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Lou Peckinpaugh (Peter Falk), a bumbling San Francisco private detective, tries to prove himself innocent of his partner's murder while helping a bizarre array of characters recover a lost treasure.
Jun 23, 1978 · A parody of Humphrey Bogart's movies, starring Peter Falk as a cheap detective in San Francisco, 1940. He faces Nazis, dames, documents, and a treasure in this Neil Simon-written film.
- (5.9K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Robert Moore
- 1978-06-23
A comedy film starring Peter Falk as a private eye who gets involved in a murder mystery. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers, and other crew members who worked on this movie.
Peter Falk plays a detective who imitates Humphrey Bogart in this parody of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. Roger Ebert criticizes the movie for being a lazy and unfunny rip-off of classic films.
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." A suspect in the murder of...
- (17)
- Robert Moore
- PG
- Peter Falk
A comedy film starring Peter Falk as a private eye in San Francisco, 1940. He faces Nazis, dames, and a treasure in a parody of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon.
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Apr 22, 2003 · Drawing upon the lifelong affection that he held for Humphrey Bogart, Simon stitched together plot elements from Bogey's signature vehicles into the engaging crazy-quilt homage The Cheap Detective (1978).
