Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Summary:
In this post-modernist exercise, star/writer Steve Martin and director Carl Reiner spoof the film noir yarns of the '40s with Martin playing gumshoe Rigby Reardon, who interacts with a legion of Hollywood greats -- including Humphrey Bogart, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Edward Arnold, Barbara Stanwyck, Ingrid Bergman, Veronica Lake, Bette Davis, Lana Turn... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Steve Martin - (Rigby Reardon)
Rachel Ward - (Juliet Forrest)
Reni Santoni - (Carlos Rodriguez)
Carl Reiner - (Field Marshall Von Kluck)
George Gaynes - (Dr. Forrest)
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Review:
Carl Reiner's concept movie allows Steve Martin, one of the great comic talents of the latter half of the 20th century, to interact with the great actors of days past. It is not simply a parody of old movies but a tribute to them, a spoof with reverence. And who better to play the not-quite-hard-boiled detective who brings it all together th... Continue >>
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