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Murder Can Hurt You!

1980 · 100 min

A goofy, joke-a-minute send-up of TV detectives that plays like a breezy, disposable small-screen lark.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, campy and light. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Crime, mystery, media, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
mystery
media
deception
violence
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild