GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Predrag This will not be numbered among the better films made by Sidney Poitier(director), Gene Wilder (star) nor Richard Widmark (supporting actor), all of whom have been involved with superior films, but will provide a solid base for an evenings entertainment. The plot is of the genre in which Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Red Skelton, Gene Wilder, himself, and many others before and since, have made excellent use for laughs, the spy thriller comedy. I don't know that I would call them a spoof on the serious film since,often, they do have their own brand of suspense and "thrills"; but they can be very funny indeed. In this case, the writers have relied far too much on some of Wilder's trademarked vocal emissions and far too little on his ability to deliver comedy lines and gestures. In fact, it is as difficult to find a funny line in the film as it is to find a novel plot device. Wilder does as well as could be expected under the circumstances, which, for me, was the major source of fun though not laughs. Gilda Radner was completely wasted, given no opportunity to do more than any third rate actress could have equaled. Richard Widmark is menacing early on, but becomes wooden as the dialogue and action descend to Perils of Pauline levels. There are a number of other highly capable actors who sink under the weight of the script. This is also a wonderful movie where you can see the comedic chemistry between Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

andredejongh I can be short about this movie: Hilarious. It made me laugh so much that I almost ran out of oxygen.Of course the story line is thin, and the musical score is just horrible.... but it is about the slapstick, the over the top panicking and the making fun of and the trying to escape from the otherwise in real life quite scary and threatening situations.Of course the airplane scene is the most funniest scene I have ever seen in a movie. It appeals on everyone's fears that when in an airplane you could crash and that the pilot is just a person of flesh and blood who could become ill or whatever. I am sure that every airplane passenger with a little bit of fear of flying has thought about this.And the airplane scene is not funny because the pilot is belching, like I read in a review. That would mean this film would be on the level of the Naked Gun series. The belching is just the introduction to this scene, the warming up. You think that this must be the funny part, and you start to laugh a little bit while thinking: "Is this supposed to be funny?". But when you know Gene Wilder's humour you know it can not stop there.No, the comedy starts after this, when the pilot dies. When Gene Wilder just does not want to know the truth and just does not want to face reality and chooses to deny reality, to which audiences can relate: everyone at least at one point in their lives chooses to put their head in the sand. But when Gene Wilder does it, he does it in such a hilariously, hysterical funny way.This film always stayed with me, over the years. And I just saw it again and it made me laugh just as hard as it did before, when I was in my teens.So go along with the make believe, do not demand a solid script and just go with the slapstick and the hysteria. And laugh!

Freya(sableOnBlond) the-real-roobeemoon I like this movie - based on the 2 stars in it - Gene Wilder & Gilda Radner. They make this flick watchable. They are a sweet and funny comedic duo. I know this movie is billed as a comedy and I feel that the reason for that is - basically because Gene and Gilda are / were COMEDIANS... It's a little funny - It's more like a mystery. Which actually makes for the reason this film is so misunderstood. To put two well-known comedians , head - to - head , in a mystery - wanna - B - comedy ... Well , it speaks for itself. But I like it. It's cute and Gene and Gilda are cute in it. It's not as good as the other films they are in together , but then again - the movie wasn't writtenfor them - and the other movies the two appear in together ARE , most definately COMEDIES.

Diggler-5 Upon its 1982 release, "Hanky Panky" was universally panned by critics and shunned by moviegoers. But the first film to team Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner -- a pairing that resulted in two more movies and an offscreen marriage -- is a very funny, wildly entertaining film in the Hitchcock tradition. Originally intended as another Gene Wilder-Richard Pryor vehicle, the Pryor role was rewritten for a girl and Radner was cast. "Hanky Panky" is reminiscent of Wilder's 1976 "Silver Streak;" as in that film, he again plays a nice guy in over his head, being trailed by both cops and killers. Radner plays the girl who believes he is innocent, and inevitably the two fall in love. The film gives both Wilder and Radner a chance to display their unique brands of comedy, especially in the film's funniest scene in which Wilder refuses to accept that the pilot of the plane they are flying in has died. A must for devoted Wilder and Radner fans!