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'.
Title | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid |
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Year | 1982 |
Genre | Comedy, Mystery, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society |
Cast | Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland |
Crew | Carl Reiner (Director), George Gipe (Screenplay), William E. McEuen (Producer), David V. Picker (Producer), Michael Chapman (Director of Photography), Bud Molin (Editor) |
Keyword | 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, repurposed footage, inner monologue, noir spoof |
Release | May 21, 1982 |
Runtime | 89 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.63 / 10 by 385 users |