- Actors: Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing
- Directors: Robert Moore
- Writers: Neil Simon
- Producers: Margaret Booth, Michael Friedman, Ray Stark
- Format: Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
- Subtitles: Chinese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: Nov 13 2001
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005Q4D6
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#10,547 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #8 in DVD > Special Interests > Parenting & Childcare > Child Safety & First Aid
- #37 in DVD > Comedy > Comic Criminals
- #84 in DVD > Comedy > Parody & Spoof
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars
Parody movie,
This review is from: The Cheap Detective (DVD)
I laughed my life on this movie. But to realy appreciate it, make sure to watch "casablanca" before to watch it. You'll understand...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious,
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This review is from: The Cheap Detective (DVD)
I remember seeing this movie as a child and thought then that it was hilarious! I never forgot it. I often thought about it to add to my movie collection and finally read the reviews on amazon.com and people recommended the wide screen version which was only available on amazon.ca. So, I came here and bought it and I have to agree the wide screed is better because you get to see everybody and everything in the shot rather than partial shot. I love this movie. I'm big on movie spoofs anyway but mostly old ones.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bordering,
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This review is from: The Cheap Detective (DVD)
This film is a detective spoof that attempts to mix characters and stories form films such as Casa Blanca, and "The Maltese Falcon". All the characters are played by well known actors. Some of the actors could have challenged the originals.One line I will have to use by Lou Peckinpaugh to the cab driver, "No tip, I'm a war veteran." This formula worked better in "Murder by Death" (1976); however they tried too hard and missed the target. The puns and site gags were old hat or targeted to too small an audience. The train of thought could not focus long enough to be funny. If you really line detective farces with well known actors you may want to watch "Clue" (1985).
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