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Hopscotch (1980)

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Movie Info

Walter Matthau plays a CIA agent who's been confined by office politics to a desk job. The disgruntled Matthau quits the service and heads to Europe, where he links up with former lover (an fellow ex-agent) Glenda Jackson. All goes smoothly until Matthau acts on the advice of yet another retired agent, Russian Herbert Lom, who suggests that Matthau write a tell-all autobiography. Spitefully, Matthau sends out copies of his first chapter to the heads of the CIA agencies throughout the world--and

R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Ronald Neame

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1980 Wide

On DVD: Aug 20, 2002

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Cast

Walter Matthau
Miles Kendig
Glenda Jackson
Isobel von Schmidt
Ned Beatty
Myerson
Sam Waterston
Cutter
Herbert Lom
Mikhail Yaskov
David Matthau
Ross
George Baker
Westlake
Ivor Roberts
Ludlum
Lucy Saroyan
Carla
Terry Beaver
Tobin
Ray Charleson
Clausen
Allan Cuthbertson
Chartermain
Severn Darden
Maddox
Joe Dorsey
Security Guard
Susan Engel
Westlake's Receptionist
Mike Gwilym
Alfie
Anne Haney
Mrs. Myerson
Jacquelyn Hyde
Realtor
Yolanda King
Coffee Shop Manager
Sally Nesbitt
Telephone Operator
George Pravda
Saint Breheret
Osman Ragheb
CIA Telephone Technicia...
Roy Sampson
Police Sergeant
Philip Voss
Helicopter Pilot
Laura Whyte
Myerson's Secretary
Douglas Dirkson
Follett
Larry Larson
FBI Technician
Richard Moore
Seaplane Pilot
Antony Carrick
Salesman in Electric Sh...
Randy Patrick
Mechanic
Jeremy Young
Immigration Officer
Michael Cronin
Policeman
Joanna McCallum
Bookshop Cashier

Critic Reviews for Hopscotch

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (3) | DVD (10)

enjoyable romp

September 30, 2005 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

...ultimately never amounts to much.

April 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Hopscotch offers a successful mix of adventure, comedy and romance.

January 29, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

a light, breezy riff on spy movie conventions

September 15, 2002 Comment

James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Ronald Neame's cheeky spy comedy Hopscotch isn't quite an awful movie, but it's so thoroughly and relentlessly mediocre...

August 22, 2002 Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com

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Jeremy Heilman

MovieMartyr.com

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Half boring, and half funny. This movie isn't really worth watching unless you're a fan of Landau. The story is kind of silly, but it's okay.

September 6, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

Okay caper suffers from miscasting of Matthau in the lead, his action are just too slow for him to be convincing as a man of stealth. Glenda is wasted in a nothing part.

May 4, 2009

jay nixon

Super Reviewer

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