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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · 89 min

A playful, joke-dense noir pastiche where vintage clips and new footage collide, rewarding sharp-eyed viewers with constant visual gags.

Tagline
Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...
Overview
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'.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, mystery, crime
Directed by
Carl Reiner
Written by
Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, George Gipe
Starring
Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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