The Odd Job

Year: 1978

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Peter Medak

Comedy

Arthur Harris returns home to discover his wife Fiona is leaving him. Devastated, he drinks heavily and attempts suicide, even trying to electrocute himself with a lamp. Suddenly a mysterious man in a leather coat offers any odd jobs. Arthur hires him to kill himself. The next day Fiona returns, but the hired killer continues his deadly pursuit.

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