- Release date: 1978
- Runtime: 89 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise, Fritz Feld ... See all
- Director: Gene Wilder
- Plot: A neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino. Although not an actor, through blind luck he succeeds - to... Read more
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There's a solid handful of schtick in the movie that's well worthy of some hearty laughs
For every bit of wacko humor that does work in The World's Greatest Lover
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| Apr 25, 2006DVD MovieGuide
He launches a talent search to find the star of his upcoming flick The Worlds Greatest Lover .
Among the many pretty boys this quest attracts, we meet Rudy Hickman (Wilder), a sad sack who cant keep jobs due to his various high-strung idiosyncrasies.
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| May 17, 2006The Trades
If you like Wilder, it ain't gonna hurt ya to check this one out
Current slapstick comedy tends to involve teenagers, drugs, and some naked private parts, but this one is bonking heads, prat falls, and double entendres up the wazoo.
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