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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

“Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...”

★ 6.6 / 10 (472 votes)May 21, 198289 minEN
ComedyMysteryCrime

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'.

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Movie facts

Release dateMay 21, 1982
StatusReleased
Runtime89 min
Rating★ 6.6 / 10
CertificationPG
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Budget$9,000,000
Revenue$18,196,170
ProductionUniversal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
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Director

Carl Reiner

Writers

George Gipe, Carl Reiner, Steve Martin

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Cast

Steve MartinSteve MartinRigby Reardon
Rachel WardRachel WardJuliet Forrest
Alan LaddAlan Ladd(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
Carl ReinerCarl ReinerJuliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck
Barbara StanwyckBarbara Stanwyck(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)
Ray MillandRay Milland(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
Ava GardnerAva Gardner(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Burt LancasterBurt Lancaster(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Humphrey BogartHumphrey Bogart(in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)
Cary GrantCary Grant(in "Suspicion") (archive footage)
Ingrid BergmanIngrid Bergman(in "Notorious") (archive footage)
Veronica LakeVeronica Lake(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
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