History Film / BlameItOnTheBellboy

* SecondaryTitle: While it's named after the titular bellboy, the film focuses more on Mike, Maurice and Melvyn and the shenanigans they get into due to the bellboy mixing up their similar-sounding names and delivering the wrong envelopes.

* ExactEavesdropping: PlayedForLaughs when Mike and Patricia overhear Maurice having a lot of money brought in (to buy the Villa Romano) and mentioning Caroline Wright. They believe that Caroline was the person Mike was supposed to kill, and that Maurice decided to kill her and collect the money for doing so.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Even after being convinced that Melvyn isn't a hitman, the mafia believe this of him and plan to kill him.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film ends with one: [[spoiler: Mike and Patricia are married. Melvyn is selling testicle protectors in the Bahamas. his ex-boss ends up dead trying to claim ownership of Mafia boss' house, Maurice and his wife got divorced. Caroline successfully sued the hotel. The bellboy gets fired]].

* YouHaveFailedMe: Mike is very frightened about experiencing this form his bosses, but it doesn't come to pass.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film ends with one: [[spoiler: Mike and Patricia are married. Melvyn is selling testicle protectors in the Bahamas. Maurice and his wife got divorced. Caroline successfully sued the hotel. The bellboy gets fired]].

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film ends with one: [[spoiler: Mike and Patricia are married. Melvyn is sell gin testicle protectors in the Bahamas. Maurice and his wife got divorced. Caroline successfully sued the hotel. The bellboy gets fired]].

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The film ends with one: [[spoiler: Mike and Patricia are married. Melvyn is sell gin testicle protectors in the bahamas. Maurice and his wife got divorced]].

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The main mafia goons.

* GroinAttack: The main form of torture Melvyn suffers at the hands of the mafia. [[[[BrickJoke The end of the film mentions he started a store selling testicle protectors]]]].

* YouHaveFailedMe: Mike is very frightened about experiencing this form his bosses, but it doesn't come to pass.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Maurice turns out to be married]].

Due to the bellboy (Creator/BronsonPinchot) getting their names mixed up and delivering messages to the wrong men, Melvyn goes to the home of a dangerous mob boss (who's on the lookout for a foreign assassin) while believing that he's supposed to buy it; Mike starts following a woman who signed up for a blind date due to getting her picture and name in an envelope; and Maurice ends up going out to lunch with real estate agent Caroline Wright (Patsy Kensit), who is desperate to make a sale while thinking it's a blind date.

Due to the bellboy (Creator/BronsonPinchot) getting their names mixed up and delivering messages to the wrong men, Melvyn goes to the home of dangerous mob boss (who's on the lookout for a foreign assassin) while believing that he's supposed to buy it; Mike starts following a woman who signed up for a blind date due to getting her picture and name in an envelope; and Maurice ends up going out to lunch with real estate agent Caroline Wright (Patsy Kensit), who is desperate to make a sale while thinking it's a blind date.

A UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} hotel finds itself occupied by three men with similar-sounding names; purchasing agent Melvyn Orton (Moore), professional assassin Mike Lorton (Brown), and minor British politician Lord Maurice Horton (Griffiths). Each of the three is there for an appointment of a very different nature.

A UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} hotel finds itself occupied by three men with very similar last names; purchasing agent Melvyn Orton (Moore), professional assassin Mike Lorton (Brown), and minor British politician Lord Maurice Horton (Griffiths). Each of the three is there for an appointment of a very different nature.

Due to the bellboy (Creator/BronsonPinchot) getting their names mixed up and delivering them to the wrong men, Melvyn goes to the home of dangerous mob boss (who's on the lookout for a foreign assassin) while believing that he's supposed to buy it; Mike starts following a woman who signed up for a blind date due to getting her picture and name in an envelope; and Maurice ends up going out to lunch with real estate agent Caroline Wright (Patsy Kensit), who is desperate to make a sale while thinking it's a blind date.

A Venice hotel finds itself occupied by three men with similar last names; purchasing agent Melvyn Orton (Moore), professional assassin Mike Lorton (Brown), and minor British politician Lord Maurice Horton (Griffiths). Each of the three is there for an appointment of a very different nature.

A Venice hotel finds itself occupied by three men with similar last names; purchasing agent Melvyn Orton (Moore), professional assassin Mike Lorton (Brown), and minor British politician Lord Maurice Horton (Griffiths). Each of the three is there for an appointment of a very different nature. Due to the bellboy (Creator/BronsonPinchot) getting their names mixed up and delivering them to the wrong men, Melvyn goes to the home of dangerous mob boss (who's on the lookout for a foreign assassin) while believing that he's supposed to buy it; Mike starts following a woman who signed up for a blind date due to getting her picture and name in an envelope; and Maurice ends up going out to lunch with real estate agent Caroline Wright (Patsy Kensit), who is desperate to make a sale while thinking it's a blind date.

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A Venice hotel finds itself occupied by three men with similar last names; purchasing agent Melvyn Orton (''Creator/DudleyMoore'') professional assassin Mike Lorton (''Creator/BryanBrown''), and minor British politician Lord Maurice Horton (''Creator/RichardGriffiths''). Each of the three is there for an appointment of a very different nature. Due to the bellboys getting their names mixed up and delivering them to the wrong men. Melvyn goes to the home of a dangerous mob boss (whose on the lookout for a foreign assassin) while believing that he's supposed to buy it, Mike starts following a woman who signed up for a blind date due to getting her picture and name in an envelope, and Maurice ends up going out to lunch with real estate agent Caroline Wright, who is desperate to make a sale while thinking it's a blind date.

A Venice hotel finds itself occupied by three men with similar last names; purchasing agent Melvyn Orton (''Creator/DudleyMoore'') professional assassin Mike Lorton, and minor British politician Lord Maurice Horton (''Creator/RichardGriffiths''). Each of the three is there for an appointment of a very different nature. Due to the bellboys getting their names mixed up and delivering them to the wrong men. Melvyn goes to the home of a dangerous mob boss (whose on the lookout for a foreign assassin) while believing that he's supposed to buy it, Mike starts following a woman who signed up for a blind date due to getting her picture and name in an envelope, and Maurice ends up going out to lunch with real estate agent Caroline Wright, who is desperate to make a sale while thinking it's a blind date.

This film contains the following tropes:

* GroinAttack: The main form of torture Melvyn suffers at the hands of the mafia. [[[[BrickJoke The end of the film mentions he started a store selling textile protectors]]]].

* HitmanWithAHeart: Mike wants to retire to become a florist, and can't bring himself to kill lPatricia even before realizing she isn't his target.

* UnfortunateItemSwamp: three envelopes intended for three guests at a hotel get mixed up by the aforementioned bellboy (played by Bronson Pinchot). Later on [[spoiler: the two suitcases with the money and the bomb, although that swap is only unfortunate for the bad guys]].