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Peeper

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
834
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Peeper (1975)
ComedyCrimeMystery
In 1947, a smart-mouthed Brit working in L.A. as a private eye (or peeper) is on a case to find the long lost daughter of a shady client pursued by two dangerous goons. The case leads him to... Read allIn 1947, a smart-mouthed Brit working in L.A. as a private eye (or peeper) is on a case to find the long lost daughter of a shady client pursued by two dangerous goons. The case leads him to a rich oddball Beverly Hills family.In 1947, a smart-mouthed Brit working in L.A. as a private eye (or peeper) is on a case to find the long lost daughter of a shady client pursued by two dangerous goons. The case leads him to a rich oddball Beverly Hills family.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
834
YOUR RATING
    • Peter Hyams
    • Keith Laumer(novel "Deadfall")
    • W.D. Richter
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Natalie Wood
    • Kitty Winn
    • Peter Hyams
    • Keith Laumer(novel "Deadfall")
    • W.D. Richter
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Natalie Wood
    • Kitty Winn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Peeper (1975)
    Natalie Wood and Michael Caine in Peeper (1975)
    Don Calfa and Timothy Carey in Peeper (1975)
    Don Calfa and Timothy Carey in Peeper (1975)
    Michael Caine and Michael Constantine in Peeper (1975)
    Michael Caine in Peeper (1975)
    Natalie Wood, Michael Caine, and Liam Dunn in Peeper (1975)
    Natalie Wood and Michael Caine in Peeper (1975)
    Natalie Wood in Peeper (1975)
    Michael Caine in Peeper (1975)
    Buffy Dee in Peeper (1975)
    Michael Caine and Thayer David in Peeper (1975)

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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Leslie C. Tucker
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Ellen Prendergast
    Kitty Winn
    Kitty Winn
    • Mianne Prendergast
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • Anglich
    Thayer David
    Thayer David
    • Frank Prendergast
    Timothy Carey
    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
    Harvey J. Goldenberg
    • Mailman
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Mrs. Prendergast
    Buffy Dee
    Buffy Dee
    • Bazooka Himself
    Gary Combs
    Gary Combs
    • Torpedo
    Robert Ito
    Robert Ito
    • Butler
    Snag Werris
    • Comic
    Paul Jabara
    Paul Jabara
    • Janitor
    Liz Renay
    Liz Renay
    • Stripper
    Ken Johnson
    • Stage Manager
      • Peter Hyams
      • Keith Laumer(novel "Deadfall")
      • W.D. Richter
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A decade before working together on this picture, Michael Caine and Natalie Wood dated in real life for approximately two months.
    • Goofs
      The cruise liner at the end of the film looks far too modern for 1947. It is the MS Starward, built in 1968, and still in service today as the MV Orient Queen.
    • Quotes

      Mianne Prendergast: [after spotting Natalie Wood wandering around her estate in a slinky silk robe and Joan Crawford high heel] If you wander inside, she'll probably rape you!

      Leslie C. Tucker: There's no rush...

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are spoken by a Humphrey Bogart impersonator.
    • Connections
      Featured in Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Give Me the Simple Life
      (uncredited)

      Music by Rube Bloom

      Played on the piano at the Penguin Lounge

    User reviews13

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    4/10
    Not very good, but a curio.
    I don't think Peeper is a very good film, but I agree that it shouldn't have completely fallen off the map the way it did. It was given a belated if limited DVD release last year.

    Timing was not on this film's side. Chinatown paid tribute to film noir in classic fashion only a year before it was released; Play It Again, Sam had spoofed it successfully only a year before that. Those two films, not to mention the films of the film noir era, leave Peeper looking very slight indeed.

    Still, Caine has fun as an almost bumbling detective, and Natalie brings smarts and unparalleled sex appeal to her role as a shady lady. The supporting cast is pretty nigh flawless as well, and production values couldn't be better. The script, unfortunately, doesn't add add up to much.

    Director Hyams, in a special feature interview, recalls telling Natalie to turn around at the end of a long tracking shot at the end of a long day. She asked what would motivate her to do that and he answered that the camera couldn't follow her if she didn't. She paused and said, "okay, I can feel that". It's too bad that at no point in her last decade did Natalie get to make a movie where character motivation was prioritized, but it's unsurprising to hear that she was a good sport about it.
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    • Jan 2, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1975 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Harold Lloyd's Greenacres Estate - 1740 Green Acres Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color

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