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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.
Jun 23, 1978 · The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American satirical comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore as a follow-up to their successful Murder by Death (Columbia, 1976). It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a detective in the Humphrey Bogart mold.
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- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Robert Moore
- 1978-06-23
Roger Ebert pans this comedy film as a rip-off of Bogart classics, with Falk imitating Bogart and other stars mimicking their roles. He criticizes the lack of originality, wit and humor in the script by Neil Simon.
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
Jun 9, 2021 · The Cheap Detective (1978) Peter Falk. Ulsurpa Ree. 975 subscribers. Subscribed. 1.3K. 166K views 3 years ago.
- 92 min
- 166.3K
- Ulsurpa Ree
Apr 22, 2003 · Synopsis. Lou Peckinpaugh, the Cheap Detective has entered a world that is half "Casablanca" and half "Maltese Falcone." A parody of Bogart's films in which Lou goes through a series of scenes from the two movies trying to keep ahead of the police who think he killed his partner as he tries to find the black bird.
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.
