Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
A private eye spoof that sends up assorted TV detectives from Ironside, Columbo and Kojak to Baretta, McCloud and Starsky and Hutch, as eight bumbling super-sleuths band together in a battle of wits against the devilishly clever Master Criminal.
- Date of release
- 1980-05-21
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, TV Movie
- Director
- Roger Duchowny
Casting
- Victor Buono — Chief Ironbottom
- Tony Danza — Pony Lambretta
- Jamie Farr — Studsky
- John Byner — Len 'Hatch' Hatchington
- Gavin MacLeod — Lt. Nojack
- Buck Owens — Sheriff Tim MacSkye
- Connie Stevens — Sgt. Salty Sanderson
- Jimmie Walker — Parks the Pusher
- Burt Young — Lt. Palumbo
- Marty Allen — Det. Starkos
- Richard Deacon — Mr. Burnice
- Gunilla Hutton — Raquel
Interesting facts
Murder Can Hurt You is a 1980 American made-for-television comedy film that parodies detective and police TV shows of the 1960s and 1970s, much as Murder by Death spoofed literary detectives. The film was directed by Roger Duchowny.
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