1978·Comedy·1h 32m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Robert Moore
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Cast
Peter Falk
Lou Peckinpaugh
Ann-Margret
Jezebel Dezire
Eileen Brennan
Betty DeBoop
Sid Caesar
Ezra Dezire
Stockard Channing
Bess
James Coco
Marcel
Dom DeLuise
Pepe Damascus
Louise Fletcher
Marlene DuChard
John Houseman
Jasper Blubber
Madeline Kahn
Mrs. Montenegro
Fernando Lamas
Paul DuChard
Marsha Mason
Georgia Merkle
Crew
Robert Moore
Director
Neil Simon
Writer
Patrick Williams
Original Music Composer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Ray Stark
Producer
Margaret Booth
Associate Producer
Charles H. Schram
Makeup Supervisor
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
grace
8.0★ · 02/24/26
Casablanca if it was good
Casablanca if it was good
nPRO
8.0★ · 02/15/26
we’ll always have san francisco. madeline kahn as faye dunaway in chinatown, norma shearer, barbara stanwyck, the whole film being a reference to casablanca, I LOVE IT
we’ll always have san francisco. madeline kahn as faye dunaway in chinatown, norma shearer, barbara stanwyck, the whole film being a reference to casablanca, I LOVE IT
PeterFalksEye
4.3★ · 09/30/25
Falk is great but plays it too straight. it doesn't really even feel like a comedy, if you check out for a minute and come back it just feels like a normal nior with exaggerated dialogue. Not impressed
Falk is great but plays it too straight. it doesn't really even feel like a comedy, if you check out for a minute and come back it just feels like a normal nior with exaggerated dialogue. Not impressed
frenchie
6.0★ · 09/26/24
goofy af <3
goofy af <3
SofiaPRO
7.0★ · 08/08/24
a few of the jokes didn’t age so well but this was pretty fun. loved the movie references and the cast is amazing. i want to be one of peter falk’s girls so bad!! (not for peter falk, i just want to hang out with his other girls)
a few of the jokes didn’t age so well but this was pretty fun. loved the movie references and the cast is amazing. i want to be one of peter falk’s girls so bad!! (not for peter falk, i just want to hang out with his other girls)