---
title: 'The Cheap Detective (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Moore'
released: '1978-06-09'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cheap-detective-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077321/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cheap Detective (1978)

1978 · 92 min · Comedy, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American neo-noir private eye mystery comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-moore)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-simon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-williams)
- **Producer:** [Ray Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-stark), [Margaret Booth](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-booth)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)
- **Editor:** [Michael A. Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-a-stevenson), [Sidney Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-levin)

## Cast

- [James Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cromwell)
- [Eileen Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-brennan)
- [Dom DeLuise](https://cinepixo.com/people/dom-deluise)
- [Madeline Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeline-kahn)
- [Lee McLaughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-mclaughlin)
- [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- [Fernando Lamas](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-lamas)
- [James Coco](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coco)
- [Stockard Channing](https://cinepixo.com/people/stockard-channing)
- [Carmine Caridi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmine-caridi)
- [Nicol Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicol-williamson)
- [Scatman Crothers](https://cinepixo.com/people/scatman-crothers)
- [Phil Silvers](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-silvers)
- [David Ogden Stiers](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ogden-stiers)
- [Vic Tayback](https://cinepixo.com/people/vic-tayback)

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