See No Evil, Hear No Evil Page #3

Synopsis: A man is murdered. Two men witness it. A blind man who hears the killer, and a deaf man who sees them. The police don't think they're credible witnesses, but the killers don't want to take any chances. The two men must now work together to save themselves and bring the killers to justice.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Arthur Hiller
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
R
Year:
1989
103 min
1,092 Views


but I didn't see a woman.

What about you, wiseass?

Was there or wasn't there a woman?

What do I have to do?

Take you downstairs to a private room and ask you?

Huh?

He's deaf.

You have to be facing him.

Jesus. All right, no more bullshit!

Was there or wasn't there a woman?

Are you serious?

Yes, I'm goddamn serious.

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman?

What is he talking about?

He reads lips. You're talking too fast.

Was there

a woman present?

Yes,

there was

a woman

present.

Why is he talking like that?

Because he's deaf, not stupid.

Can you tell me one goddamn thing about that woman?

Yes. She has the most magnificent legs

I've ever seen in my life.

Yeah, and she smells good too.

All right, that does it.

Don't tell me you didn't

hear anything. He heard it.

Don't tell me you didn't

see anything. He saw it.

Between the two of you,

you saw and heard everything!

Some poor bastard's dead,

so let's start answering some questions here!

Excuse me, captain?

What?

Professor Kasuda.

You'll be interested in what he's gotta say.

Ballistics report.

What do you got?

I think I can prove to a judge

that both of these men had the mens rea.

What the hell is a mens rea?

It's a legal term.

It just means the intention

to commit a crime.

- Okay, come on, let's go.

- Mens rea?

Put the cuffs on.

How could we have gotten mens rea?

- Don't worry.

- Get up.

- Did we take blood?

- Get up!

Will you please rise?

Can you do it without taking blood?

Stupid, he's deaf.

You have to be facing him!

The lab says that gun

was the death weapon.

But we both use condoms.

How's this possible?

I wanna see a lawyer!

I wanna see a doctor.

We found something in the apartment of Mr. Scotto.

Joey Scotto?

Can I have a blood test?

We found your name on a marker

in Mr. Scotto's wallet.

"W. Kerew, $2800. Overdue."

Because I owe him?

I feel sick.

What are you doing?

You owe, he comes to bust your head

and your boyfriend lets him have it.

He is not my boyfriend.

Mens rea?

My God! No!

Checkbook,

knife,

racing forms,

pair of undershorts,

and a ticket...

to El Paso, Texas.

It's not here!

No coin.

I wish I hadn't killed him.

No, no. If you had to, you had to.

Now, we know he had it at the airport.

So he must've made a switch over somewhere.

The man who owns the newsstand, David Lyons.

He was talking with Scotto

when I arrived.

Would he be able

to identify you?

No. He never saw me.

Also, he's deaf.

Deaf?

Deaf.

And the other one is blind.

Blind? Deaf?

What, is this a joke?

No, no joke. I spoke with

the building superintendent.

Well, let's go pay them a visit,

shall we?

Well, they're in jail now.

Well, then let's bail them out.

All right, Mr. Lyons,

I need a nice full-face shot first.

Then we'll get our side shots later.

You ready?

We're here because you owed that sleazeball $2800?

Face forward, please.

I happened to think the Knicks were gonna beat Boston.

They came close.

Tell your friend

to face the front.

Face front.

What do you need a bookie for?

Credit.

Face front.

He was the only one who would

give me credit. Face front.

Will you tell him to hold still,

please?

What?

Hold still.

What's he doing?

Holding still.

Not looking at you, looking at me!

What?

Face the camera.

Perfect. Tell him not to move.

What?

Don't move.

I'm getting fed up with her.

Why is he doing this to me?

I just want him to face the camera.

He's not facing the camera?

No!

That's news to me.

What?

Face the camera.

That's better. Hold it.

She should make up her mind.

Sh*t!

Sh*t!

Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!

Is she saying "sh*t" or "ship"?

"Sh*t."

Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t. Charlie, come here.

Yeah, why would she say,

"Ship, ship, ship"?

I need you.

Wouldn't make any sense.

Get him out of here.

I want him out, now!

You're finished.

I'll get you when you're sleeping.

We'll be all right. Once they find

that woman, they'll let us out.

What woman? They're not

looking for no woman.

They got their killers. Us.

We're f***ed.

Captain, honestly...

Ow!

- You all right?

- What's wrong with you?

Can't you walk?

Do we have to carry you?

Don't do sh*t for me.

The man is blind and you

have him handcuffed?

Come on.

For crying out loud.

All right, take the cuffs off him

before he wrecks the goddamn joint.

Don't do me no favors.

Is everybody happy now? Huh?

Are we all friends again?

Come on now, let's go, huh?

Jesus.

Joe. I got Lyons, David.

Kerew, Wallace.

Suspected homicide.

- His lawyers are here.

- Whose?

David Lyons'.

My lawyers?

Oh. You want to check him

for police brutality, lady?

You got as long as it takes

to print him. Get in here.

I know you don't know who we are.

Your right hand, please.

Our law firm represents the building

you have your shop in.

We've been sent to try to arrange bail for you.

Great.

That's a nice surprise.

They can only hold you up to 72 hours

before an arraignment.

But with luck, we'll have you

out of here by 5:00.

We're pushing the "blind and deaf" angle.

We hope you don't mind.

No.

No, we don't mind. Use it.

We'll see you both very soon.

Excuse me, miss,

have we met before?

No, I don't think so.

Are you wearing

Shalimar perfume?

Yes, I am.

You know,

you have a remarkable nose.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I never knew anyone could be

that beautiful.

The lady's got style.

I'd love to go to sleep

listening to a voice like that.

- Oh, my God.

- Yeah.

The legs.

Yes, I can imagine.

The legs.

The legs. Of course.

It's her!

The killer?

The lady in my shop I was trying

to tell you about? That's her.

The woman is your lawyer?

She's not my lawyer!

Now she's not your lawyer?

That makes sense. Get out.

She's not my lawyer.

That's the lady you want!

How come you couldn't

give me a description?

I only saw her from the rear.

When she came in, I was looking at her face.

She went around just now,

I saw her tush. That's her!

That's the lady you want.

Stop her!

Stop that lady!

With a little luck, we'll have them to ourselves by 5:00.

They seem nice.

So was the chicken I ate last night.

Right now, the police

have us for murder,

or we're bailed out

by the killer.

At least my way we have a chance.

Are you with me?

All right, guys, let's go, huh?

Yes or no?

Yes.

Come on, move these guys. Let's move.

Come on, let's go. We gotta go. I'm sorry.

Come on.

I bet these guys are really gonna enjoy themselves

on Rikers Island, huh?

I bet you learn to speak Spanish

real quick. Won't that be nice?

Ooh.

Heh, heh.

You know, I hear that they make

the greatest kidney fricassee

with pineapple Jell-O.

It's really special.

All right, party time.

- Aah!

- Hey, what the hell!

- Tell me when. Tell me when!

- Now!

Hey! Hey, wait a minute! Grab them!

Open the goddamn door!

What's going on?

Protestors.

Demonstrators? Good.

Go with the flow. Mix in.

Excuse me. Excuse me, sir. Could I have a word with you?

Now that you're released,

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