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As librarian
Gloria Mundy in Foul Play, Goldie Hawn gives
her address as 430 Vallejo Street, second floor apartment. The 1978 comedy
caper from writer/director Colin Higgins stars Hawn with Chevy Chase, Dudley
Moore, and Burgess Meredith. Gloria is a damsel in distress when her date
drops dead after leaving her a roll of film and a cryptic clue. Just short
of a screwball comedy, Foul Play works because of Goldie's charm. This
is another film in which San Francisco rises above a location and seemingly
becomes a character in the story. Chase is the detective who saves Goldie
and ultimately thwarts an assassination attempt on the Pope - played by
legendary San Franciscan
Cyril Magnin! Locations include Pacific
Heights, Upper Fort Mason, City
Hall rotunda, and others including a daytime car chase. Makes a great
double feature with the all-out screwball comedy,
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