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Hoodwinked

Hoodwinked

It's not true, you can teach old dicks new tricks!

19896.32h 0m

Overview

Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary track down his one remaining loved one, his kidnapped granddaughter. But who's the hood and who's being hoodwinked?

Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Written by Andrew J. Fenady, L.A. Morse
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Top Cast

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Jake Spanner

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Sal Piccolo

John Mitchum

John Mitchum

J.P. Spanner

Richard Yniguez

Richard Yniguez

Ben Nunez

James Mitchum

James Mitchum

Lieutenant Kevin Spanner

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Laurie Lathem

Toni New

Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

The Commodore

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Man at Sal's House

Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Senior Club Member

Kenneth Kimmins

Kenneth Kimmins

Wellington Warren

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Themes & Keywords

private detectiveold age

About Hoodwinked

Hoodwinked is a comedy, crime, drama, tv movie film released in 1989 exploring themes of private detective, old age. Directed by Lee H. Katzin, it stars Robert Mitchum, Ernest Borgnine, John Mitchum. Burnt-out private dick Jacob Aloysius Spanner teams up with his brother to help an old adversary track down his one remaining loved one, his kidnapped granddaughter. But who's the hood and who's being hoodwinked?

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