“The Cheap Detective” quotes

(1978)
Movie The Cheap Detective
Title The Cheap Detective
Year 1978
Director Robert Moore
Genre Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller, Mystery
All actors – Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Dom DeLuise, Louise Fletcher, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, Fernando Lamas, Marsha Mason
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“The Cheap Detective” Quotes 29 quotes
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    “- Lou Peckinpaugh: You said on the phone last night, sir, that you thought that I could be of some service to you.
    - Jezebel Dezire: Just how good is your service?
    - Lou Peckinpaugh: I try to satisfy.
    - Jezebel Dezire: Do you charge by the hour or by the satisfaction?”
    Peter Falk - Lou Peckinpaugh
    Ann-Margret - Jezebel Dezire
    [Tag:payment, satisfaction]
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    “- Lou Peckinpaugh: Are you sure the police didn't follow you here?
    - Georgia Merkle: I'm positive. They came with me.
    - Lou Peckinpaugh: This is definitely our last date, Georgia.”
    Peter Falk - Lou Peckinpaugh
    Marsha Mason - Georgia Merkle
    [Tag:date, police]
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    “- Marlene DuChard: Did you think my heart didn't stop last night in the club when I saw you standing there?
    - Lou Peckinpaugh: I almost forgot what you looked like. Day by day I erased your face from my mind, little by little, till all I had left... was your right ear and three front teeth on the bottom.”
    Louise Fletcher - Marlene DuChard
    Peter Falk - Lou Peckinpaugh
    [Tag:body, forgetfulness, heart]
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    “I now know that what was, was, and can never be was again.”
    Louise Fletcher - Marlene DuChard
    [Tag:changing, past]
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