Hopscotch (1980)
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75% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
71% of users liked it
(3,013 ratings)
Walter Matthau plays a CIA agent who's been confined by office politics to a desk job. The disgruntled Matthau quits the service and heads to Europe, where he links up with former lover (an fellow ex-agent) Glenda Jackson. All goes smoothly until Matthau acts on the advice of yet another retired… More Walter Matthau plays a CIA agent who's been confined by office politics to a desk job. The disgruntled Matthau quits the service and heads to Europe, where he links up with former lover (an fellow ex-agent) Glenda Jackson. All goes smoothly until Matthau acts on the advice of yet another retired agent, Russian Herbert Lom, who suggests that Matthau write a tell-all autobiography. Spitefully, Matthau sends out copies of his first chapter to the heads of the CIA agencies throughout the world--and from that point on, he and Jackson don't have a moment's peace. This delights Matthau: now that all of his former colleagues are chasing after him, he has a reason to get up in the morning. As written by Brian Garfield, Hopscotch was a conventionally serious espionage novel. As adapted for the big screen by Garfield and Bryan Forbes, Hopscotch is a lively exercise in cloak-and-dagger comedy, even when the pursuit of Matthau turns deadly towards the end. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ronald Neame
- Written By
- Brian Garfield
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1980 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
enjoyable romp
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...ultimately never amounts to much.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Hopscotch offers a successful mix of adventure, comedy and romance.
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James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
a light, breezy riff on spy movie conventions
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
Ronald Neame's cheeky spy comedy Hopscotch isn't quite an awful movie, but it's so thoroughly and relentlessly mediocre...
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Cast
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Walter Matthau
as Miles Kendig
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Glenda Jackson
as Isobel von Schmidt
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Ned Beatty
as Myerson
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Sam Waterston
as Cutter
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Herbert Lom
as Mikhail Yaskov
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David Matthau
as Ross
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George Baker
as Westlake
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Ivor Roberts
as Ludlum
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Lucy Saroyan
as Carla
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Terry Beaver
as Tobin
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Ray Charleson
as Clausen
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Chartermain
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Severn Darden
as Maddox
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Joe Dorsey
as Security Guard
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Susan Engel
as Westlake's Receptionist
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Mike Gwilym
as Alfie
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Anne Haney
as Mrs. Myerson
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Jacquelyn Hyde
as Realtor
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Yolanda King
as Coffee Shop Manager
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Sally Nesbitt
as Telephone Operator
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George Pravda
as Saint Breheret
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Osman Ragheb
as CIA Telephone Technician
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Roy Sampson
as Police Sergeant
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Philip Voss
as Helicopter Pilot
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Laura Whyte
as Myerson's Secretary
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Douglas Dirkson
as Follett
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Larry Larson
as FBI Technician
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Richard Moore
as Seaplane Pilot
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Antony Carrick
as Salesman in Electric Shop
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Randy Patrick
as Mechanic
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Jeremy Young
as Immigration Officer
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Michael Cronin
as Policeman
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Joanna McCallum
as Bookshop Cashier
