Blame It on the Bellboy
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| Directed by | Mark Herman |
| Produced by | Steve Abbott Jennifer Howarth |
| Written by | Mark Herman |
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| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | Michael Ellis |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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6 March 1992 |
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Running time
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78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,104,545 |
Blame It on the Bellboy is a 1992 British-American comedy film written and directed by Mark Herman, revolving around a case of mistaken identity of three individuals with similar-sounding surnames staying at the same hotel. Dudley Moore plays the role of Melvyn Orton in the film.
The Bollywood film One Two Three is an uncredited remake of Blame It On The Bellboy.
Three men board the same plane at Heathrow Airport bound for Venice: Melvyn Orton, a shy and unassuming clerk with an assignment of purchasing a house in Venice under penalty of losing his job; Mike Lawton, a hitman en route to Venice to kill his next mark, and Lord Maurice Horton, a rather large man who is mayor of a small city in the United Kingdom.
All register in the Hotel Gabrielli. The first to check in is Maurice. He establishes that his name is Horton with an overeager bellboy who struggles with properly pronouncing the letter "H". Melvyn arrives next. He is checked in by the hotel's manager, who initially believes that he and Mr. Horton are the same person until Melvyn clarifies the spelling of his name. Third to arrive is Mike Lawton. They are all expecting messages: Melvyn from a real estate agency that is selling a worthless villa in the Lido, Mike from the Mafia and Maurice from a dating agency called Medi-Date. When the bellboy receives the message for Melvyn, he mistakenly delivers it to Maurice. The message from Medi-Date goes instead to Mike, who now believes that his "mark" is the woman Maurice was supposed to meet with. Melvyn, meanwhile, receives Mike's instructions to 'visit' a local mob boss.
Maurice is shown around the villa by Caroline Wright, who has received instructions to sell the house immediately. If she gets the money in cash, her commission will be tripled, allowing her to purchase a speed boat. Maurice is under the false impression that they are on a date, planning to have sex with her, but is baffled by the fact that she seems very intent (supported by double entendre) to get to "the nitty gritty."
Mike is following Patricia (who was supposed to be Maurice's date) around Venice, trying to find the courage to kill her, since he is having second thoughts about his chosen profession. Melvyn calls seeking Mr. Scarpa, a mafioso who knows he is being sought by a killer, and is detained by thugs, taken to a cellar and tortured.
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