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The Cheap Detective (1978)

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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Private U 14 Jun 2007

The combined forces of Neil Simon and Peter "Columbo" Falk are hilarious in this parody that skewers both "The Maltese Falcon" and "Casablanca."

Stephanie H 08 Jan 2008

My dad watched the last half of this movie with me last night when he got home from work, mostly because he overheard Eileen Brennan's sexual innuendos from the other room and couldn't resist.

Clay B 03 Feb 2011

The gimmick eventually wears a little thin, but Falk is great in the Bogart-ish lead role (which he previously established in the superior MURDER BY DEATH), and I must admit that the script does a fine job of spoofing the overly-convoluted nature of many of the 1940's private detective films.

Sarah M 05 Jun 2007

A lesser known title, but a must-see for anyone who loves to laugh.

Jason F 06 Aug 2007

Awesome parody on film noir and classic detective stories