11], Rachel Roberts[12], Eugene Roche[13], and Dudley Moore[14].

Publication

Publication dates include June 14, 1978[28] and February 1, 1979[29]. The original language of Foul Play was English[30]. Genres include comedy film[7] and thriller film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[32], 73%[33], and 45/100[34].

Why It Matters

Foul Play ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,816 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 77578
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 77578, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 70118
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 70118, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1978-06-14T00:00:00Z, +1979-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Colin Higgins
    Duration → {'amount': '+116'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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