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Peeper (1976)

PG 87 min  -  Comedy | Mystery  -   January 1976 (USA)
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Back in '47, a gun was a roscoe, a private-eye was a Peeper, and murder was okay as long as nobody got hurt. In fact, anything was okay with this Peeper on the case because he wouldn't know who-done-it even if he done it himself.

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writers:

Keith Laumer (novel), W.D. Richter

Stars:

Michael Caine, Natalie Wood and Kitty Winn
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine ...
Leslie C. Tucker
Natalie Wood ...
Ellen Prendergast
Kitty Winn Kitty Winn ...
Mianne Prendergast
Michael Constantine ...
Anglich
Thayer David Thayer David ...
Frank Prendergast
Timothy Carey ...
Sid (as Timothy Agoglia Carey)
Liam Dunn Liam Dunn ...
Billy Pate
Don Calfa Don Calfa ...
Rosie
Margo Winkler Margo Winkler ...
Woman with luggage
Harvey J. Goldenberg ...
Mailman
Dorothy Adams Dorothy Adams ...
Mrs. Prendergast
Buffy Dee Buffy Dee ...
Bazooka Himself
Gary Combs Gary Combs ...
Torpedo
Robert Ito ...
Butler
Snag Werris Snag Werris ...
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Back in '47, a gun was a roscoe, a private-eye was a Peeper, and murder was okay as long as nobody got hurt. In fact, anything was okay with this Peeper on the case because he wouldn't know who-done-it even if he done it himself.

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Fat Chance See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Average Shot Length = ~9 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~8.6 seconds. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The road stripes during the car chase are wrong for the period. The road has a double yellow centerline and yellow road reflectors. Yellow centerlines were not adopted in the USA until 1971. The bridge railings are also too modern for the period. See more »

Crazy Credits

The opening credits are spoken by a Humphrey Bogart impersonator. See more »

Soundtracks

"Give Me the Simple Life"
(uncredited)
Music by Rube Bloom
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