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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. The story, based on the Michael Brett novel Lie a Little, Die a Little, follows the misadventures of a slobbish private ...
- 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 ...
Jason Dominic. Sean Fallon Walsh. ... Gene Sprigg (as Sean Walsh) Debbi Morgan. ... Olga Winter (as Deborah Morgan) Maureen Byrnes. ...
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.
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- 15th Street Films
- John G. Avildsen
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. In August 1971, Avildsen’s Cry Uncle made its way onto the big screen. %.
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. Private detective Jack Masters takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.
Cry Uncle! is a film directed by John G. Avildsen with Jackson Beck, Pamela Gruen, Allen Garfield, Devin Goldenberg .... Year: 1971. Original title: Cry Uncle!. Synopsis: Private detective takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.You can watch Cry Uncle! through flatrate,Rent,buy on the platforms: Amazon Prime Video,Troma ...
