Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Name: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Released: 1982-05-21
Rating: 6.643

6.6/10 (462)

·1982· 89 min

Director: Carl Reiner

"Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off..."

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'.

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Cast

Steve Martin

Rigby Reardon

Rachel Ward

Juliet Forrest

Alan Ladd

(in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)

Carl Reiner

Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck

Barbara Stanwyck

(in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)

Ray Milland

(in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)

Ava Gardner

(in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

(in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)

Cary Grant

(in "Suspicion") (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman

(in "Notorious") (archive footage)

Veronica Lake

(in "The Glass Key") (archive footage)

In brief

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) is a comedy, mystery, crime film. With an average rating of 6.6/10 from 462 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 29min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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How long is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid runs 89 minutes (1h 29min).

What rating does Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid have?

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid has an average rating of 6.6/10 based on 462 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid from?

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was released in 1982.