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Jun 23, 1978 · The Cheap Detective: Directed by Robert Moore. With Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar. San Francisco, 1940, detectives, dames, documents, Nazis, and a treasure.
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American 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.
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Neil Simon's “The Cheap Detective” begins with an interesting, if hardly original, premise: Have Peter Falk do his Humphrey Bogart imitation, and plug him into a simultaneous satire of “Casablanca” and “The Maltese Falcon.”
Watch The Cheap Detective with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, or buy on Fandango at Home. In this satire of film noir, Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) is a San...
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San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife. A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre.
The Cheap Detective. A loving parody of THE MALTESE FALCON and CASABLANCA as seen through the eyes of ace private eye, Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk). 343 IMDb 6.4 1 h 32 min 1978. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Suspense · Thoughtful · Mysterious. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $14.09.
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American satirical comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore as a follow-up to their successful Murder by Death (Columbia, 1976). It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a detective in the Humphrey Bogart mold.
THE CHEAP DETECTIVE is a hilarious Humphrey Bogart send-up, blending the plots of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon with the comedic vision of Neil Simon.
Apr 22, 2003 · Drawing upon the lifelong affection that he held for Humphrey Bogart, Simon stitched together plot elements from Bogey's signature vehicles into the engaging crazy-quilt homage The Cheap Detective (1978).
