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Five of the world's greatest detectives, detectives are each accompanied by an associate, are invited associate to a dinner party held by the enigmatic multi-millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), who challenges the whole group them all to solve a murder that will take place at midnight. If any of the detectives can figure out who commited the murder, they will earn the reputation as the single greatest detective in the world--and win a million dollars, to boot. Once the murder occurs, each detective stumbles around trying to gather clues that will help them solve the case, and HilarityEnsues as they all compete for the ultimate bragging rights (and all that cash).
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Five of the world's greatest detectives are detectives, each accompanied by an associate associate, are invited to a dinner party held by enigmatic multi-millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), who challenges the whole group to solve a murder that will take place at midnight. If any of the detectives can figure out who commited the murder, they will earn the reputation as the single greatest detective in the world--and win a million dollars, to boot. Once the murder occurs, each detective stumbles around trying to gather clues that will help them solve the case, and HilarityEnsues as they all compete for the ultimate bragging rights (and all that cash).
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-->'''Perrier:''' You have cocoa, n'est-ce pas?
-->'''Bensonmum:''' I'm afraid we don't have N'est-ce Pas, sir, just Hershey's.
-->'''Bensonmum:''' I'm afraid we don't have N'est-ce Pas, sir, just Hershey's.
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Five of the world's greatest detectives are each accompanied by an associate to a dinner party held by enigmatic multi-millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote), who challenges the whole group to solve a murder that will take place at midnight. If any of the detectives can figure out who commited the murder, they will earn the reputation as the single greatest detective in the world--and win a million dollars, to boot. Once the murder occurs, each detective stumbles around trying to gather clues that will help them solve the case, and HilarityEnsues as they all compete for the ultimate bragging rights (and all that cash).
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* CastingGag: Peter Falk had started playing Series/{{Columbo}} five years before.
** Even though his character doesn't spoof Columbo, before he changes into his white tuxedo jacket, Falk wears the same trench coat he wore when playing Columbo.
** Even though his character doesn't spoof Columbo, before he changes into his white tuxedo jacket, Falk wears the same trench coat he wore when playing Columbo.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Lionel Twain]] was an abusive boyfriend, a racist, an animal abuser, and an overall creep. [[spoiler:[[BiggerBad And yet, it was someone he hadn't mistreated that did him in!]]]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Lionel Twain]] was an abusive boyfriend, a racist, an animal abuser, and an overall creep. [[spoiler:[[BiggerBad And [[spoiler:And yet, it was someone he hadn't mistreated that did him in!]]]]in!]]
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* MistakenIdentity: Jessica Marbles and her nurse are initially mistaken for each other. Younger viewers not knowing when the movie was made might possibly mistake her to be a parody of [[Literature/MurderSheWrote Jessica Fletcher]].
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* MistakenIdentity: Jessica Marbles and her nurse are initially mistaken for each other. Younger viewers not knowing when the movie was made might possibly mistake her to be a parody of [[Literature/MurderSheWrote [[Series/MurderSheWrote Jessica Fletcher]].
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''Murder by Death'' is an American comedy-mystery film released in 1976. Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, the film employs a [[AllStarCast star-studded cast]] to parody the MysteryFiction genre in general as well as several famous writers (chiefly Creator/AgathaChristie) and characters in particular.
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''Murder by Death'' is an American comedy-mystery film released in 1976. Written by Neil Simon Creator/NeilSimon and directed by Robert Moore, the film employs a [[AllStarCast star-studded cast]] to parody the MysteryFiction genre in general as well as several famous writers (chiefly Creator/AgathaChristie) and characters in particular.
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*** Although Perrier himself later says to never underestimate a Frenchman's nose, so...
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** also to the fact that Charlie Chan hasn't been played by an Aisan actor in a live action adaptation since 1930, (the two attempts in the 1920's cast a Japanese and Korean, but his role was minimal) though this might be unintentional.
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* UnfortunateName: Sidney Wang's adopted son Willie.
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** as portrayed in adaptations. The original character in the books is at least FairForItsDay.
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* Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) is a take on another Hammett character, namely the HardboiledDetective Sam Spade from ''Literature/TheMalteseFalcon''.
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* Inspector Sidney Wang (Creator/PeterSellers) is based on Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese police detective Film/CharlieChan.
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* Inspector Sidney Wang (Creator/PeterSellers) is based on Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese police detective Film/CharlieChan.Literature/CharlieChan.
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* Inspector Sidney Wang (Creator/PeterSellers) is based on Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese police detective Franchise/CharlieChan.
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* AffectionateParody: The film is affectionate toward the genre and its icons...in its own odd way. Neil Simon said he wrote the film pretty much as his revenge against mystery stories that [[AssPull introduced new information]] or otherwise used impossible cheats in their solutions; he rather identified with Twain. But the affection varies: while Twain never gets around to a TakeThat against the plot in the CharlieChan or HardboiledDetective stories, he takes every opportunity to [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on Sydney Wang's racist speech patterns (Wang is a brilliant detective who speaks in YouNoTakeCandle style ''and'' has the CriticalResearchFailure of being a ''Chinese'' man who is [[JapaneseRanguage unable to pronounce R's]]). Similarly, Sam Diamond is the only detective who comes close to solving the mystery, but he's depicted as a despicable racist [[spoiler:and an ArmoredClosetGay]].
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* AffectionateParody: The film is affectionate toward the genre and its icons...in its own odd way. Neil Simon said he wrote the film pretty much as his revenge against mystery stories that [[AssPull introduced new information]] or otherwise used impossible cheats in their solutions; he rather identified with Twain. But the affection varies: while Twain never gets around to a TakeThat against the plot in the CharlieChan Film/CharlieChan or HardboiledDetective stories, he takes every opportunity to [[LampshadeHanging hang a lampshade]] on Sydney Wang's racist speech patterns (Wang is a brilliant detective who speaks in YouNoTakeCandle style ''and'' has the CriticalResearchFailure of being a ''Chinese'' man who is [[JapaneseRanguage unable to pronounce R's]]). Similarly, Sam Diamond is the only detective who comes close to solving the mystery, but he's depicted as a despicable racist [[spoiler:and an ArmoredClosetGay]].
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* CaptainErsatz: Dick and Dora Charleston are [[Film/TheThinMan Nick and Nora Charles]], Sidney Wang is CharlieChan, Milo Perrier is Literature/HerculePoirot, Sam Diamond and Tess Skeffington are [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon Sam Spade and Effie Perine]], and Jessica Marbles is Literature/MissMarple.
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* CaptainErsatz: Dick and Dora Charleston are [[Film/TheThinMan Nick and Nora Charles]], Sidney Wang is CharlieChan, Film/CharlieChan, Milo Perrier is Literature/HerculePoirot, Sam Diamond and Tess Skeffington are [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon Sam Spade and Effie Perine]], and Jessica Marbles is Literature/MissMarple.
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-->'''Lionel Twain:''' ''It''! ''It'' is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!
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-->'''Lionel Twain:''' ''It''! ''It!'' ''It'' is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!
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* ArtisticTitle: Which was [[http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/murder-by-death/ designed]], along with the original poster art, by Creator/CharlesAddams.
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* ArtisticTitle: Which was [[http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/murder-by-death/ designed]], along with the original poster art, art seen above, by Creator/CharlesAddams.
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* RedRightHand: Twain has no pinkies -- still a total of ten fingers, but they're all too long to be pinkies.
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** There was also a MadeForTVMovie called ''Murder Can Hurt You'', which spoofs TV detectives like Series/{{Kojak}}, Series/{{McCloud}}, and Series/{{Columbo}}. (Though, alas, Peter Falk doesn't appear in that one.)
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** There was also a MadeForTVMovie called ''Murder Can Hurt You'', You!'', which spoofs TV detectives like Series/{{Kojak}}, Series/{{McCloud}}, and Series/{{Columbo}}. (Though, alas, Peter Falk doesn't appear in that one.)
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* SpiritualSequel:
** ''Film/TheCheapDetective'', also written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore and also featuring Peter Falk and Eileen Brennan in the cast, which spoofs FilmNoir and was released two years later.
** There was also a MadeForTVMovie called ''Murder Can Hurt You'', which spoofs TV detectives like Series/{{Kojak}}, Series/{{McCloud}}, and Series/{{Columbo}}. (Though, alas, Peter Falk doesn't appear in that one.)
** Later, the movie adaptation of ''Film/{{Clue}}'' is extremely similar to ''Murder by Death'' in its themes and comedy, and also features Eileen Brennan.
** ''Film/TheCheapDetective'', also written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore and also featuring Peter Falk and Eileen Brennan in the cast, which spoofs FilmNoir and was released two years later.
** There was also a MadeForTVMovie called ''Murder Can Hurt You'', which spoofs TV detectives like Series/{{Kojak}}, Series/{{McCloud}}, and Series/{{Columbo}}. (Though, alas, Peter Falk doesn't appear in that one.)
** Later, the movie adaptation of ''Film/{{Clue}}'' is extremely similar to ''Murder by Death'' in its themes and comedy, and also features Eileen Brennan.
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* AuthorFilibuster: At the end of the movie, Twain delivers a scathing rebuke against lazy mystery writers who use cheap tricks in order to make sure the audience does not figure out the mystery before the detective has a chance to explain it.
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Five of the world's greatest detectives are accompanied by an associate to a dinner party held by enigmatic multi-millionaire Lionel Twain (Capote), who challenges the whole group to solve a murder that will take place at midnight. If any of the detectives can figure out who commited the murder, they will earn the reputation as the single greatest detective in the world--and win a million dollars, to boot. Once the murder occurs, each detective stumbles around trying to gather clues that will help them solve the case, and HilarityEnsues as they all compete for the ultimate bragging rights (and all that cash).
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''Murder by Death'' is an American comedy-mystery film released in 1976. Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, the film delivers a [[AllStarCast star-studded cast--including Truman Capote, Peter Falk, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/DavidNiven, Creator/MaggieSmith, and Creator/PeterSellers--to cast]] to parody the MysteryFiction genre in general as well as several famous writers (chiefly Creator/AgathaChristie) and characters in particular.
Five of the world's greatest detectives are accompanied by an associate to a dinner party held by enigmatic multi-millionaire Lionel Twain(Capote), (Truman Capote), who challenges the whole group to solve a murder that will take place at midnight. If any of the detectives can figure out who commited the murder, they will earn the reputation as the single greatest detective in the world--and win a million dollars, to boot. Once the murder occurs, each detective stumbles around trying to gather clues that will help them solve the case, and HilarityEnsues as they all compete for the ultimate bragging rights (and all that cash).
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* Inspector Sidney Wang (Sellers) is based on Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese police detective Franchise/CharlieChan.
* Dick and Dora Charleston (Niven and Smith) are modeled after Creator/DashiellHammett's socialite detective couple, Nick and Nora Charles, from ''Film/TheThinMan'' series.
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* Inspector Sidney Wang (Sellers) (Creator/PeterSellers) is based on Earl Derr Biggers' Chinese police detective Franchise/CharlieChan.
* Dick and Dora Charleston(Niven (Creator/DavidNiven and Smith) Creator/MaggieSmith) are modeled after Creator/DashiellHammett's socialite detective couple, Nick and Nora Charles, from ''Film/TheThinMan'' series.
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''Murder by Death'' is an American comedy-mystery film released in 1976. Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, the film delivers a star-studded cast--including Truman Capote, Peter Falk, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/DavidNiven, Creator/MaggieSmith, and Creator/PeterSellers--to parody the MysteryFiction genre in general as well as several famous writers (chiefly Creator/AgathaChristie) and characters in particular.
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''Murder by Death'' is an American comedy-mystery film released in 1976. Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, the film delivers a star-studded cast--including Truman Capote, Peter Falk, Creator/AlecGuinness, David Niven, Creator/DavidNiven, and Creator/PeterSellers--to parody the MysteryFiction genre in general as well as several famous writers (chiefly Creator/AgathaChristie) and characters in particular.
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* ActuallyIAmHim: When Jessica Marbles and her nurse are introduced, everyone assumes that the old lady in the wheelchair is Jessica and the spry and energetic woman pushing her is the nurse. It's the other way around.
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: The butler [[PunnyName Jamesir Bensonmum]] has the following conversation with Mr. Dick Charleston.
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: The butler [[PunnyName Jamesir Bensonmum]] has the following conversation with Mr. Dick and Dora Charleston.
-->'''Bensonmum:'''This is the room where Here we are. The late Mrs. Twain Twain's room. She died in here.
-->'''Dora Charleston:''' Oh, dear.
-->'''Dick Charleston:''' Died of what?
-->'''Bensonmum:''' She murderedherself.herself in her sleep, Sir.
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-->'''Dora Charleston:''' Oh, dear.
-->'''Dick Charleston:''' Died of what?
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* ProverbialWisdom: Parodied with Sidney Wang, see IceCreamKoan.
