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Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
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March 1977 (UK)
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The clever dick who uncovers EVERYBODY!
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While a private detective is away on vacation, his not particularly bright assistant takes it upon himself to "solve" a case that comes in. Complications ensue. | add synopsis
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Boring, but one thing stands out.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Neil | ... | Bob West | |
| Suzy Kendall | ... | Laura Sutton | |
| Harry H. Corbett | ... | Sydney | |
| Diana Dors | ... | Mrs. Horne | |
| Fred Emney | ... | Sir Basil | |
| Liz Fraser | ... | Violet | |
| Irene Handl | ... | Miss Friggin | |
| Ian Lavender | ... | Derek | |
| Julian Orchard | ... | Police Cyclist | |
| Jon Pertwee | ... | Judd Blake | |
| Adrienne Posta | ... | Lisa Moroni | |
| Anna Quayle | ... | Medea | |
| William Rushton | ... | Wilfred | |
| Robin Stewart | ... | Scott | |
| Veronica Doran | ... | Maud |
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Adventures of a Private Dick
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96 min
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Final cinema film of Suzy Kendall.
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[Detective Judd Blake has just caught his assistant peeping at the keyhole.]
Judd Blake: Amateur. Peering through keyholes is for the amateur.
Bob: I wasn't, actually, Mr. Blake. I just thought I'd dropped something on the floor.
Judd Blake: Bugging, now that's the professional way.
Bob: Bugging.
Judd Blake: Yes, and like everything else, purely a matter of technique. Now you stick with me, and you'll soon learn to be a successful bugger.
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Judd Blake: Amateur. Peering through keyholes is for the amateur.
Bob: I wasn't, actually, Mr. Blake. I just thought I'd dropped something on the floor.
Judd Blake: Bugging, now that's the professional way.
Bob: Bugging.
Judd Blake: Yes, and like everything else, purely a matter of technique. Now you stick with me, and you'll soon learn to be a successful bugger.
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Featured in The Best of the Adventures (1981) (V)
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Private Eye
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The second of the "Adventures" series, this one features Chris Neil as Bob, an assistant to a P.I. who tries to crack a case when his boss is on vacation. The whole ordeal is done in a slow, boring, unfunny, contrived sort of way.
However, the film perks up when Adrienne Posta comes in. Posta delivers a superb impersonation of Oscar-winning actress Liza Minelli (named Lisa Moroni here) who gives him shelter when the bad guys attempt to eliminate him when he's starting to get a bead on solving the case. Posta portrays Minelli from her role in Bob Fosse's "Cabaret" and looks and sounds like her as well. It's a darkhorse candidate in my book for the best mimic job in the history of cinema. Otherwise, there's not much here to like.