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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

May 12, 1989
102 min
ComedyCrime
6.8/ 10
1,018 votes

Overview

A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot, but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, but escape to form an unlikely partnership. Being chased by both the law AND the original killers, can the pair work together to outwit them all?

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TMDB
6.8/10
1,018 votes
IMDB
6.8/10
62,506 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
44/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$46,900,000Worldwide gross
Profit$28,900,000Profitable
ROI
+160.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$46,908,987Domestic earnings

Details

Production information

"MURDER! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. Now they're both wanted for it."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$46,900,000

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

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