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The Odd Job (1978)

1978-08-31 · 1h 27m · EN
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Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...

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Graham ChapmanGraham ChapmanArthur HarrisDavid JasonDavid JasonThe Odd Job ManDiana QuickDiana QuickFiona HarrisSimon WilliamsSimon WilliamsBill PatersonBill PatersonSergeant MullMichael ElphickMichael ElphickRaymondeCarolyn SeymourCarolyn SeymourAngieJoe MeliaJoe MeliaHead WaiterGeorge InnesGeorge InnesCaretaker

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference117134Actor preference172642 · 117292 · 194504Country preferenceGb

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What is The Odd Job about?

Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...

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The Odd Job has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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