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The 1978 film The Cheap Detective is a comedic neo-noir that serves as both a spiritual successor to Neil Simon's Murder by Death (1976) and a comprehensive parody of Humphrey Bogart’s most iconic roles. Directed by Robert Moore and written by Simon, the film places Peter Falk in the role of Lou Peckinpaugh—a bumbling private eye caught in a whirlwind of 1940s Hollywood tropes. A "Crazy-Quilt" of Parody subtitle The Cheap Detective (1978).BRRip.720p....
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