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Détour

Original title: Detour
  • 1945
  • Passed
  • 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
19K
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POPULARITY
3,000
7,941
Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tom Neal, and Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

  • Director
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
  • Writers
    • Martin Goldsmith
    • Martin Mooney
  • Stars
    • Tom Neal
    • Ann Savage
    • Claudia Drake
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,000
    7,941
    • Director
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Writers
      • Martin Goldsmith
      • Martin Mooney
    • Stars
      • Tom Neal
      • Ann Savage
      • Claudia Drake
    • 231User reviews
    • 122Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos1

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:33
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    Photos64

    Tom Neal and Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
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    Tom Neal in Détour (1945)
    Tom Neal in Détour (1945)
    Tom Neal in Détour (1945)
    Tom Neal in Détour (1945)
    Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
    Tom Neal and Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
    Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
    Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
    Tom Neal and Ann Savage in Détour (1945)
    Don Brodie in Détour (1945)

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    Tom Neal
    Tom Neal
    • Al Roberts
    Ann Savage
    Ann Savage
    • Vera
    Claudia Drake
    Claudia Drake
    • Sue Harvey
    Edmund MacDonald
    Edmund MacDonald
    • Charles Haskell Jr
    Tim Ryan
    Tim Ryan
    • Nevada Diner Proprietor
    Esther Howard
    Esther Howard
    • Diner Waitress
    Pat Gleason
    • Joe
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Used Car Salesman
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Clark
    Roger Clark
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Hall
    Eddie Hall
    • Tony - Used-Car Lot Mechanic Inspecting Car
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Mayo
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Strang
    Harry Strang
    • California Border Patrolman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Writers
      • Martin Goldsmith
      • Martin Mooney(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Ann Savage, she and Tom Neal did not get along during filming. Savage stated that Neal embarrassed her on the set by putting his tongue in her ear. She retaliated by slapping his face as hard as she could. After that incident, they did not speak to each other except when filming scenes.
    • Goofs
      In the first shots of Al hitchhiking, the film is reversed. The cars are driving on the wrong side of the highway and the drivers sitting behind the wheel are sitting on the right side of their vehicles.
    • Quotes

      Al Roberts: Money. You know what that is, the stuff you never have enough of. Little green things with George Washington's picture that men slave for, commit crimes for, die for. It's the stuff that has caused more trouble in the world than anything else we ever invented, simply because there's too little of it.

    • Connections
      Edited into Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
      (uncredited)
      Written by Jimmy McHugh and Clarence Gaskill
      Performed by Claudia Drake
      Played often in the score

    User reviews231

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    Featured review
    9/10
    An Almost Flawless Jewel
    When I got my first VCR in 1985, the two movies I immediately rented were "Baby Doll" and "Detour." I have revisited the former many times but it's been 20 years since I saw "Detour." I like it even better.

    It moves in a seamless manner. The narrator is drawn as we watch into further and further degradation.

    The movie has a beautiful look. I'm sure it's a cliché to note this but it resembles a Hopper painting. It also bears the trademarks of Edgar Ulmer's movies: Literate dialogue and classical movie, no matter how low the budget.

    Tom Neal is a mournful, appealing protagonist. He's weak, not really bad. Ann Savage, of course, is terrifying as Vera, the hitchhiker from everyone's worst nightmare.

    Al's descent from blonde soubrette Sue to consumptive, murderous Vera is terrifying. Yet, though it passes by us quickly, it is fully believable.

    "Detour" is a true work of art.
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    • Handlinghandel
    • Jan 23, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1990 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Detour
    • Filming locations
      • 9263 Sierra Highway, Actis, California, USA(Vera hitchhiking at Richfield gas station called Actis Service Station)
    • Production company
      • Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,172
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,127
      • Dec 2, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,172
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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