Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

  • PG
  • 05/21/1982 (US)
  • Comedy, Mystery, Crime
  • 1h 29m

Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...

Overview

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'.

Carl Reiner

Director, Screenplay

George Gipe

Screenplay

Steve Martin

Screenplay

Cast

Steve Martin's headshot

Steve Martin

Rigby Reardon
Rachel Ward's headshot

Rachel Ward

Juliet Forrest
Alan Ladd's headshot

Alan Ladd

(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
Carl Reiner's headshot

Carl Reiner

Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck
Barbara Stanwyck's headshot

Barbara Stanwyck

(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)
Ray Milland's headshot

Ray Milland

(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
Ava Gardner's headshot

Ava Gardner

(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster's headshot

Burt Lancaster

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

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