Top billed cast

1. 

   Gene Wilder

   Harry Evers

2. 

   Bob Newhart

   Marvin Ellison

3. 

   Ellen Burstyn

   Lynne Evers

4. 

   Cloris Leachman

   Lois Ellison

5. 

   Martha Scott

   Mrs. Reynolds

6. 

   Nancy Walker

   Mrs. Bender

7. 

   Valerie Harper

   Ann Menzente

8. 

   Rob Reiner

   Joel Forrest

9. 

   Norman Fell

   Melvin Leonard

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-03-01

Thursday’s Game is a lightweight comedy in some ways, but it is quirky enough to rise above the level of more forgettable network movies. It features Gene Wilder and a competent ensemble cast made up of faces that would later become very familiar in popular tv sitcoms. We watched it recently as part of a Cloris Leachman retrospective.

The humor ranges from being fairly subtle to occasional slapstick. The plot focuses mostly on Wilder’s character, his employment and marriage ups and downs, with lesser attention paid to Bob Newhart’s restless character, who wants out of his marriage.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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