Murder Can Hurt You
| Murder Can Hurt You | |
|---|---|
| Format |
Parody Detective fiction |
| Directed by | Roger Duchowny |
| Produced by |
Douglas S. Cramer Shelley Hull Robert L. Jacks Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent |
| Written by | Ron Friedman |
| Starring | (See article) |
| Music by | Artie Kane |
| Country |
 United States |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Release date | May 21, 1980 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
Murder Can Hurt You (also stylized as Murder Can Hurt You!) is a 1980 ABC television movie that parodies detective and police TV shows of the 1960s and '70s, much like the way Murder by Death spoofed literary detectives.[1]
Plot
A mysterious "Man in White" is out to kill famous detectives in bizarre ways, and the heroes are obvious parodies of Kojak, Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, Ironside, Police Woman, Columbo, Mrs. Columbo, and McCloud.[1]
Cast
| Actor | Character | Spoof of: |
|---|---|---|
| Don Adams (voice only) | Narrator | -- |
| Marty Allen | Det. Starkos | Det. Stavros |
| Victor Buono | Ironbottom | Ironside |
| John Byner | Hatch | Hutch |
| Tony Danza | Pony Lambretta | Tony Baretta |
| Jamie Farr | Studsky | Starsky |
| Mitchell Kreindel | The Man in White | -- |
| Gavin MacLeod | Nojack | Kojak |
| Buck Owens | MacSkye | McCloud |
| Connie Stevens | Salty Sanderson | Pepper Anderson |
| Liz Torres | Mrs. Palumbo | Mrs. Columbo |
| Jimmie Walker | Parks the Pusher | Mark Sanger |
| Burt Young | Lt. Palumbo | Lt. Columbo |
References
External links
- Murder Can Hurt You at AllMovie
- Murder Can Hurt You at the Internet Movie Database
- Murder Can Hurt You at MSN Movies