The Long Goodbye (1973)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Arkin, Elliott Gould, Henry Gibson, Jim Bouton ... (see more) , Mark Rydell , Nina Van Pallandt , Sterling Hayden , Warren Berlinger
It's OK with me.... Applying his deconstructive eye to the film noir tradition, Robert Altman updated Raymond Chandler in his 1973 version of Chandler's novel, The Long Goodbye. Smart-aleck, cat-loving private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is certain that his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) is... (read more) It's OK with me.... Applying his deconstructive eye to the film noir tradition, Robert Altman updated Raymond Chandler in his 1973 version of Chandler's novel, The Long Goodbye. Smart-aleck, cat-loving private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is certain that his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) isn't a wife-killer, even after the cops throw Marlowe in jail for not cooperating with their investigation into Lennox's subsequent disappearance. Once he gets out of jail, Marlowe starts to conduct his own search when he discovers that mysterious blonde Eileen Wade (Nina Van Pallandt), who hired him to find her alcoholic novelist husband Roger (Sterling Hayden), lives on the same Malibu street as the absent Lennox and his deceased spouse. As numerous variations on the title song play in unexpected places, Marlowe encounters a shady doctor (Henry Gibson), a bottle-wielding gangster (director Mark Rydell), and a guard aping Barbara Stanwyck (among other stars), before heading to Mexico to stumble onto the truth once and for all.~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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R, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed by:
Robert Altman
Release Date: Mar 07, 1973
DVD Release Date: Sep 17, 2002
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The Long Goodbye is a funny film. Robert Altman again usues his famous overlapping dialogue, and seeing characters from a window--The camera is always moving. Altman also has a knack for the way he portrays women in this film. One very shocking scene... (read more) The Long Goodbye is a funny film. Robert Altman again usues his famous overlapping dialogue, and seeing characters from a window--The camera is always moving. Altman also has a knack for the way he portrays women in this film. One very shocking scene is when a gangster Marty Augustine(Mark Rydell) is looking for his money and raids Marlowe's(Elliott Gould) home, gets frustrated, his wife comes in and next thing you know she gets damaged by Augustine's machismo rage. Elliott Gould is charming as the old private eye and his favourite line "It's OK with me". That's the way how PE films get made done.
A different and interesting (and preferable) version of the noir detective story. Altman never disappoints!
Good, but I still prefer the old version "The big sleep" (1946) by Howard Hawks with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall...
Who knew Elliot Gould could be so good in a movie, this probably has to be one of my new favorite Robert Altman films, ranks up there with the unrated Popeye. While the title song is way over used in the movie everything else about the movie is very ... (read more) Who knew Elliot Gould could be so good in a movie, this probably has to be one of my new favorite Robert Altman films, ranks up there with the unrated Popeye. While the title song is way over used in the movie everything else about the movie is very top notch is a noir film but it is also a sort of parody of one as well. Parody of many noir films but done very well.
Great first 20 minutes. Great last 10 minutes. The middle is kinda lacking. However, Robert Altman's take on film noir is spectacular. Finding his talent with Elliot Gould as the legendary Philip Marlowe set in a modernized (1970s) Malibu, California... (read more) Great first 20 minutes. Great last 10 minutes. The middle is kinda lacking. However, Robert Altman's take on film noir is spectacular. Finding his talent with Elliot Gould as the legendary Philip Marlowe set in a modernized (1970s) Malibu, California, we are in for a series of twists and turns as our lowlife protagonist gets mixed up in a serious debt-driven web of lies. Marlowe is the cat chasing the mouse for a while and then he winds up having the roles reversed on him...
The film is also comedic. Always with that trademark Robert Altman subtle twang. Take for example Marlowe would rather find his missing cat than take part in this tedious case.
It was a very enjoyable film, with some really weird antagonists. If you can sit through the confusing plot halfway through and enjoy the bulletproof beginning and end, you have a modern noir detective masterpiece.
Myndin nær ekki að skapa spennu en Marlowe Elliots Gould finnst mér virkilega skemmtilegur karakter.
Elliot Gould is the best Philip Marlowe and is what makes this film great.
The Long Goodbye may not be as groundbreaking a neo-noir (or noir if you will) as Chinatown, but it's arguably just as entertaining. Robert Altman's superb direction and Leigh Brackett's stellar script pull off a 40s-style detective story with 70s sw... (read more) The Long Goodbye may not be as groundbreaking a neo-noir (or noir if you will) as Chinatown, but it's arguably just as entertaining. Robert Altman's superb direction and Leigh Brackett's stellar script pull off a 40s-style detective story with 70s swagger, and Elliott Gould makes for both an amable and intriguing main character. A must-see for crime-fiction fans that haven't.
Enieme adaptation de la litterature de Chandler, mais le style realiste des annees 70 prend le film noir des annees 40 et 50 a contre pied allant parfois jusqu'a sacrifier les atouts du style de l'ecrivain et de son oeuvre originale. Mais Altman assu... (read more) Enieme adaptation de la litterature de Chandler, mais le style realiste des annees 70 prend le film noir des annees 40 et 50 a contre pied allant parfois jusqu'a sacrifier les atouts du style de l'ecrivain et de son oeuvre originale. Mais Altman assume cette prise de distance et va meme jusqu'a en jouer (le gardien qui immite des stars de cinema). Neanmoins, il reste l'interpretation de Elliott Gould qui, a ma grande surprise se montre parfais dans le role de Philip Marlowe.
Altman created equally a splendid homage to the film noir and one of the most intelligent Raymond Chandler adaptations. Gould's Phillip Marlowe is cool, cunning and magnificently weird. This movie is excitement and fun all the way through. Watch out ... (read more) Altman created equally a splendid homage to the film noir and one of the most intelligent Raymond Chandler adaptations. Gould's Phillip Marlowe is cool, cunning and magnificently weird. This movie is excitement and fun all the way through. Watch out for a young Schwarzenegger in a very small part towards the end.
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It tries to be all genre and no story, and it almost works.full review
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