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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
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Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut. Director:Carl Reiner |
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| Steve Martin | ... | ||
| Rachel Ward | ... | ||
| Alan Ladd | ... |
(in "This Gun For Hire")
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| Carl Reiner | ... |
Field Marshall VonKluck
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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... |
(in "Sorry - Wrong Number")
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| Ray Milland | ... |
(in "The Lost Weekend")
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| Ava Gardner | ... |
(in "The Killers"
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"The Bribe")
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| Burt Lancaster | ... |
(in "The Killers")
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| Humphrey Bogart | ... |
(in "The Big Sleep"
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"In a Lonely Place"
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"Dark Passage")
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| Cary Grant | ... |
(in "Suspicion")
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| Ingrid Bergman | ... |
(in "Notorious")
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| Veronica Lake | ... |
(in "The Glass Key")
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| Bette Davis | ... |
(in "Deception")
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| Lana Turner | ... |
(in "Johnny Eager"
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"The Postman Always Rings Twice")
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Edward Arnold | ... |
(in "Johnny Eager")
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Storyline
Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are "The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta." Searching for answers, Rigby encounters assorted low-lifes: dangerous men and women who were the hallmarks of the classic detective movies of the 40's and 50's. Filming in black and white allows scenes from old movies to be cut into this film. It is through this process that Rigby's assistant is none other than Philip Marlowe himself. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>, Ed. by Peter Victor <thevictor99@yahoo.com>
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Dead Men Wear No Plaid See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$4,289,601 (USA) (23 May 1982) (882 Screens)Gross:
$18,197,170 (USA)Company Credits
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Rigby Reardon: No, I have tuberculosis.
Cary Grant: Oh, thank heaven for that.
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was Edith Head's
final film. To her, and to all the brilliant
technical and creative people who worked
on the films of the 1940's and 1950's,
this motion picture is affectionately dedicated. See more »
Music by Miklós Rózsa (as Miklos Rozsa)
Lyrics by Steve Goodman See more »
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Steve Martin suggested using footage of William Hartnell, Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis, Jack Benny, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. But Carl Reiner refused, because he felt it would be funnier if they used footage of actors who spent their careers mostly away from comedies. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Rigby is sitting in a chair with a drink while talking with Huberman (Ingrid Bergman)the film was reversed during editing resulting in Rigby appearing as a mirror image. Specifically, holding the glass in his right hand with his breast pocket and pocket square appearing on the right hand side of his suit, instead of the correct, left side. Between cuts, the image reverts to normal. See more »Quotes
Cary Grant: You don't smoke, do you?Rigby Reardon: No, I have tuberculosis.
Cary Grant: Oh, thank heaven for that.
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Crazy Credits
After the Cast there comes the dedication:Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was Edith Head's
final film. To her, and to all the brilliant
technical and creative people who worked
on the films of the 1940's and 1950's,
this motion picture is affectionately dedicated. See more »
Soundtracks
"Dead Men's Bolero"Music by Miklós Rózsa (as Miklos Rozsa)
Lyrics by Steve Goodman See more »
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