A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Joe Cortese
- Detective Paul Lefferts
- (as Joseph Cortese)
Joe Spinell
- Crazy Man in Gun Bureau
- (as Joe Spinnel)
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- TriviaDirector Larry Cohen started the film, was fired halfway through it and replaced by William Tannen.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Shakedown (1988)
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Billy Dee Williams plays Hamberger, the rogue private detective who gets the girl(s) and solves the case. You really don't need to know more, as this is the entire movie! Morgan Fairchild is still beautiful, even with the 80's big hair look. The plot line had initial promise - Hamberger is approached by an unknown person to kill that persons wife. This person and the wife both turn out to be other than advertised, but there the story started to lose my interest. Gratuitous sex and violence have always been par for the course in Hollywood of course. Here, the obvious intent to sell tickets with this fare, as well as - admittedly - one of the hottest actresses of the time, soured me.
- billsoccer
- Dec 27, 2013
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- Gross US & Canada
- $626,724
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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