The Cheap Detective | 
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Director: Robert Moore
Actors: Peter Falk, Ann-margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 20028
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D90399D
ISBN: 0767828240
UPC: 043396903999
EAN: 9780767828246
ASIN: B00005Q4D6
Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1978
Release Date: November 13, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Factory Sealed! Brand New!
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Amazon.com
Most fans of everything-but-the-kitchen-sink comedies like The Naked Gun and Hot Shots probably think the genre started with Airplane!, but Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective came two years earlier. It's a camp parody of Humphrey Bogart's 1940s detective flicks (particularly The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep), with a big dose of Casablanca thrown in for good measure. There's no point in describing the plot--it's little more than a series of cameos by just about every actor working in the 1970s, including Ann-Margaret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Marsha Mason, and Nicol Williamson. Peter Falk plays the detective and does a fine Bogey impression. Unfortunately, it's not Neil Simon's best work--he's better at character comedy such as The Odd Couple and The Goodbye Girl than this kind of slapstick--but there are a few good lines and the cast gives it their best. Louise Fletcher, not usually known for comedy, does a sharp satire of Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, and Madeline Kahn never fails to entertain in a variety of disguises. --Bret Fetzer
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 Great! February 6, 2008
LOVE this movie. I watched it 3 times and it had me rolling every time. The dialogue sometimes elicits groans, but it is so funny. If you enjoy classic detective movies, you have to watch this spoof. Hilarious!!!
 Widescreen available on Amazon.ca November 14, 2007
For those like me looking for a widescreen version of this title (it was filmed in anamorphic 2.35:1), it's available on Amazon's Canadian website - for a decent price I might add.
"Why do they tell me these things?" May 4, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved Peter Falk in this movie. I picked up the DVD some time back and only just now had an opportunity to watch it. FUNNY! Of course, you really have to know Casablanca to appreciate just how funny it really is.
Funny , Funny, Funny January 10, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the most hilarious movies ever made -- Peter Falk is magnificent.
5 if in widescreen December 23, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful tribute to the films of Bogart. True, it's a spoof, but humor is a wonderful tribute. Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpah is outstanding, and the rest of the cast matches him. Neil Simon, who cut his teeth writing for Sid Caesar, does some of his best work here. The humor starts off with the prologue, and never quits. If you enjoy a good spoof, this is one of the best. Watch it with MURDER BY DEATH.
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