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English. Budget. $250,000 [1] Box office. $1,083,000 [2] Cry Uncle!, released in the UK as Super Dick (theatrical title) and American Oddballs (video title), is a 1971 American film in the Troma Entertainment library. It is directed by John G. Avildsen and stars Allen Garfield.
- David Jay Disick
- Harper MacKay
- August 17, 1971
- Allen Garfield, Madeleine Le Roux, Devin Goldenberg
Cry Uncle!, based on the Michael Brett novel, "Lie a Little, Die a Little", follows the misadventures of a fat, hairy slob of a private eye named Jake Masters, who is hired to clear up a phony murder rap. The NYPD is hunting for an eccentric millionaire, Jason Dominic, in connection with the brutal murder of a cocktail waitress named Lucille ...
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Allen Garfield is hilarious as the bumbling and horny private dick trying to get to the bottom of an unsolved murder. Sharply written, gritty and grimy, Cry Uncle! is an entertaining and laugh-out-loud mixture of gags coated in that '70s New York sleaze. And from the director of Rocky to boot!
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- 15th Street Films
- John G. Avildsen
Cry Uncle. Watch Cry Uncle with a subscription on Prime Video. A sloppy private eye (Allen Garfield) and a woman (Madeleine Le Roux) help a rich client caught on camera during an orgy.
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- John G. Avildsen
- R
- Comedy
On a $106,000 budget, the film grossed over $19 million and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. While working on Joe, Avildsen became friends with a young college graduate named Lloyd Kaufman, who was getting his start. They decided to start working on a film based on Michael Brett’s novel Lie a Little, Die a Little.
Cry Uncle! (1971) R 08/17/1971 (US) Comedy , Crime , Mystery 1h 27m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Laugh till you Cry Uncle! Overview. Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail. Michael Brett. Author. John G. Avildsen. Director. David Odell. Screenplay.
