Wholly Moses
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| Directed by | Gary Weis |
| Produced by | Freddie Fields |
| Written by | Guy Thomas |
| Starring |
Dudley Moore Laraine Newman James Coco Paul Sand Jack Gilford Dom DeLuise John Houseman Madeline Kahn David Lander Richard Pryor John Ritter |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date
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June 13, 1980 |
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Running time
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $14,155,617 |
Wholly Moses! is a 1980 American Biblical spoof similar to that of Monty Python's Life of Brian. Dudley Moore, between performances in 10 and Arthur, plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the while being misled to think he is the prophet of God.
A couple of tourists, Harvey and Zoey, discover a lost scroll from the Book of Herschel, evidently someone who received commandments from God, only to have Moses take all the credit.
The movie received poor reviews.
Five orthodox Jewish groups protested the film for mocking their religion.
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