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Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989)

Jake Spanner, Private Eye

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2h

Comedy, Crime, Drama

November 15th, 1989

6.2/10

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Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary track down his one remaining loved one, his kidnapped granddaughter. But who's the hood and who's being hoodwinked?

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Hoodwinked trailer Robert Mitchum and Ernest Borgnine

Cast

Robert Mitchum
Jake Spanner
Ernest Borgnine
Sal Piccolo
John Mitchum
J.P. Spanner
Richard Yniguez
Ben Nunez
James Mitchum
Lieutenant Kevin Spanner
Laurie Lathem
Toni New
Dick Van Patten
The Commodore
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Man at Sal's House
Edie Adams
Senior Club Member
Kenneth Kimmins
Wellington Warren
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Directors

Lee H. Katzin
Full cast & crew

Producers

Andrew J. Fenady
executive producer
Duke Fenady
(co-producer)
John Vinnedge
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

L.A. Morse
novel
Andrew J. Fenady
teleplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

It's not true, you can teach old dicks new tricks!

Keywords

based on novel
detective
old age
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 26th, 1992 (Japan)
March 13th, 1992 (Portugal)
November 15th, 1989 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Jake Spanner, Private Eye (original title)
The Old Dick (video title)
Armadilha de Morte (Brazil) (video title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Los Angeles, California, USA

Running Times

120 min (United States of America) (including commercials)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

USA Network (in association with)
ABC Distribution Company
Scotti-Vinnedge Productions

Distribution Companies

Concorde Video (Germany)
NHK Sôgô (Japan)
Home Video Partners (HVP) (Netherlands)
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Other Companies

Leonetti Company (camera equipment provided by)
Gomillion Studios (post-production)
Howard Anderson Digital Effects (titles and opticals)
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