Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Movie·1982·1h 29m

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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'.

Written By

George Gipe, Steve Martin

Producer

David V. Picker, William E. McEuen

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Music

Miklós Rózsa

Editor

Bud Molin

Themes

father murdernostalgiaparodyfemme fatalelos angeles, californiablack and whiteprivate detectivelistprivate eye1940sold footagenazi underworld

Production House

Universal Pictures
Aspen Film Society

Audience Score

67%

441 votes

Skip11%
Timepass26%
Go for it38%
Perfection25%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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// cast

Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Rigby Reardon

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Juliet Forrest

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

(in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

(in "Suspicion") (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

(in "Notorious") (archive footage)

Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake

(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

(in "Deception") (archive footage)

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

(in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

(in "White Heat") (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

David V. Picker

Producer

Bud Molin

Editor

George Gipe

Screenplay

Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

Director, Screenplay

Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman

Director of Photography

William E. McEuen

Producer

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Screenplay

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

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