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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: No
Watched With: Myself
That trailer was the best I could find.
Another Peter Falk film, this one is a sort of follow up to Murder by Death. A few of the same cast members show up but playing different roles, another Neil Simon script and Robert Moore returns to direct. There's also a couple of great additions to the cast, in particular I was excited to see another Madeline Kahn performance.
This time we are riffing on films such as Chinatown, the Maltese Falcon and Casablanca. I didn't find this as funny as Murder by Death but there were a few laugh out loud ridiculous moments sprinkled thoughout.
These film almost feel like a precursor to the Zucker brothers parody films like airplane. Neil Simon and Mel Brooks used to write together and it's that kind of silly humour you can expect to find here.
Peter Falk is very funny though. He had great comic timing and probably enjoyed lampooning his Columbo character.
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