Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...
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'.
Director: Carl Reiner
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: May 21, 1982
Cast
- Steve Martin - Rigby Reardon
- Rachel Ward - Juliet Forrest
- Alan Ladd - (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
- Carl Reiner - Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck
- Barbara Stanwyck - (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)
- Ray Milland - (in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
- Ava Gardner - (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
- Burt Lancaster - (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
- Humphrey Bogart - (in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)
- Cary Grant - (in "Suspicion") (archive footage)
Screenplay
- George Gipe (Screenplay)
- Steve Martin (Screenplay)
- Carl Reiner (Screenplay)
Music: Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Editing: Bud Molin
Production: Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $9M
Box Office: $18M
Original Language: en
Themes
Neo-Noir Detective Stories, Absurd Fun and Cinema Homage, Spoof and Parody Films, Parody and Spoof, High School Reunion and Comedy
Keywords
father murder, nostalgia, parody, femme fatale, los angeles, california, black and white, private detective, list, private eye, 1940s, old footage, nazi underworld, old hollywood, man disguised as woman, gumshoe
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid about?
- 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'.
- Who directed Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was directed by Carl Reiner.
- Who stars in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid stars Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland.
- How long is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid has a runtime of 1h 29m (89 minutes).
- What genre is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a Comedy, Mystery, Crime film.
- What is the budget of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid had a budget of $9M.
- How much did Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid gross?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid grossed $18M worldwide.
- Where was Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid produced?
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?
- The themes of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid include: Neo-Noir Detective Stories, Absurd Fun and Cinema Homage, Spoof and Parody Films, Parody and Spoof, High School Reunion and Comedy.