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Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

  • TV Movie
  • 1991
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.9K
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Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991)
Cop DramaPolice ProceduralCrimeDramaMystery

Lt. Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography.Lt. Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography.Lt. Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography.

  • Director
    • Daryl Duke
  • Writers
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
    • Sonia Wolf
  • Stars
    • Peter Falk
    • George Hamilton
    • Peter Haskell
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.9K
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    • Director
      • Daryl Duke
    • Writers
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
      • Sonia Wolf
    • Stars
      • Peter Falk
      • George Hamilton
      • Peter Haskell
    • 25User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Columbo
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • Wade Anders
    Peter Haskell
    Peter Haskell
    • Budd Clarke
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    • Maxine Jarrett
    • (as Penny Johnson)
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Arnie
    Steven Gilborn
    Steven Gilborn
    • George
    Rick Najera
    • Henry Santos
    Marie Chambers
    • Lisa
    Dennis Bailey
    Dennis Bailey
    • Sergeant Lewis
    Patricia Allison
    • Melanie
    Jack Tate
    • John
    Paul Ganus
    Paul Ganus
    • Jack
    Linda Dona
    Linda Dona
    • Barbara Baylor
    Michael D. Russo
    • Duke Dimarco
    Louis Herthum
    Louis Herthum
    • Technician
    Emily Kuroda
    Emily Kuroda
    • Linda
    Guerin Barry
    • Hairdresser
    Barry O'Neill
    • Randy
    • Director
      • Daryl Duke
    • Writers
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
      • Sonia Wolf
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    • Trivia
      In the closing credits of "Crime Alert", Alan J. Levi is listed as supervising producer, Todd London as co-producer, and April Raynell as writer. All three people performed those functions on this episode of Columbo (1971).
    • Goofs
      Anders could have simply removed the poisoning cigarette from Clarke's hand, and leave. Instead, he starts planting his own cigarette butts into the ashtray, and even one into the victims hand. An experienced Crime Psychologist as Anders, would never plant items that could incriminate him self, to a clean crime scene.
    • Quotes

      Budd Clarke: [Choking to death from a poisoned cigarette] Wade... I can't... I can't breathe. Help me.

      Wade Anders: [Smiling] I told you those things were gonna kill ya.

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    7/10

    "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" (1991)

    PLOT: A crime show host (George Hamilton) murders a rival who blackmails him via an old porn flick to get his job (Peter Haskell).

    COMMENTARY: Hamilton returns 16 years after his first gig with Columbo in "A Deadly State of Mind" (1975). The crime show is patterned after America's Most Wanted with John Walsh and makes for an interesting context. It's a solid episode that follows the formula to a 't,' nothing more, nothing less. Another reviewer accurately described it as "perfectly serviceable."

    GRADE: B/B-
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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Коломбо: Кого убила капля никотина
    • Filming locations
      • 2226 N New Hampshire Ave, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA(Budd Clarke's house)
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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