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Cast
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Jackson Beck | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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Pamela Gruen | ... | Renee |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Jake Masters | |
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Devin Goldenberg | ... | Keith |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | Russian Girl | |
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Chuck Pfeiffer | ... | Texan |
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Reuben Schafer | ... | Russian |
| Paul Sorvino | ... | Coughing Cop | |
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Ray Barron | ... | Bald Cop |
| Madeleine Le Roux | ... | Cora Merrill | |
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David Kirk | ... | Jason Dominic |
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Sean Walsh | ... | Gene Sprigg |
| Debbi Morgan | ... | Olga Winter (as Deborah Morgan) | |
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Maureen Byrnes | ... | Lena Right |
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Nancy Salmon | ... | Connie Landfield |
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Jake Masters is a private detective who is hired by millionaire Jason Dominic. The police are after Jason in connection with the murder of a woman, and Jason wants Jake to find the real killer. Jake teams up with his nephew, Keith, and Jason's bodyguard, Cora Merrill. They track down the unsavory suspects one by one, getting involved in several murders and sexual situations along the way. Written by Patrick Lin
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 August 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cry Uncle! See more »Company Credits
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Jason Dominic: I trusted a man in 1938. He took me for 67 dollars. That was a lot of money in those days.
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Words and Music by Harper MacKay and Moose Charlap
Performed by Sandy Stewart
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Jake Masters: You got to trust me.Jason Dominic: I trusted a man in 1938. He took me for 67 dollars. That was a lot of money in those days.
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Alternate Versions
Two different versions of this film were released in Australia. The uncut version was rated 'X', and an edited version, generally available in local video stores, was rated 'R'. See more »Soundtracks
Cry Uncle (Come With Me)Words and Music by Harper MacKay and Moose Charlap
Performed by Sandy Stewart
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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...