Lou Peckinpaugh

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Lou Peckinpaugh is the bumbling, hard-boiled private detective protagonist in the 1978 film parody "The Cheap Detective," modeled after classic film noir sleuths like Humphrey Bogart’s characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
parody character
private detective
appearsIn The Cheap Detective NERFINISHED
appearsInYear 1978
associatedWith Casablanca (parodied) NERFINISHED
The Maltese Falcon (parodied) NERFINISHED
characterTrait bumbling
cynical
world-weary
characterType hard-boiled detective
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre comedy
detective fiction
parody
humorStyle slapstick
verbal comedy
inspiredBy Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium film
modeledAfter Humphrey Bogart film noir characters
Philip Marlowe NERFINISHED
Sam Spade NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction spoof of classic film noir sleuths
narrativeRole protagonist
occupation private detective
protagonistOf The Cheap Detective NERFINISHED
settingType urban
workGenreContext film noir parody

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The Cheap Detective character Lou Peckinpaugh