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25 July 1998 (USA)
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Sex. Murder. Marlowe. This town has everything.
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An aging Phillip Marlowe gets mixed up with blackmail & murder among elite social set in 1963. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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The Long Goodbye: Elliott Gould Remembers Robert Altman
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 May 2009, 2:01 PM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 10 May 2009, 2:01 PM, PDT)
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Pretty good resurrection of Marlowe, but not as good as the source novel
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Caan | ... | Philip Marlowe | |
| Dina Meyer | ... | Laura Parker-Marlowe | |
| David Keith | ... | Larry Victor / Charles Nichols | |
| Tom Bower | ... | Lt. Arnie Burns | |
| Julia Campbell | ... | Miriam 'Muffy' Blackstone-Nichols | |
| Brian Cox | ... | Clayton Blackstone | |
| Nia Peeples | ... | Angel | |
| Sam Vlahos | ... | Eddie Garcia | |
| Michael Laskin | ... | Manny Lipshultz | |
| David Byrd | ... | Seymour | |
| Joe Don Baker | ... | P.J. Parker | |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | Ivan, the Motel Manager | |
| Billy Beck | ... | Old Man in Jail | |
| Gary Bullock | ... | L.A. Captain | |
| Michael Cooke | ... | Captain |
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100 min
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Argentina:13 |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:M |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
Finland:K-16
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Anachronisms: When James Caan is first seen lighting his cigarette, he uses a pack of safety matches, which has its striker on the back of the matches. These were not introduced until c. 1970. In 1963, he would have used matches where the striker is on the front of the matchbook.
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References The Thin Man (1934)
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The screen play Stoppard wrote from the credited Chandler/Parker novel is not bad, if far fetched, but not as good as the source. As a tough guy P.I. flic, this borders on fantasy, what with the additions and changes Stoppard made. Why the name changes, by the way? Linda Potter becomes Laura Parker, and Angel's character is reversed. Palm Springs, aka Poodle Springs winds up on the Nevada border. About the only thing not changed is the killer, and you'll have to see the film to find that out. Well, Caan makes a good Marlowe, looking satisfactorily battle worn, and the rest of the cast won't disappoint you. Direction is fair, but the editing is as lousy as usual for these days. Overall, this is an enjoyable private eye tale, if you can forget the novel, but that hare-brained conspiracy to move...; but hey, I'm about to give away too much!