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The Cheap Detective (1978)

The Cheap Detective

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12

1h 32m

Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

March 6th, 1980

6.4/10

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A 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.

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Cast

Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
Bess
James Coco
Marcel
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
Full cast & crew

Directors

Robert Moore
Full cast & crew

Producers

Margaret Booth
associate producer
Michael Friedman
creative producer
(uncredited)
Ray Stark
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Neil Simon
written by
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Taglines

Who dunnit? This time it's Neil Simon who's really dunnit.
He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.

Keywords

murder
shot in the chest
corpse
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

German
English

Release Dates

March 6th, 1980 (Argentina)
November 1st, 2022 (Canada) (internet)
March 22nd, 1979 (Colombia)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Cheap Detective (original title)
El detective barato (Argentina) (theatrical title)
O Detetive Desastrado (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Los Angeles, California, USA (King Edward Hotel)
Stage 15, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Running Times

92 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

EMI Films (as A Columbia / EMI Presentation)
Rastar Pictures (from) (as Rastar)
Rastar Productions
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Distribution Companies

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia)
Columbia Pictures (Australia)
Ciné Polar (France)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

The David Forbes Company (marketing and distribution services)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L. - C.I.O.) (as I.A.T.S.E.) / (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.- C.I.O) (as I.A.T.S.E.) / (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.) (as I.A.T.S.E.) / (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.- C.I.O.) (as I.A.T.S.E.)
Panavision (United States of America) (camera equipment: lenses and Panaflex camera)

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