Summary How can a seemingly ordinary looking nickel be so valuable? An eccentric and worn down PI becomes mired in a case that only gets more complicated when an old flame re-surfaces. A tightly constructed short that is the first step of a larger plan, this comic modern noir is both a celebration and deconstruction of the genre. Nickels is Fletch meets Chinatown, Thomas Magnum meets Double Indemnity, Axel Foley meets The Maltese Falcon. He's a Dick. And he solves mysteries. View more details
Directed : Ian Macleod
Written : Ian Macleod Mark Matthews
Stars : Mark Matthews Rebecca Catherine Struthers
Genres : Comedy Mystery Crime Short
Release date : Apr 28, 1961
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Filming locations : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies : Deck 7 Films Spackler.ca
Summary How can a seemingly ordinary looking nickel be so valuable? An eccentric and worn down PI becomes mired in a case that only gets more complicated when an old flame re-surfaces. A tightly constructed short that is the first step of a larger plan, this comic modern noir is both a celebration and deconstruction of the genre. Nickels is Fletch meets Chinatown, Thomas Magnum meets Double Indemnity, Axel Foley meets The Maltese Falcon. He's a Dick. And he solves mysteries. View more details
Genres : Comedy Mystery Crime Short
Release date : Apr 28, 1961
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Filming locations : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies : Deck 7 Films Spackler.ca
