Film198289 min

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Name: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Released: 1982
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck

Taste attributes: comedymysteryhistoricalcrimedetectivefresh & originalunsavouryintricatelinearenclosedfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Laugh...or I’ll blow your lips off!"

Boxlist takeA fresh comedy that is intricate and contained. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 261 votes

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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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