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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 American neo-noir mystery comedy film directed, co-written by, and co-starring Carl Reiner and co-written by and starring Steve Martin. Co-starring Rachel Ward, the film is both a parody of and a homage to film noir and the pulp detective films of the 1940s. The title refers to Martin's character telling a story about a woman obsessed with plaid in a scene that was ultimately cut from the film.

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1982 · 1h 29m · Comedy · Mystery · Crime

TMDB 6.7/10 (454 votes)

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

Box office $18M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Carl ReinerDirector

Steve Martinas Rigby Reardon

Rachel Wardas Juliet Forrest

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

Carl Reineras Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck