Cry Uncle!


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. The movie features one of Paul Sorvinos first screen performances, and an early appearance from TV star Debbie Morgan. Avildsen directed this film six years prior to his Oscarwinning project Rocky.

The story follows a detective who takes on a murder case, complicated by a diverse group of suspects and a lot of sexual situations. Private eye named Jake Masters is hired by eccentric millionaire Jason Dominic to clear up a phony murder rap. The NYPD is hunting for Dominic, in connection with the brutal murder of a cocktail waitress named Lucille Reynolds, and Dominic wants Masters to find the real killer. Masters is sent to La Guardia Airport to pick up Cora Merrill Dominics triggerhappy troubleshooter. After an initial case of mistaken identity, Jake, his trainee nephew Keith and Miss Merrill head out to Dominics palatial but shabby yacht.Dominic tells them the police believe he killed Lucille because she had filmed an orgy featuring him with three drugaddicted whores, who then blackmailed him out of 50,000. ........

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