Directed by:
Carl ReinerCinematography:
Michael ChapmanComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner, George Gaynes, Reni Santoni, Charlie Picerni, Cheryl Smith, Francis X. McCarthy, Gene LeBell, Wally Brown (a.f.) (more)VOD (1)
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When a famous cheese maker dies in a freak car crash, his daughter (Rachel Ward) is convinced that it was no accident. She thinks he was murdered for his top-secret cheese recipes. To prove her theory, she hires detective Roy Reardon (Steve Martin). His quest to find out what happened to the missing man brings him face-to-face with movie legends, actors such as Humphrey Bogart, Alan Ladd and Burt Lancaster, via footage from classic film noir and crime films. (Shock Entertainment)
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A wonderful tour de force. At first I was a bit worried if I would mind that I hadn't seen all the quoted noirs... But it didn't matter. Not in the slightest. Steve Martin was excellent, so was Rachel Ward, and the way the director connected his film to other people's is without a single flaw. "If you want me to investigate your father's death, I'll get $10 a day. Plus expenses." - "Will $200 up front be enough, Mr. Reardon?" - "For $200, I'll shoot my grandmother." - "That won't be necessary." - "You never know. In the last case, I had to throw my own brother from a plane. You’re crazy."
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