Murder Can Hurt You!

My sister and I saw this as kids (me, 10; her, 7) and we still talk about it to this day. We've tried to rent it, but of course it is not available, but my parents had taped it for us the second time it was on (on Beta) and we watched it over and over again. Very clever parody of murder mysteries with a funny cast and silly plots that twist into a surprising and fun ending. Can't say enough about it....

When a mysterious Man In White kills one of their number, members of the World's Greatest Detectives Club band together to track him down.

It's a spoof of the 1970s TV cop shows, ranging from McCloud to Columbo. Intended as a reply to Murder By Death, this TV movie is lazily written and badly performed, despite the cast being quite capable. They have little to do but repeat the most obvious bits of their characters and mug. Only Li Torres, playing "Mrs. Palumbo" has much to do that is actually funny and performed with comic energy. With Victor Buono, Jamie Farr, John Byner, Gavin McLeod, Buck Owens, Connie Stevens, and Jimmy "JJ" Walker.

I have a digital copy from a 1980 VHS recording since this only aired once, if anyone would like to see this again.

Hey qhavcnwv, So glad to hear you still have a copy. I would love to see your digital copy. How would one go about getting a copy from you?

Sometimes silly movies are good for a laugh.

When I was a kid growing up all the detectives depicted in this film were replayed over and over again. This film was a gem and it deserves to be held in the highest esteem, right up there with Airplane!, (Known as "Flying High" here in Australia), and was a damn sight better than all the "Movie!" send-ups of the late 90's and early, and continuing, 2000's. This was what a parody film was all about. As opposed to the "Movie" parodies of late, this film was actually enjoyable, and more importantly, funny! I would much rather spend my weekend watching Murder Can Hurt You, Airplane, The Naked Gun, and any other pre 1999 spoof-comedy, than the tripe that is produced every few months nowadays! I Guess my point is, if you're going to make a parody film, put some thought into it, make it genuinely funny, and most importantly, make it relevant and understandable to your viewing audience!

Thank you for listening to my rant!