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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)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1982
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationPG
GenresComedy, Mystery, Crime
Votes454
DirectorCarl Reiner
WritersGeorge Gipe, Carl Reiner, Steve Martin
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
About Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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'.
Directed by Carl Reiner, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid leans on a strong ensemble — Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1982.
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