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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]
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid: Directed by Carl Reiner. With Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner. Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot.
- (24K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Carl Reiner
- 1982-05-21
May 31, 2024 · Directed by Carl Reiner and released in 1982, it stars the iconic Steve Martin in a fresh and inventive role. This movie stands out for its unique concept, combining scenes from famous film noirs of the past with new footage seamlessly spliced together.
May 21, 2022 · Steve Martin and Carl Reiner’s film noir homage/pastiche Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid may be a stunt, but the meticulous yet free-spirited collage of detective movie cliches and signature '80s...
- Dennis Perkins
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982) A good-natured spoof, in glorious black and white, on the detective genre, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid attempted (with varying degrees of success) to recreate film noir by splicing into its narrative, clips from seventeen noir movies of 1940s vintage. Thus hero Steve Martin, as a ten dollar-a-day gumshoe ...
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 neo-noir comedy-mystery film, directed by Carl Reiner. Starring Steve Martin and Rachel Ward, the film is both a parody of and a homage to film noir and the pulp detective movies of the 1940s.
