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Jun 23, 1978 · A parody of Humphrey Bogart's movies, starring Peter Falk as a cheap detective in San Francisco, 1940. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the plot and trivia.
- (5.8K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Robert Moore
- 1978-06-23
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.
A comedy film starring Peter Falk as a private eye who gets involved in a murder mystery. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers, and other crew members who worked on this movie.
In this satire of film noir, Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk) is a San Francisco detective in the boozy, wise-cracking tradition of Humphrey Bogart in "The Maltese Falcon."
- (17)
- Robert Moore
- PG
- Peter Falk
Peter Falk plays a detective who imitates Humphrey Bogart in this parody of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for being a lazy and unfunny rip-off of classic films.
A comedy film starring Peter Falk as a private eye in San Francisco, 1940, who gets involved in a mystery involving Nazis and a treasure. The film is a parody of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, with references to Bogart and other classics.
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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).
