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Movie Info

Tourists (Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman) in Israel find an old scroll, the Book of Herschel, about a false savior upstaged by Moses.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Gary Weis
Producer:

Freddie Fields
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 1, 2012
Runtime:

1h 49m
Production Co:

Columbia

Cast & Crew

Dudley Moore
Harvey Orchid, Herschel

Laraine Newman
Zoey, Zerelda

James Coco
Hyssop

Paul Sand
God's Angel

Jack Gilford
Tailor

Dom DeLuise
Shadrach

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Critic Reviews for Wholly Moses!

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (6)

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.

April 30, 2018 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
There are a couple of droll sight gags, but nothing can redeem Wholly Moses! from its destiny of eternal mirthlessness.

April 30, 2018 | Full Review…

Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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.

April 30, 2018 | Full Review…

Rod McShane
Time Out
Dudley Moore is funny. James Coco, Madeline Kahn and Richard Pryor are funny. Director Gary Weiss showed he was funny with his direction of Saturday Night Live. So, why isn't Wholly Moses funny?

April 28, 2018 | Full Review…

Michael Blowen
Boston Globe
Next to the pointed, funny Life of Brian, this is absolute sacrilege.

April 30, 2018 | Full Review…

People Staff
People Magazine
The direction by first-time director Gary Weis is flat, and the script by Guy Thomas is uninspired.

April 30, 2018 | Full Review…

TV Guide
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.

April 30, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs