The Cheap Detective
“He knows every cheap trick, cheap joke, cheap shot and cheap dame in the book.”
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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Cast
60 people
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Known for
Columbo
The Princess Bride
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
Known for
Going in Style
The 10th Kingdom
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
Known for
Clue
Jeepers Creepers
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
Known for
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Grease
Stockard Channing
Bess
Known for
Grease
Batman Beyond
James Coco
Marcel
Known for
Murder by Death
A New Leaf
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
History of the World: Part I
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cruel Intentions
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
Known for
Rollerball
Three Days of the Condor
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Clue
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
Known for
100 Rifles
The Lost World
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
Known for
Heartbreak Ridge
Audrey Rose
Robert Moore Director · Neil Simon Writer Patrick Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $28M · United States release June 23, 1978 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$28,221,552
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
EMI Films
Production
Rastar Productions
Production
Rastar Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · June 23, 1978
Theatrical
Germany
September 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
August 26, 1978 · Theatrical
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