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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 American neo-noir mystery comedy film directed, co-written by, and co-starring Carl Reiner and co-written by and starring Steve Martin. Co-starring Rachel Ward, the film is both a parody of and a homage to film noir and the pulp detective films of the 1940s. [2] The title refers to Martin's character telling ...
- $9 million
- May 21, 1982
- William E. McEuen, Richard McWhorter, David V. Picker
May 21, 1982 · Steve Martin stars as a private eye who investigates a cheese conspiracy in this 1982 film directed by Carl Reiner. The movie features scenes from classic noir films and stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Bette Davis and more.
- (23K)
- Carl Reiner
- PG
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/21/23 Full Review Dave S Like a lot of Carl Reiner's movies, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a mixed bag that includes some comedy gold (the coffee ...
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- Carl Reiner
- PG
- Steve Martin
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. As the private eyes of private eyes, Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough, rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) appears on the scene with a case: her father, a noted scientist, philanthropist and cheesemaker, haS died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a rat and follows a ...
- 88 min
Jun 26, 2003 · The concept for Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid evolved throughout production; originally a Martin script called Depression, it went through several rewrites before emerging as the final version; the idea of integrating old movie clips came about during the revision process. With so many aspects going into a production, it was inevitable that some ...
- Carl Reiner
- Steve Martin
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Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.
