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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid [DVD] [1982]

DVD ~ Steve Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck
  • Directors: Carl Reiner
  • Writers: Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, George Gipe
  • Producers: David V. Picker, Richard McWhorter, William E. McEuen
  • Format: Black & White, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Jun 2005
  • Run Time: 84 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005UWQL
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,650 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
Martin plays the role of Rigby Reardon, an inept private eye who comes to the aid of a wealthy and beautiful heiress. The film is cleverly interspliced with clips from classic detective films of the past.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A modern classic!, 27 Aug 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid [VHS] [1982] (VHS Tape)
Rigby Reardon (Steve Martin)embarks on his most exciting adventure yet in this hommage to film noir of the 40s.Rachel ward plays your archtypal femme fatale with a knack for bullet removal and a body to match! Ably assisted by stars of the past such as Humphery Bogart, Vincent Price, Burt Lancaster, Jimmy Cagney, Bette Davis, Ava Gardner etc this film cracks along with its with its rediculous storyline in a hilarious but completely deadpan manner.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Captures the spirit of film noir perfectly - and hilariously, 28 Oct 2001
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This review is from: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid [VHS] [1982] (VHS Tape)
Steve Martin isn't one of my favourite actors, but this movie is, I think, his best. Otherwise it wouldn't be getting 5 stars from me :-)

Martin plays the private detective Rigby Reardon, who takes on a mysterious case from a beautiful client...

The film is redolent of classic detective noir, and includes a lot of "borrowed" material, cleverly inter-cut to (for example) engineer conversations between Martin and his side-kick Bogart. Trying to spot as many of the films used as you can is part of the fun.

The music score is a complete joy, and perfectly captures the atmosphere of this genre: it wouldn't have been out of place in a real 40s movie.

Definitely recommended for any fans of classic black and white movies, who aren't so po-faced as to object to a loving send up of their faviourite genre.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars steve martins funniest film ever, 13 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid [VHS] [1982] (VHS Tape)
It stars Steve Martin as rigby reardon in his best performance ever. Rigby is a private detective who gets mixed up in a nazi plot to take over the world using...'cheese mould.' It is shot in black and white and ingeniously mixes clips from classic black and white crime thrillers. Martin's one liners and the countless inuendo provides way more than a laugh a minute, i really can't praise this enough. As a classic noir comedy and a gift to humanity that really is a materpiece, i strongly urge you to buy this film.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Clever and funny
This is a very clever take on the classic 1940's film noir movie, which stars Steve Martin as a hard-boiled private eye investigating a typical film noir mystery... Read more
Published 5 months ago by S J Buck

1.0 out of 5 stars Corny.
If this was the first Steve Martin film I had ever seen I would have missed some of his really good ones because I wouldn't have bothered with any others. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Tamar

4.0 out of 5 stars Are you a friend of Carlotta?
This is Rob Reiner's comical tribute to the great Hollywood Film Noir classics. Steve Martin plays Rigby Reardon, a hard-bitten L.A. private eye. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2005 by Mr. Mark J. Errington

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