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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767828246
Format: Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0767828240
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: ChineseOriginal LanguageEnglishOriginal LanguageKoreanOriginal LanguagePortugueseOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal LanguageChineseSubtitledEnglishSubtitledKoreanSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledSpanishSubtitledSpanishDubbed
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: COLD90399D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 13, 2001
Running Time: 92 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1978
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
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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
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Fabulous treat.
First, you must have seen Casablanca and Maltese Falcon at least to get it. Falk is the Bogart type, trying to make sense out of Madeline Kahn's continual name changes while trying to connect with an old flame, and find out who killed his partner, discourage his amorous widow, and fine out what are all these people after????????
The best scene is Falk juggling Brennan in the kitchen, Mason in the bathroom, Fletcher in the living room, and his secretary ... Read More
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Great Cast, great script, great laughs - I waited years for this to come out on DVD, one of my fave films ever!! If you love Bogart movies Casablanca, The Big Sleep and the Maltese Falcon and also like to laugh then you'll love this.
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My family and I love this movie - no, wait. Sorry. What we actually love most about this movie is Peter Falk.
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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!!!
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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.
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