Review of Butley (1974) by Ashley M — 06 Jun 2007

Alan Bates is BRILLIANT! Perhaps the wriest and wittiest film I've ever seen.

This review of Butley (1974) was written by Ashley M on 06 Jun 2007.

Butley has generally received positive reviews.

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Jun 2005

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By Eric A (667) on 30 Jul 2007

Look up on Imdb for this film. I did not like it too much :(…

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