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Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)

Murder Can Hurt You!

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1h 40m

Comedy

May 21st, 1980

6.3/10

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Murder Can Hurt You is a 1980 ABC television movie that parodies detective and police TV shows of the 1960s and '70s, much like the way Murder by Death made fun of literary detectives. The plot involves a mysterious "Man in White" who's out to kill famous detectives in bizarre ways, and the heroes are obvious parodies of Kojak, Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, Ironside, Police Woman, Columbo, and McCloud.

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Cast

Victor Buono
Chief Ironbottom
Tony Danza
Pony Lambretta
Jamie Farr
Studsky
John Byner
Len 'Hatch' Hatchington
Gavin MacLeod
Lt. Nojack
Buck Owens
Sheriff Tim MacSkye
Connie Stevens
Sgt. Salty Sanderson
Jimmie Walker
Parks the Pusher
Burt Young
Lt. Palumbo
Marty Allen
Det. Starkos
Full cast & crew

Directors

Roger Duchowny
Full cast & crew

Producers

Douglas S. Cramer
executive producer
Shelley Hull
associate producer
Robert L. Jacks
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ron Friedman
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Someone is Trying to Kill All of Your Favorite TV Cops!
A Criminally Funny Movie!

Keywords

murder
detective
police
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 21st, 1980 (United States of America)
May 21st, 1980 (United States of America) ABC TV

Alternative Titles

Murder Can Hurt You! (original title)
Um Crime de Amargar (Brazil)
Nojack & C:o (Finland) (video box title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (Location)
Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (B-roll)
Hollywood Tower Apartments - 6200 Franklin Ave, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (As the Black & White Lollipop Company.)
All Locations

Running Times

100 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Aaron Spelling Productions

Distribution Companies

Cinefear (United States of America)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (United States of America) (original airing)

Other Companies

Ford Motor Company (automobiles furnished by) (as The Ford Motor Company)
Lynn Stalmaster & Associates (casting)
Panavision (United States of America) (lenses and Panaflex camera)

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