Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Directed by	Carl Reiner
Produced by	William E. McEuen David V. Picker
Written by	Carl Reiner Steve Martin George Gipe
Starring	Steve Martin Rachel Ward
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	21 May 1982
Running time	89 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid was a movie first released in 1982. It was directed by Carl Reiner and featured Steve Martin and Rachel Ward. It is both a pastiche of, and comedic homage to, film noir and the pulp detective movies of the 1940s and 1950s. Image File history File links Deadmendont. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. ... Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician and composer. ... Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. ... Universal Pictures is the main motion picture production/distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. ... Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician and composer. ... Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. ... The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic genre. ... For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... Flynns Detective Fiction from 1941. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ...

The film is a collage effect of old black and white movie clips from films of the 1940s and 1950s, with more recent footage of Martin and other actors (including Carl Reiner, Rachel Ward, and Reni Santoni) similarly shot in black and white. When everything is put together, the original dialogue and acting becomes part of a completely different (and ridiculous) story. This was the last film for both costume designer Edith Head and composer Miklós Rózsa. A collage composed of magazine articles and pictures Collage (From the French: , to stick) is regarded as a work of visual arts made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. ... Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. ... Reni Santoni, born April 21, 1939 in New York City, is a film, television and voice actor. ... Edith Head on the cover of the book The Life and Times of Edith Head by David Chierichetti Edith Head (October 28, 1897 – October 24, 1981) was an American costume designer who had a long career in Hollywood that garnered her more Academy Awards than any other woman in history. ... Miklós Rózsa (IPA: ) or Miklos Rozsa (April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores // Miklós Rózsa was born in Budapest and exposed to classical and folk music through his mother, a classical pianist who had studied with...

Among the actors who appeared from classic films were Edward Arnold, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Wally Brown, James Cagney, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Brian Donlevy, Kirk Douglas, Ava Gardner, Cary Grant, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Burt Lancaster, Charles Laughton, Charles McGraw, Fred MacMurray, John Miljan, Ray Milland, Edmund O'Brien, Vincent Price, Barbara Stanwyck, Lana Turner and Norma Varden. Edward Arnold (actor) Eddy Arnold (country singer) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor of legendary fame who retained his legacy after death. ... Wally Brown (October 9, 1904 - November 13, 1961) was an actor, comedian, and long-time partner of Alan Carney. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... Conrad in Cannon William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth. ... Jeff Corey (August 10, 1914 — August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award winning American actress. ... Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theater. ... Brian Donlevy in The Big Combo Brian Donlevy (born Waldo Bruce Donlevy on February 9, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, died April 6, 1972 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s to the 1960s. ... Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an American actor and film producer known for his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as sons of bitches. He is also father to Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas. ... Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. ... Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an British film actor. ... Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – November 7, 1964) was an American film actor. ... Veronica Lake (14 November 1922[1] – 7 July 1973) was a popular American film actress and pin-up model who enjoyed both popular and critical acclaim, especially for her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor. ... Born Charles Butters in Ohio May 10, 1914, square-jawed Charles McGraw grew up to become an actor and eventually made his first movie in 1942. ... Fred MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over one hundred movies, during a career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s. ... ––§ Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... OBrien in D.O.A. Edmond OBrien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A.. Born in New York, New York, OBrien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built... Vincent Leonard Price Jr. ... Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film/television actress. ... Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an Academy award-nominated American film actress. ... Norma Varden, (20 January 1898-19 January 1989) was an English actress with a long film career in Hollywood. ...

Films used

The films used in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid:

• Johnny Eager (1941)
• Suspicion (1941)
• This Gun for Hire (1942)
• The Glass Key (1942)
• Keeper of the Flame (1942) (uncredited)
• Double Indemnity (1944)
• The Lost Weekend (1945)
• Deception (1946)
• Humoresque (1946)
• The Big Sleep (1946)
• The Killers (1946)
• Notorious (1946)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
• Dark Passage (1947)
• I Walk Alone (1947)
• Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
• The Bribe (1949)
• White Heat (1949)
• In a Lonely Place (1950)

Johnny Eager is a 1942 film with Van Heflin. ... Suspicion DVD cover Suspicion (1941) is a film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. ... This Gun for Hire is a 1942 film noir, directed by Frank Tuttle and based on the novel by Graham Greene. ... The novel The Glass Key is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, said to be his favorite among his works. ... Keeper of the Flame is a 1942 film starring Katharine Hepburn as the widow of a famous politician, whose evil doings are uncovered by reporter Spencer Tracy. ... Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ... Deception is a 1946 film noir directed by Irving Rapper. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Big Sleep (1946) is the first film version of Raymond Chandlers 1939 novel of the same name. ... The Killers, also known as Ernest Hemingways The Killers is a black and white film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster. ... Notorious was a 1946 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 film based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. ... Dark Passage (1947) is a Warner Bros. ... I Walk Alone is a 1948 film, considered to be film noir, starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Lizabeth Scott. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1948 films | 1989 films | Best Actress Oscar Nominee (film) ... White Heat is a 1949 crime film starring James Cagney, Edmond OBrien and Virginia Mayo. ... In a Lonely Place is a 1950 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, and produced for Bogarts Santana Productions. ...

Trivia

Tagline:

"Laugh ... or I'll blow your lips off"

Memorable lines:

"Haven't I seen you somewhere before?" "Probably, I have been somewhere before".

"I like you." "I like me too."

The mailing list manager Enemies of Carlotta, as well as its "--cleaning-woman" option, are named after this movie.[1] A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

At the end of the movie, Steve Martin's character makes reference (in voiceover) to a sequel; however, no sequel was ever filmed.

External links

• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid at the Internet Movie Database