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Blame It on the Bellboy [VHS]

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Dudley Moore was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, which is a form of Parksinson's disease, at the age of 62. That's what killed him, and that's why he stopped doing movies. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed Blame it on the Bellboy.

It was good to see a much older Moore still getting good acting roles. Of course, he could never do better than his role of Arhur Bach in Arthur and Arthur 2, on the Rocks!

Blame it on the Bellboy is a case of mistaken identity. It's a cast of wildly unusual characters,like Moore, who plays a timid American salesman, trying to save his job by purchasing an Italian villa for his boss, who we only meet over the phone but grow to loath.


There's only place in the movie you might want to cover your child's eyes, otherwise, its great for the whole family!

This movie did poorly at the box office when it came out, and I could never figure out why. It's a splendid black farce of mistaken identity that never lets up; a kind of hybrid of French sex farce (think Feydeau) and British gangster comedy (think early Alec Guinness comedies). And it's a terrific sort of valedictory for the late, great Dudley Moore. If you love a good farce, you've got to see this flick.

Sure the movie is silly and the story farfetched and somewhat predictable, but it is good entertainment and joy for 1 1/2 hours.

If you appreciate Dudley Moore's Comedy - this is a hilariously funny adventure - it grows on you each time you watch it!

Mistaken identities, mass confusion, a cheating husband, gangsters allot of not quite mayhem and the Bellboy. Bronson Pinchot, makes the movie, he is so funny. Love this movie, it's just fun.

My husband and I somehow got to talking about actors one day and Bronson Pinchot came up. I remembered him from this movie, which I learned that my husband had never seen before. I remembered it being very funny, so we ordered it. He thoroughly enjoyed it and it was just as funny as I remembered.

I saw this movie along time ago and liked it. It was funny back then and it is still funny now.

i first saw this movie some 12 years ago on the TV, and Loved it ever since. this is one of the movies that I had recorded from the TV, then Bought it on VHS when I found it ... and the recently, after long term searching Acquired it on DVD (as VHS seiged to exist).
i don't really care much for the Critics and their grading of the movie. cuz when I look it up in any of the Movie Encyclopedias that's available, the review of the movie is not that great. but I have the right to disagree... admittedly, it may not fall in everybody's taste... but I can't stop laughing whenever I put it on.
The story or plot is as said ... One Big Mess of Mistaken Identity, 3 people comes to venice each with their own agenda, but due to a LINGUAL Barrier, they all get mistaken for one another and each of them, Unknowingly, gets the task that was suppose to belong to one of the others. And from there on ... till last minute ... one big mess.
This is not a movie which needs much thinking or anything... it is 90 so minutes of pure entertainment.

Dudley Moore, ... what can I say ... one heck of a performer. not in the same calibre as in Authur... but his performance is great... as always. I don't really think he as much as smiles anywhere in the entire movie, but He'll have you laughing non stop through out.

I've seen it and I would see this a hundred times ans still
laugh. Typical Dudley Moore misunderstanding trama (Micki &
Maude, Unfaithfuly yours)that would make you laugh besides
Patsy Kensit is a very attractive and talented actress.

One of the best movies ever! This movie is worth every penny. It is an underappreciated classic.