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Bud and Lou

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
259
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Buddy Hackett and Harvey Korman in Bud and Lou (1978)
BiographyDrama

The professional and personal lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are examined.The professional and personal lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are examined.The professional and personal lives of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are examined.

  • Director
    • Robert C. Thompson
  • Writers
    • George Lefferts
    • Bob Thomas
  • Stars
    • Harvey Korman
    • Buddy Hackett
    • Michele Lee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    259
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert C. Thompson
    • Writers
      • George Lefferts
      • Bob Thomas
    • Stars
      • Harvey Korman
      • Buddy Hackett
      • Michele Lee
    • 15User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • Bud Abbott
    Buddy Hackett
    Buddy Hackett
    • Lou Costello
    Michele Lee
    Michele Lee
    • Anne Costello
    Arte Johnson
    Arte Johnson
    • Eddie Sherman
    Robert Reed
    Robert Reed
    • Alan Randall
    Donald Hotton
    Donald Hotton
    • Internal Revenue Service Representative
    Harvey Solin
    • Lester Markell
    William Tregoe
    • Ted Collins
    Danny Dayton
    Danny Dayton
    • Gene Duffy
    Art Eisner
    • Waiter
    Tracy Morgan
    • Stripper #1
    Judy Hanson
    • Stripper #2
    • (as Judith Hanson)
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    • Bernie
    Edmund Penney
    • Announcer #1
    Betty Harford
    Betty Harford
    • Stern Nurse
    William Smidt
    • Engineer
    • (as Burr Smidt)
    Ronn Wright
    • Announcer #2
    George Barclay
    • Auctioneer
    • Director
      • Robert C. Thompson
    • Writers
      • George Lefferts
      • Bob Thomas
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    • Trivia
      Part of a cycle of movies made during the mid-to-late 1970s about Tinseltown, Old Hollywood and its Golden Age including the Silent Film era. The pictures include Fedora (1978), Inserts (1975), Valentino (1977), Nickelodeon (1976), Silent Movie (1976), The Wild Party (1975), The Last Tycoon (1976), Hearts of the West (1975), The Day of the Locust (1975), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Gable and Lombard (1976), Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976), Bud and Lou (1978), and W.C. Fields and Me (1976). Bogie (1980) and Mommie Dearest (1981) would soon follow as well.
    • Goofs
      Jimmy Savile is one of the acts mentioned by Eddie Sherman that Bud and Abbot will headline with, should they choose to sign with him. While Savile was in fact alive in 1938 when this took place, he was only 12 years old and nobody outside of his family or hometown know who he was.
    • Quotes

      Lou Costello: Hey Eddie, I've had a lot of strawberry malteds in my life you know that? Out of all of them I've ever had, boy Eddie this one's the best.

    • Connections
      References In the Navy (1941)

    User reviews15

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    Great story but terrible portrayals.

    The movie was obviously lovingly done, and the story line superb. When Hackett and Korman are acting "out of character", that is, living Bud and Lou's private lives, the story holds together well. But when they are trying to recreate Abbot and Costello's great routines, things fall apart, particularly a very poorly timed version of "Who's On First". The recent t.v. pic of the Three Stooges stands head and shoulders above this show.
    • david-340
    • Jul 3, 2000
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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bud & Lou
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Bob Banner Associates
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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