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Director:
Daryl Duke
Writers:
Richard Levinson (creator) &
William Link (creator) ...
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Release Date:
20 February 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Enjoyable entry into the Columbo series more (5 total)

Cast

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Peter Falk ... Columbo

George Hamilton ... Wade Anders
Peter Haskell ... Budd Clarke
Penny Johnson ... Maxine Jarrett
Robert Donner ... Arnie
Steven Gilborn ... George

Rick Najera ... Henry Santos
Marie Chambers ... Lisa
Dennis Bailey ... Sergeant Lewis
Patricia Allison ... Melanie
Jack Tate ... John

Paul Ganus ... Jack
Linda Dona ... Barbara Baylor
Michael Russo ... Duke Dimarco

Louis Herthum ... Technician
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Runtime:
Germany:85 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Parker Center Police Headquarters - 150 N. Los Angeles Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Columbo's car is a 1959 Peugeot Model 403 convertible. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: While Columbo is putting his car in gear, we hear the gears grinding, yet his right hand is clearly visible on the steering wheel. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (TV) more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Enjoyable entry into the Columbo series, 31 July 2005
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Author: blanche-2 from United States

After being off the air for a while, Columbo returned with some new made-for-TV mysteries that, while not being as good as the original series, are better than the shows that were done in the later '90s.

"Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" used the then (and I guess now, if you think about it) true crime shows as the situation for a murder. The murder is committed by a very successful, egomaniacal true crime show host, George Hamilton (in a nice bit of casting). His chain-smoking nemesis, who lost the job to him, played by Peter Haskell, attempts to blackmail Hamilton when he discovers a porno video Hamilton made with an underage actress in his salad days. Hamilton uses Haskell's cigarettes to deliver the death blow via poison, giving himself an alibi as well.

Columbo is brought in to find out what happened. You know the rest. Highly entertaining.

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