Super Dick (1971)
"Cry Uncle" (original title)

Private detective takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers:

David Odell (screenplay), Michael Brett (novel),

Stars:

Jackson Beck, Pamela Gruen, Allen Garfield

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackson Beck	...	Narrator (voice)
Pamela Gruen	...	Renee
Allen Garfield	...	Jake Masters
Devin Goldenberg	...	Keith
Marcia Jean Kurtz	...	Russian Girl
Chuck Pfeiffer	...	Texan
Reuben Schafer	...	Russian
Paul Sorvino	...	Coughing Cop
Ray Barron	...	Bald Cop
Madeleine Le Roux	...	Cora Merrill
David Kirk	...	Jason Dominic
Sean Walsh	...	Gene Sprigg
Debbi Morgan	...	Olga Winter
Maureen Byrnes	...	Lena Right
Nancy Salmon	...	Connie Landfield

Storyline

Private detective takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail.

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Plot Keywords:

private detective | detective | sex | blackmail | murder | 

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Taglines:

laugh till you Cry Uncle!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Troma

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Oddballs

Filming Locations:

LaGuardia Airport, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

15th Street Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 82 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Movielab)

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in In Defense of Lemmings (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Cry Uncle (Come With Me)"
Words and Music by Harper MacKay and Moose Charlap
Performed by Sandy Stewart

User Reviews

A very amusing, tightly directed humorous of the old murder mystery formula…

Jake Masters (Allen Garfield) is a private eye detective hired by a wealthy man who is the prime suspect in the murder of a young starlet... It is Jake's job to find the real killer... He not only uncovers the case, but also a lot of hookers and call girls...

The misadventures are highly comic and include sexual intercourse, unintentional necrophilia, and sinister lesbians... The sexual overtones are stimulating and funny... They are used more to comment on the hypocrisy of society than to derive unjust profit...

There is a lot of soul in this film, especially in the performance of Garfield, who plays a very adorable investigator... Madeleine Le Roux is volcanic as the fiery blond who is as quick with a pistol as she is with her verbal assaults...