Big Zapper
Big Zapper

Big Zapper

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1973
1h 32m
2.3(3 votes)
Action
Comedy

Overview

A female private detective, Harriet Zapper, is hired by a rich old man to find his missing children, and becomes involved in counterfeiting and murder.

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35 members
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Linda Marlowe

Harriet Zapper

Linda Marlowe
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Gary Hope

Kono

Gary Hope
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Michael O'Malley

Strawberry Jim

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Richard Monette

Rock Hard

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Jack May

Jeremiah Horn

Jack May
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Sean Hewitt

Fingers

Sean Hewitt
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Stuart Lock

Septimus/Randy Horn

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Bobbi Anne

Pandora 'Pandy' Horn

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Penny Irving

Maggie

Penny Irving
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Parnell McGarry

Lesbian Rose

Parnell McGarry
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William Ridoutt

Shawn Cobra

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Graham Ashley

Mr Cortina

Graham Ashley
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Michael Crane

Cecil

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William Hootkins

Kono's Henchman

William Hootkins
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John Salthouse

Kono's Henchman

John Salthouse
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Carl Forgione

Kono's Henchman

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Anthony Edwards

Kono's Boy

Anthony Edwards
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Kristopher Kum

Samurai

Kristopher Kum
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Hock Chuan

Samurai

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Tony Hiew

Samurai

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Nova Llewellyn

Girl

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Sonia Camara

Girl

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Jeanette Marsden

Girl

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Paula Tinker

Girl

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Jo Peters

Prostitute

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Al Lampert

Kono's Boy

Al Lampert
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Rod Wilmott

Kono's Boy

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Peter Kenton

Kono's Boy

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Hugh Halliday

Kono's Boy

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Brian Davey

Kono's Boy

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Raymond Brody

Kono's Boy

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Michael Redfern

Kono's Boy

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Marc Arnall

Kono's Boy

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Alan Thompson

Kono's Boy

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Anthony Rowlands

Kono's Boy

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