Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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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- Cast：
- Steve Martin , Rachel Ward , Alan Ladd , Carl Reiner , Barbara Stanwyck , Ray Milland , Ava Gardner
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Good movie but grossly overrated
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Blistering performances.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Before I go any further, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" has got to be one of the greatest movie titles ever. I mean, we all agree on that, right? It's brilliant, and instantly spells out what kind of movie you're in for.I love that Steve Martin is playing the cynical P.I. yet he's always getting shot; it's his signature silliness through deadpan delivery. And he maintains an excellent banter with femme fatale Rachel Ward (who, by the way, is unbelievably attractive) while bungling his way through the case.It's completely conventional until the third act, when Martin ships off to South American and the Nazis show up. But that swtch-up just folds in nicely with the film's overall sense of humor. With this arsenal of memorable dialogue and the well-tuned jokes, this thing's just a guaranteed win.I love this movie.8/10
One of the best Steve Martin films - A brilliant movie that combines crime, mystery and comedy. It's a very funny comedy almost in the category of a dark or black comedy. Is it Film Noir? Yes I do believe it is...This film is a bit underrated and deserves to be in the top 10% of dark comedy films - just my opinion. If you like older films, comedies, mystery and trying to help solve a crime in a movie then you may enjoy "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid".If you want a double feature I would watch this movie along with movies like: "Clue (1985)", "Murder by Death (1976)" or " Deathtrap (1982)".9.5/10
Film noir parody with a detective (Steve Martin) uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.This film seems to be best enjoyed by those who love film noir. I do not necessarily think that is a prerequisite, but if you are familiar with the older actors and the films that are mixed in here, you will probably get a little more out of it. (And, heck, if you have not seen these, I strongly recommend you rectify that.) I have a love-hate relationship with Steve Martin. Some of his stuff I think is genius and others I am left unfulfilled. Many people think "The Jerk" is among the greatest comedies of all time. I liked it, but have no desire to push it on others. This one I liked much more.
A simply moronic film that I doubt can even be loosely described as a comedy (unless jokes repetitive jokes about boobs make you guffaw with laughter). It wastes no time in befouling the grave of classic Noir with Steve Martin's usual brand of dim-witted, inane, unfunny claptrap. A real endurance test to sit through it in its entirety. Conversely, in its concept the film is 'one of a kind', and some of the splices are done very well, some are very clumsy. It is an interesting concept to use clips from old movies as part of the plot, but one more befitting of a film student's experiment than a mainstream feature film, and was certainly not enough to redeem the film of its blistering asinine ineptitude.
