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Devil in a Blue Dress

  • 19951995
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  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
21K
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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
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CrimeDramaMystery
An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.
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    • Carl Franklin
    • Walter Mosley(book)
    • Carl Franklin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Tom Sizemore
    • Jennifer Beals
    • Carl Franklin
    • Walter Mosley(book)
    • Carl Franklin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Tom Sizemore
    • Jennifer Beals
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    Denzel Washington and Carl Franklin in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
    Denzel Washington and Carl Franklin in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
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    Tim Robbins, Denzel Washington, Jeff Bridges, and Jennifer Beals in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Easy Rawlins
    Tom Sizemore
    Tom Sizemore
    • Dewitt Albright
    Jennifer Beals
    Jennifer Beals
    • Daphne Monet
    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Mouse Alexander
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Matthew Terell
    Terry Kinney
    Terry Kinney
    • Todd Carter
    Mel Winkler
    • Joppy
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Odell
    Lisa Nicole Carson
    Lisa Nicole Carson
    • Coretta James
    Jernard Burks
    Jernard Burks
    • Dupree Brouchard
    David Fonteno
    David Fonteno
    • Junior Fornay
    • (as David Wolos-Fonteno)
    John Roselius
    John Roselius
    • Mason
    Beau Starr
    Beau Starr
    • Miller
    Steven Randazzo
    Steven Randazzo
    • Benny Giacomo
    Scott Lincoln
    Scott Lincoln
    • Richard McGee
    L. Scott Caldwell
    L. Scott Caldwell
    • Hattie Parsons
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    • Woodcutter
    Nick Corello
    • Shariff
      • Carl Franklin
      • Walter Mosley(book)
      • Carl Franklin(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      ABC was planning a pilot, based on the film, in 1998.
    • Goofs
      When Easy and Daphne enter Richard McGee's house, at around 4:00am, we hear the sound of a sitcom from the TV in the background. At the time a night back then, all stations were off the air.
    • Quotes

      Mouse: You said don't shoot him, right? Well I didn't; I choked... look, Easy - if you ain't want him dead, why you leave him with me?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Showgirls/Canadian Bacon/Se7en/The Run of the Country/A Month by the Lake (1995)
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    8/10
    Everyone was peeing on my head and telling me it's raining.
    Devil in a Blue Dress is written and directed by Carl Franklin, who adapts from the book written by Walter Mosley. It stars Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle and Maury Chaykin. Music is by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Tak Fujimoto.

    Carl Franklin had already laid down a considerable neo-noir marker with his searing 1992 thriller One False Move, here he goes more traditional but garners equally impressive results. Plot has Washington as a WW2 veteran who has lost his job and desperately needs money to keep hold of his pride and joy - his house. Taking on a job offered by shifty DeWitt Albright (Sizemore), to find a missing woman, Rawlings quickly finds himself in up to his neck in murder and deception, he must turn ace detective to save his skin.

    Set in late 1940s Los Angeles, what instantly stands out is the period detail. The clothes, the cars and the establishments frequented by Easy and company. With voice over narration also provided by Washington, in dry and sardonic tones, it's every inch a loving ode to the film noir movies released at the time the pic is set. There's plenty of neon signs about the place, some bad ass cops, good sex, brandy and sharp suits, smoking and coolness and of course a psychopath in the classic mould (Cheadle excellent).

    But of course noir dressage is only that if you haven't got a good pot boiling plot, thankfully this has one. The story takes unexpected turns, always remaining interesting, the distinctive characterisations breathing heavy, managing to off set the run of the mill stereotypes in the supporting ranks. It can be argued that Beals as the titular femme fatale of the title is under written, but the character comes with an air of mystery that serves Franklin's atmosphere very well. Tech credits are high, something of a given with Bernstein and Fujimoto on the list, while Washington turns in another classy show of subtlety and believability.

    Lovers of film noir should get much rewards from Devil in a Blue Dress. 7.5/10
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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • S. Main Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Clinica Estetico
      • Mundy Lane Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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