''Art Deco Detective'' is a 1994 film directed by

Philippe Mora Philippe Mora (born 1949) is a French Australian film director. Early life and career Philippe Mora was born in Paris, France in 1949, and grew up at the centre of the Australian arts scene of the 1950s and began making films with an 8mm camera ...

. In the film, while investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime. The detective's full name is Arthur Decowitz, but he is known to all as "Art Deco" - hence the title.

Premise

While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime.

Cast

John Dennis Johnston John Dennis Johnston (born May 14, 1950) is an American film and television actor. Career He appeared in a number of feature films including ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', '' Streets of Fire'', and '' Flesh+Blood'', as well as various T ...

as Detective Arthur Decowitz * Jonathan Ball as Bip Marceau *

Sonia Nassery Cole Sonia Nassery Cole (born 1965) is an Afghan Americans, Afghan-born American human rights activist, filmmaker, and author. Early life Sonia Nassery Cole was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, the daughter of an Afghan diplomat.. At fourteen, she fled Af ...

as Irina Bordat *

Brion James Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. He portrayed Leon Kowalski in ''Blade Runner'' and appeared in ''Southern Comfort'', '' 48 Hrs.'', ''Another 48 Hrs.'', '' Silverado'', ''Tango & Cash'', ' ...

as Jim Wexler * Maxine John-James as Lana Torrido *

Stephen McHattie Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3, 1946)Other sources cite 1945, 1947, and 1948. is a Canadian actor. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film and television credits. He won the Genie Award for Best Sup ...

as "Hyena" * Dina Morrone as Sofia *

Rena Riffel Rena Riffel (born March 5, 1969) is an American actress, singer, dancer, model, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her supporting roles in films such as ''Showgirls'', ''Striptease'', and ''Mulholland Drive''. ''Showgirls'' Riffe ...

as Julie / Meg Hudson *

Joe Santos Joe Santos (born Joseph John Minieri Jr.; June 9, 1931 – March 18, 2016) was an American film and television actor, best known as Sgt. Dennis Becker (later Lieutenant), the friend of James Garner's character on the NBC crime drama ''The R ...

as Detective Guy Lean * Eddi Wilde as Sergei * Heinrich James as German Terrorist * Jim Chiros as Masked Terrorist *

Biff Manard Biff Manard (c. 1943 – May 19, 2014) was an American actor. Background Born in either 1939 or 1943 according to certain sources, Manard appeared in numerous movies and making guest spots on popular TV shows for many decades, such as Officer Mi ...

as Stocking Terrorist *

Mel Smith Melvyn Kenneth Smith (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and director. Smith worked on the sketch comedy shows ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' and ''Alas Smith and Jones'' with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. S ...

as Porno Movie Director * Brad Wilson as Rout Vikking

External links

* 1994 films 1994 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Philippe Mora 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub