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64% Critic Match
The Cheap Detective
“He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.”
6.4 / 10• 1978• 1h 32m•PG• English
ComedyCrimeMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Moore's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cheap Detective is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
