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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) 6.5
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6.5/10 from 9,341 users
Metascore: 78/100
Reviews: 46 user | 45 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com An Afro-American man is hired to find a woman and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal. Director:Carl Franklin |
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Cast
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Matthew Terell
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Todd Carter
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Joppy
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Degan Odell
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Coretta James
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Dupree Brouchard
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Junior Fornay
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Beau Starr | ... |
Detective Jack Miller
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Benny Giacomo
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Richard McGee
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It is 1948 in LA and Ezikeal "Easy" Rawlins, an African-American World War II veteran, is looking for work. At his friend's bar, he is introduced to a white man, DeWitt Albright, who is looking for someone to help him find a missing white woman assumed to be hiding somewhere in LA's Black community. This woman, Daphane Monet, happens to be the fiancée of a wealthy "blue blood," Todd Carter, who is currently the favorite in the city's mayoralty race. Daphane Monet is known to frequent the Black jazz clubs in LA. Easy, innocently, accepts Albright's offer; however, he quickly finds himself amidst murder, crooked cops, ruthless politicians, and brutalizing hoodlums. This is a Chandler-esque "who-done-it" with an African-American theme. Written by Joel Schesser <joelsd@aol.com>
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In a world divided by black and white, Easy Rawlins is about to cross the line. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 September 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El demonio vestido de azul See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$27,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$16,030,096 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Easy Rawlins: Well Goddammit, He's about to get it back!
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Written by James Cleveland
Performed by James Cleveland & The Angelic Choir
Courtesy of Savoy Records
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Trivia
ABC in 1998 was planning a pilot based on the film. See more »Goofs
Easy has a telephone, which makes it very easy for him to communicate with various other characters in the movie. How does an unemployed black man in 1948 Los Angeles, who is two months behind on his mortgage payments, has other debts, and can barely afford a loaf of bread at 15¢, afford to keep up his payments on a telephone (still a fairly expensive luxury in 1948)? See more »Quotes
Joppy: Stop that! My Uncle left me that marble when he died!Easy Rawlins: Well Goddammit, He's about to get it back!
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"PEACE BE STILL"Written by James Cleveland
Performed by James Cleveland & The Angelic Choir
Courtesy of Savoy Records
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Denzel Washington plays Easy Rawlins, a down-on-his-luck sometime machinist, sometime detective in late-1940's L.A. Seems someone wants him to find a mysterious white lady in a blue dress (Jennifer Beals)who's thought to have been seen in a blacks-only club. Enter Easy, who with his connections can get into the club and find the girl. But, of course, there's more to this plot than just that, or else it'd be a mighty short film.
The atmosphere is a major asset here; director Carl Franklin has done a magnificent job not only of recreating the Los Angeles of the late forties but also of showing the story from the black perspective, a rarity in film. All the sights and sounds are there, and if you concentrate real hard you can even detect the smells, too. Washington's aces, of course, as usual; makes you wonder if he'll do any more adaptations of Walter Mosley books starring Easy Rawlins. He's aided by a very good supporting cast, including Beals and Tom Sizemore (playing a heavy, surprise surprise!). Fans of Washington should watch this, but really anyone who likes film noir will approve.