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Director:
John G. Avildsen
Writers:
David Odell (screenplay)
Michael Brett (novel)
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Release Date:
17 August 1971 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime See more »
Tagline:
SEX is the only clue he has ...! See more »
Plot:
Private detective takes on a case and gets mixed up in murder, sex and blackmail. | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
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
Frank Vitale ... 1st Hippie

Lloyd Kaufman ... 2nd Hippie
Joe Young ... Masochist
Dean Tait ... Spike
Bruce Pecheur ... Larry Caulk
Liz Ferroll ... Girl
Patricia Wheel ... Keith's Mother
Mel Stewart ... Lt. Fowler (as Melvin Stuart)
Jan Saint ... Bar Tender
Aaron Banks ... Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robyn Hilton ... Topless Cowgirl (uncredited)
David Odell ... Angry Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
Al Sentesy ... Motel Clerk (uncredited)

Steve Tisch ... Man Running from Motel (uncredited)
Sean Fallon Walsh ... Cowboy (uncredited)
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Directed by
John G. Avildsen 
 
Writing credits
David Odell (screenplay)

Michael Brett (novel "Lie A Little, Die A Little")

Allen Garfield (additional dialogue) and
John G. Avildsen (additional dialogue)

Produced by
David Jay Disick .... producer
Ian Merrick .... executive producer
Frank Vitale .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Harper MacKay 
 
Cinematography by
John G. Avildsen (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John G. Avildsen 
 
Art Direction by
Henry Shrady  (as Henry M. Shrady III)
 
Makeup Department
Richard P. Wolkis .... hair stylist: Marcia Jean Kurtz
 
Production Management
Lloyd Kaufman .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dick Carballo .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Jack Cowley .... prop photos
Nick Kaufman .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Jack Cooley .... sound re-recording mixer
Michael Scott Goldbaum .... sound mixer
Charles Hansen .... boom operator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ralf D. Bode .... lighting director
Steve Bower .... second assistant camera (as Stephen Bower)
Jay Good .... still photographer
Ralf Hotchkiss .... first assistant camera
Nikko Karant .... still photographer
Aristides Pappidas .... gaffer (as Aristedes Pappidas)
Al Sentesy .... grip
 
Editorial Department
Sam Bender .... assistant editor
Stan Bochner .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Moose Charlap .... lyricist
Harper MacKay .... conductor
Harper MacKay .... lyricist
Sandy Stewart .... performer: title song
 
Other crew
Patricia Greene .... script supervisor
Shep Greene .... production assistant (as Sheppard Greene)
Jay Lewin .... production assistant
Joyce Lippmann .... production assistant
Mary Sparacio .... production assistant
Marc Stone .... title designer
Steve Tisch .... production assistant (as Steven Tisch)
 
Thanks
Ruth Kaufman .... special thanks
 

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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Movielab)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R (1994) (cut version) | Australia:X | Finland:(Banned) (1973) | USA:R | Norway:(Banned) (1973-2003) (cinema release)
Filming Locations:
LaGuardia Airport, Queens, New York City, New York, USASee more »
Company:
15th Street FilmsSee more »

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Movie Connections:
Featured in Twisted Sex Vol. 21 (2002) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Cry Uncle (Come With Me)See more »

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10 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Ugly, 13 December 2007
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from United States

If you are looking for examples of how bad some films were in the early 1970s, you would be hard-pressed to find a better example than this Grade B soft porn flick. In truth, Grade B might be giving it too much credit.

Allan Goorwitz, who later changed his last name to "Garfield," is the slobby-looking, garbage-mouth detective in this sleazy film about. a man who was in a porno film and now the babes in the picture are blackmailing him. Mostly, this films is about "Jake Masters" (Goorwitz) just making a lot of classless jokes about sex. It even features a scene involving necrophilia - not exactly a nice topic. Neither is it pleasant to see this actor naked. In fact, it's downright disgusting.

The movie was produced by a company - Troma - which was famous for this kind of pushing-the-envelope low budget films. I bought the video because it was cheap and it had a ton of great reviews on the back cover. I didn't make either mistake a second time, regarding my purchase of VHS tapes.

Also, this is a film which garnered notice because of its shock value back in 1971 but would be looked at today by most viewers as, frankly, boring and too talky. Much of the humor in here also had more effect 35 years ago than it does today.

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