Cry Uncle!
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| Cry Uncle! | |
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| Directed by | John G. Avildsen |
| Produced by | David Jay Disick |
| Written by | Novel Michael Brett Screenplay David Odell Additional Dialogue Allen Garfield John G. Avildsen |
| Starring | Allen Garfield |
| Music by | Harper MacKay |
| Cinematography | John G. Avildsen |
| Editing by | John G. Avildsen |
| Distributed by | Theatrical Cambist Films DVD Troma Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | August 17, 1971 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Cry Uncle! (also American Oddballs and Superdick) is a 1971 film in the Troma library. It is directed by John G. Avildsen and stars Allen Garfield. The story, based on the Michael Brett novel Lie A Little, Die A Little, follows the misadventures of a slobbish private detective who is hired by a millionaire to investigate a murder. Typical for a Troma picture, the film features a great deal of nudity, sex, drug use, and other shocking activities. One particular scene features an explicit act of necrophilia. The film was banned in Finland for the year following its release, and in Norway until 2003.
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- During an interview featured in the Special Edition of the film's DVD, Allen Garfield claims that Cry Uncle! is Oliver Stone's favorite film comedy.
- The movie features one of Paul Sorvino's first screen performances.
- Lloyd Kaufman, co-founder of Troma, has a cameo appearance as a drugged-out hippie.
