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Cry Uncle. Available on Prime Video. Directed by Academy Award Winner John G. Avildsen (Rocky), Cry Uncle is a hilarious whodunnit starring Allen Garfield (Nashville) and Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas)! Comedy 1971 1 hr 27 min. R. Starring Allen Garfield, Madeleine Le Roux, Devin Goldenberg. Director John G. Avildsen.
Review by Burrows ★★★½ 2. A surprising fun romp from John G. Avildsen and delivered courtesy of Troma films (with Lloyd Kaufman himself appearing in a cameo). It's sort of hilarious at times--a detective story that feels like it was co-written by Hustler and National Lampoon magazines. We've also got one of Paul Sorvino's first screen roles.
Overall, Cry Uncle! is a fun and entertaining film that will keep viewers guessing until the very end. Its blend of comedy and crime elements make it a unique entry in the detective genre, and its talented cast of actors bring the story to life with their memorable performances. Cry Uncle! is a 1971 comedy with a runtime of 1 hour and 27 minutes.
Jake Masters is a private detective who is hired by millionaire Jason Dominic. The police are after Jason in connection with the murder of a woman, and Jason wants Jake to find the real killer. Jake teams up with his nephew, Keith, and Jason's bodyguard, Cora Merrill. They track down the unsavory suspects one by one, getting involved in several murders and sexual situations along the way.
This call by one child for another to submit or cry for mercy — which appears variously as say uncle!, cry uncle! or holler uncle! — is first recorded in print in the US early in the twentieth century. The Oxford English Dictionary ’s first example is from 1918, but I’ve found an instance in an advertisement in the Modesto News of ...
Cry-uncle definition: (US, idiomatic) To beg for mercy ; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable).
cry ( or say or yell) uncle. surrender or admit defeat. North American informal. 1989 Guy Vanderhaeghe Homesick Beat him six ways to Sunday and he still would never cry uncle or allow that there was an outside chance of his ever being wrong. See also: cry, uncle.
