Reception
TriStar Pictures was looking to produce another film starring Wilder and Pryor, and Wilder agreed to do See No Evil, Hear No Evil only if he was allowed to re-write the script. The studio agreed and See No Evil, Hear No Evil premiered on May 1989 to mostly negative reviews. Many critics praised Wilder's and Pryor's, and Kevin Spacey's performances, but they mostly agreed that the script was terrible. Roger Ebert called it "a real dud", the Deseret Morning News described the film as "stupid", with an "idiotic script" that had a "contrived story" and too many "juvenile gags." On the other hand Vincent Canby called it "by far the most successful co-starring vehicle for Mr. Pryor and Mr. Wilder", while also acknowledging that "this is not elegant movie making, and not all of the gags are equally clever." The film has also gained a cult following in the past decade.
Despite the negative reviews, the film was a box office success, able to stay at # 1 for two weeks.
Sachin Pilgaonkar was inspired by the film's plot and used in Marathi Movie Eka Peksha Ek in 1990 which he directed. The film also inspired the 2006 Bollywood film Pyare Mohan.
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