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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (Widescreen)

Rachel WardReni SantoniCarl Reiner

Director: Carl Reiner

rated: pg

- Adult Humor, Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations

released: March 16, 1999

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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 Turner and Joan Crawford -- in a succession of intercut clips from seventeen vintage Hollywood films. Rigby is a low-rent detective (his fee is 10 per day) sitting in his office, waiting for something to happen. That something happens when the ****** Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) arrives in his office and faints dead away at the sight of a newspaper that reports on her father's death in a car accident. Juliet is convinced that her father was murdered and offers Rigby 200 to investigate. Upon searching Mr. Forrest's office, he comes upon a list of names under the headings "The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta." As the two delve deeper into the mystery and its requisite deceptions, they encounter an "exterminator," Juliet's surly ****** butler, Field Marshal Von Kluck (Carl Reiner) and an overly helpful Mexican friend, Carlos Rodriguez (Reni Santoni). Paul Brenner, Rovi

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    Rating: pg - Adult Humor, Adult Language, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations

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  • Online Item #: 11323547
  • Store Item Number (DPCI): 246-00-1103
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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 than Martin? While the hijacked actors deliver their lines in all seriousness, Martin's goofiness and strong comic timing give the scenes a delightfully humorous spin. The premise is funny, but, like many one-joke concepts, not funny enough that it doesn't wear thin. The film has many ardent fans, though, and those with extensive knowledge of classic cinema are more likely to join them than are casual movie aficionados. Impressive as a technical feat, highly imaginative, and often funny, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a very good film, even if both Reiner and Martin have been involved in better ones. Matthew Doberman, All Movie Guide

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