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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.
Jun 23, 1978 · 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.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Robert Moore
- 1978-06-23
Margaret Booth. Jennifer Shull. Ray Stark. Stewart Levine. Patrick Williams. Neil Simon. 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.
The Cheap Detective - Full Cast & Crew. A low-rent detective spoofs hard-boiled classics, hiding from the cops who think he killed his partner, and hunting for an elusive artifact.
- Robert Moore
Robert Moore. Director. Neil Simon. Writer. 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.
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