The Cheap Detective (1978)

Directed by

Robert Moore

Genre

comedy film, parody film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1940s San Francisco, a bumbling private detective named Lou Peckinpaugh gets mixed up in a series of murders and missing persons cases. The film pokes fun at classic film noir and detective movies.

playfulcomediclightheartedzanyfast-pacedparodicwittyscrewballnostalgic

What happens

The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American neo-noir private eye mystery comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a parody of Humphrey Bogart. The film is a parody of Bogart films such as Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. The ensemble cast includes Madeline Kahn, Louise Fletcher, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, Marsha Mason, Sid Caesar, John Houseman, Dom DeLuise, Abe Vigoda, James Coco, Phil Silvers, Fernando Lamas, Nicol Williamson, Scatman Crothers, Vic Tayback and Paul Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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