Dirty Tricks
4.5
“Everyone here is crazy...everyone else is cracking up...in the hilarious comedy that casts off in total insanity!”
A Harvard University student finds a strange letter that seems to be signed by George Washington. When trying to contact an expert (Prof. Chandler) to authenticate it, he is murdered but the letter disappears. Then Chandler, who does not know anything about the case, gets chased by the mafia and haunted by a TV reporter (Polly Bishop).
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Cast
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Elliott Gould
Professor Chandler
Known for
American History X
Ocean's Eleven
Kate Jackson
Polly Bishop
Known for
Charlie's Angels
Loverboy
Rich Little
Robert Brennan
Known for
Futurama: Bender's Game
One Crazy Summer
Arthur Hill
Professor Prosser
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
Futureworld
John Juliani
Roselli
Also in
Dark Angel
Madeleine Is...
Alberta Watson
Tony
Known for
La Femme Nikita
The Keep
Mavor Moore
Mr. Underhill
Known for
Scanners
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
Nicholas Campbell
Bill Darcy
Known for
Coroner
Books of Blood
Michael McNamara
Thorn
Also in
Twin Dragon Encounter
Back in Action
Martin McNamara
Ozzie
Also in
Dragon Hunt
Back in Action
Angus MacInnes
FBI Agent Jones
Known for
Hellboy
Witness
Michael Kirby
FBI Agent Wicklow
Alvin Rakoff Director · William W. Norton Screenplay Eleanor E. Norton Screenplay
United States release March 6, 1981 · Produced in Canada
Production
Filmplan International
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 14, 1980
Premiere
United States · March 6, 1981
Theatrical
Canada
May 1, 1981 · Theatrical
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