1982
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Wholly Moses! is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore 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.
- $12 million, gross = $14,155,617
- Patrick Williams
- Columbia Pictures
- Freddie Fields
Jun 13, 1980 · Harvey and Zoey, two tourists travelling through Israel, discover an ancient scroll describing the life of Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from Egyptian slavery, but Moses keeps blundering by and taking all the credit.
- (2.2K)
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Gary Weis
- 1980-06-13
Tourists (Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman) in Israel find an old scroll, the Book of Herschel, about a false savior upstaged by Moses.
- (16)
- Gary Weis
- PG
- Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore is Herschel, a charlatan prophet back in the days of the Old Testament who hears Moses and is inspired by God's words.
Proof of this is a very bad new comedy named "Wholly Moses!" which is the first feature film by "Saturday Night" director Gary Weis. The movie depends for its effect on the kind of shock value the TV show has, and it seems to he under the impression that that's enough.
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Wholly Moses. An all-star comedy cast hams it up in this hilarious Biblical spoof. 468 IMDb 4.7 1 h 43 min 1980. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Fantasy. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $3.99 $3.59. Buy. HD $14.09. More purchase. options. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days.
When he goes up to the top of Mount Sinai one day he hears God's instructions to Moses and writes them down himself. He then tries to lead his people out of Egypt, but by the time he makes the acquaintance of the Pharaoh, Moses has already come and gone.
