a mildly engrossing and tepid suspenser that apparently bomb in theater and draw the ire and castigation of moviegoer an overreaction if ever there be one . grant and it will never be take for a masterpiece the comic element of the film consistently fall flat and and the plot be a fourth rate knockoff of hitchcock but it isn not a complete dud either . at least hanky panky manages to be consistently engage a an actioner or thriller ( as far a i be concern ) and it be fun to see gene wilder and richard widmark share screen credit . and it boast a fun support cast represent robert prosky and james tolkan and kathleen quinlan and the wonderful josef sommer ( of lydie breeze fame ) and and even a young larry pine pop up and keep thing hop . overall and a passable movie experience it work a a time filler if nothing else but some of the attempt at comedy be pretty pathetic . if the scriptwriter have spice up the scenario with a bit of wild physical comedy and more amusing situation and they probably could have save the picture . no and mr. poitier sorry to disappoint you and but watch a helicopter pilot belch for two minute do not and by any stretch of the imagination and qualify a intrinsically funny .