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Aaron Banks, Jackson Beck, Maureen Byrnes, Madeleine De La Roux, Allen Garfield ... see more see more... , Devin Goldenberg , David Kirk , Marcia Jean Kurtz , Bruce Pecheur , Jan Saint , Paul Sorvino , Patricia Wheel , Lloyd Kaufman , Frank Vitale , Nancy Salmon , Sean Walsh , Chuck Preiffer , Chuck Pfeiffer , David Sirk , Debbi Morgan , Mel Stewart , Reuben Schafer

A private detective is hired to study an alleged blackmailing scheme, but discovers that he is involved himself in the plot. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

Release Date: August 17, 1971

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DVD Release Date: January 8, 1999

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  • ajv2688
    December 22, 2010
    ajv2688
    A detective movie distributed by Troma can't just be a normal detective movie, this one's got crazy sex-obsessed characters, and the story involves a porn actress' murder. Very early 70s! It's funny in that soft core exploitation kinda way, and I enjoyed it.
  • matertenebraum
    August 28, 2009
    matertenebraum
    Fans of Rocky and The Karate Kid probably don't know this, but the Oscar-winning director responsible for both mainstream cocklewarmers was making some very weird sh*t in the early 70s. Before coming down with a terminal case of Good Taste, Avildsen had cranked out the superior s... read moreex comedy Guess What We Learned In School Today? (1969) and the classic Summer of Hate film Joe (1970), starring Peter Boyle as a blue collar hippie-killer, and Cry Uncle, a totally whacked-out and very black private-eye spoof marketed as a sex film since you couldn't do much else with its then porno-only X rating. Tubby Jewish comedian Allen Garfield (you'll recognize the face, guaranteed)plays the "Super Dick' hired by a millionaire suspect in a murder case. The investigation soon becomes a trail of dead bodies, including one Garfield has sex with, thinking she's a comatose junkie! Troma president Lloyd Kaufman was production assistant, as with all early Avildsen films from Joe onwards, and plays the bearded hippie on LSD in a motel room. A bad taste masterpiece, Troma later distributed the film, displaying a rare flash of good taste on their part!

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