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6.4A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Released: 1978-06-2392 minDir: Robert MooreComedy, Crime, Mystery
Cast
- Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh
- Ann-Margret as Jezebel Dezire
- Eileen Brennan as Betty DeBoop
- Sid Caesar as Ezra Dezire
- Stockard Channing as Bess
- James Coco as Marcel
Themes
- spoof
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Robert Moore
- Screenwriter
- Neil Simon
- Composer
- Patrick Williams
- Producer
- Margaret Booth
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 553889
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-03-06
- title
- The Cheap Detective
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- review score
- 53%
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