Peeper

PG

Released Dec 3, 1975

1h 28m

Comedy

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22%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

47%

250+ Ratings

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A detective is hired to locate a girl adopted 30 years earlier whose birth father wants to bequeath her his fortune.

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Perry Stewart

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

The film's original title was "Fat Chance," which should have furnished the producers warning enough of its flop potential.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

To put it bluntly, "Peeper" is a nothing picture.

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Bill Cosford

Miami Herald

"Peeper" is one of the funniest of the year.

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Stanley Eichelbaum

San Francisco Examiner

The... fun is rather limited, mainly because W.D. Richter's script is too pedestrian to allow for bristling, or even sparkling comedy.

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Lisa Tuttle

Austin American-Statesman

"Peeper" maybe doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but it is a whole lot of fun from the unusual opening credits to the loose-ends finish.

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Dan O'Neill

Sacramento Bee

The dialogue is too cute and the direction by Peter Hyams fails to give the film the light touch it needs.

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Steve D

A lot of fun with a great cast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Ashley H

Peeper is a decent film. It is about a private eye who is on a case to find the long lost daughter of a shady client. Michael Caine and Natalie Woods give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Peter Hyams did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and mystery.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

The movie is ridiculous. Like an episode of a bad tv procedural. But Michael is always good, and Natalie looked just great.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Slight but enjoyable noir parody with charming performances and great period details. Thayer David was such a great character actor for the role of repugnant villain.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Michael Caine plays a private eye (aka Peeper) who stumbles upon an investigation that deals with a woman who unknown to her has inherited a great deal of money. Unfortunately, there seems to be a group of people out to kill him before he can find her. A lighthearted comedy that is passable entertainment, but not memorable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Michael Caine is good, as always and he tries his best, but he can't quite save this madcap caper. It occasionally is funny, but is too chaotic to be very focused.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Peter Hyams

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Michael Caine

Leslie C. Tucker

Natalie Wood

Ellen Prendergast

Kitty Winn

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Synopsis

A detective is hired to locate a girl adopted 30 years earlier whose birth father wants to bequeath her his fortune.

Director: Peter Hyams
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 3, 1975, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 28m

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