With the passing of Gene Wilder recently, I wanted to watch one of his films and this was on TV. The duo of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor is awesome. I know they made other films together and you can tell because they play off each other perfectly. Watching them work is like watching two sides of the same coin, they're styles are different but work well. This movie is not only funny but does so without making fun of the deaf or the blind (some people may not agree with me on my opinion but that's what I took out of it.) This film will make you laugh and when you're not laughing you'll be smiling. I'm glad I watched it. I'll have to check out more films starring these two. And I really need to rewatch Willy Wonka. RIP, Gene.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil was the third collaboration between Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. The 1989 film directed by Arthur Hiller was a comedic goldmine of a story where a blind man and a deaf man must rely on each other to clear their names as they have been wrongly accused of a murder. The third time was a charm for the Wilder/Pryor duo as they turned in another comedic standout with this film. Never short of laughs or story, See No Evil, Hear No Evil is a treat for audiences 27 years after its release. Dave Lyons (Gene Wilder) runs a convenience stand inside a hotel in New York and just happens to be deaf. 'Wally' Karue, (Richard Pryor) is a man down on his luck who answers Dave's ad for a job opening, and just happens to be blind. Feeling a kinship to one another, Dave hires Wally and the two work together. Everything goes smoothly for the men, what Wally struggles with, Dave helps, and what Dave struggles with, Wally makes up for. When a murder is committed in front of Wally's stand while his back is turned, he turns around just in time to see the murderers legs, and Wally comes in just in time to smell the murderer. Together they are the perfect witness to the crime until they are the ones accused of committing it. Eager to prove their innocence and escape police custody, hilarity ensues in the unique way that only Wilder and Pryor can deliver. There were some wonderfully funny scenes in this movie. The premise of two men having a difficulty in which they need the other to drive a car, or have a fist fight was a great concept for a comedy. For an interesting bit of trivia, Gene Wilder passed on this script multiple times because it was initially poorly written and riddled with inaccuracies. When he finally accepted, he prepared for the role by meeting with a woman that would later become his wife. The writing must have certainly approved, no doubt with Wilder's influence as he was a credited writer on the finished product. What comes through in the finished piece was wonderful, and full of subtly funny scenes that became a mainstay in a Wilder/Pryor film. This film used to be my favorite film of the four that Wilder and Pryor worked together on; it has since been replaced with Silver Streak, but it is still a fun turn every time one watches it. Wilder's character was as good as ever, only going to prove that, like a fine wine, Wilder's acting only improved with age.

The odd pairing up of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryer always seems to work as it does in their other films! The film focuses on the misunderstandings and mishaps they get themselves into after they unknowingly become witness to a murder. Although Wilder is deaf and Pryor is blind, they use ingenious and resourceful ways of solving the crime together! They are funny because of the situations they get themselves into, not their disabilities. At one point, they end up stuck on a refuse carrier boat crossing the river because Pryor was trying to escape by driving a car which ended up on the boat even though he's blind! At some points in the film, you realize how intolerant and harsh the world is toward anyone with frailties, which brings you back down to earth with a bump. Though, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are two highly underrated talents before the camera. The adventures that these two poor characters go through is something that a wide audience can enjoy. The use of two ailments such as deafness and blindness is not exploited or made fun of, just used for great comic timing and situations. Also Stewart Copeland of the rock band The Police wrote the soundtrack music for this film. What else to say...Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

How has this film only got an overall rating of 6.7? I think this film is brilliant, i never fails to make me laugh, it was very enjoyable watching it years ago and i still enjoy watching it now. Terrific actors, they play their roles perfectly.I think it is brilliant, i can't see why people wouldn't like this film. If you are looking for a good comedy, with great actors and guaranteed to make you laugh then this is the film for you. A great family film.In fact this film is AMAZING to say it is an old-ish film (i am not usually into the old-ish films).Deserves an 8 / 10 at least.