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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982·Movie

·1h 29min·PG·

70

GoodGoodWatch score

70

GoodGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

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A crime movie: .

Good for date night · friends night · party vibe

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Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...

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'.

Film Noir SpoofPastiche of Classic CinemaBlack and White ComedyPrivate Eye MysterySatiricalHomage to 1940s FilmsWordplay & WitNostalgicDark Humor

Actors

Steve Martin

Rigby Reardon

Rachel Ward

Juliet Forrest

Alan Ladd

(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)

Carl Reiner

Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck

Barbara Stanwyck

(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)

Ray Milland

(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)

Ava Gardner

(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

(in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)

Cary Grant

(in "Suspicion") (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman

(in "Notorious") (archive footage)

Veronica Lake

(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

Bette Davis

(in "Deception") (archive footage)

Lana Turner

(in "Johnny Eager" / "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (archive footage)

Edward Arnold

(in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

(in "I Walk Alone") (archive footage)

Fred MacMurray

(in "Double Indemnity") (archive footage)

James Cagney

(in "White Heat") (archive footage)

Joan Crawford

(in "Humoresque") (archive footage)

Reni Santoni

Carlos Rodriguez

Charles Laughton

(in "The Bribe") (archive footage)

Vincent Price

(in "The Bribe") (archive footage)

George Gaynes

Dr. Forrest

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Directed by:

Written by:

Steve Martin, Carl Reiner, George Gipe

Produced by:

David V. Picker, William E. McEuen

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Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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Questions about Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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Where can I stream Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?

In the United States, you can rent or buy Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 20 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid worth watching?

70

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, and Metacritic 67).

Is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid okay for kids?

PGViolenceStrong language

Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

Will Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly sharp wit (7 of 10) and satire (7 of 10).

What tropes does Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid use?

Logo JokeTitle DropBang, Bang, BANGSlipping a MickeyNoodle IncidentAliens in CardiffThird-Act MisunderstandingAlliterative NameDude, She's Like in a ComaAffectionate ParodyAdventure RebuffGrand Finaleand 41 more

TV Tropes lists 53 tropes for it, including Logo Joke, Title Drop, and Bang, Bang, BANG.