Dirty Tricks
Everyone here is crazy...everyone else is cracking up...in the hilarious comedy that casts off in total insanity!
- 1981
- Rated PG
- 1h 35m
- Comedy
Rating: 5.5 out of 10TMDB(2 votes)
Overview
A Harvard University student finds a strange letter that seems to be signed by George Washington. When trying to contact an expert (Prof. Chandler) to authenticate it, he is murdered but the letter disappears. Then Chandler, who does not know anything about the case, gets chased by the mafia and haunted by a TV reporter (Polly Bishop).
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Setting
Set in Boston
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Music
Music by Hagood Hardy
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Thomas GiffordNovel, Screenplay
- Camille GiffordScreenplay
- William W. NortonScreenplay
- Eleanor E. NortonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 6, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada
Production
Cast
Elliott GouldProfessor Chandler
Kate JacksonPolly Bishop
Rich LittleRobert Brennan
Arthur HillProfessor Prosser- John JulianiRoselli
Alberta WatsonTony- Mavor MooreMr. Underhill
Nicholas CampbellBill Darcy- Michael McNamaraThorn
- Martin McNamaraOzzie
Angus MacInnesFBI Agent Jones- Michael KirbyFBI Agent Wicklow
Cindy GirlingEmily- Hugh WebsterMr. Darcy
- Irene KesslerMrs. Cohen
- Earl PenningtonTaxi Driver
- Joyce CampionMrs. Greenshields
- Ken UmlandCameraman
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