TMDb Rating
5.7/10
13 verified votes
The Odd Job (1978)
Comedy
87 min
Plot Summary
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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ComedyPeter MedakGraham ChapmanDavid Jason1978
Director
Peter Medak
Top Cast
Graham ChapmanDavid JasonDiana QuickSimon WilliamsEdward Hardwicke
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