The Big Fix

The Big Fix

Moses Wine, private detective...so go figure.

1978•1h 48m•5.7/10

ComedyThrillerMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(37)

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Moses Wine

Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

Lila Shay

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Suzanne

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Sam Sebastian

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Eppis

Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Randy

Ofelia Medina

Ofelia Medina

Alora

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Spitzler

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Oscar Procari Sr.

Larry Bishop

Larry Bishop

Wilson

John Cunningham

John Cunningham

Hawthorne

Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Maid

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Pool Man

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Jorge

Michael Hershewe

Jacob

Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Aunt Sonya

Andrew Bloch

Michael Linker

Sidney Clute

Sidney Clute

Mr. Johnson

Frank Doubleday

Frank Doubleday

Jonah's Partner

Joyce Easton

Woman in Mercedes

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