Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982)
“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'.
Director
Carl Reiner
Studio
Universal Pictures
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$18M
Cast
Steve Martin
as Rigby Reardon
Rachel Ward
as Juliet Forrest
Alan Ladd
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)
Carl Reiner
as Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck
Barbara Stanwyck
as (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)
Ray Milland
as (in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)
Ava Gardner
as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
as (in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)
Cary Grant
as (in "Suspicion") (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman
as (in "Notorious") (archive footage)
Veronica Lake
as (in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1982
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
English
Rating
6.7 / 10
Budget
$9M
Box Office
$18M
Production Companies
Universal Pictures • Aspen Film Society
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What is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid about?▼
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'.
Who directed Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?▼
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was directed by Carl Reiner and released in 1982. It is a comedy, mystery, crime film.
How long is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?▼
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid has a runtime of 1 hours and 29 minutes (89 minutes total).
Who stars in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?▼
The cast of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid includes Steve Martin as Rigby Reardon, Rachel Ward as Juliet Forrest, Alan Ladd as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage), Carl Reiner as Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck, Barbara Stanwyck as (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage) and more.
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