Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Where to Watch Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (Legally)

Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...
May 21, 1982 US 89 min M
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

If you’re considering “ (1982), this quick guide summarizes the essentials.

Genre-wise, it leans into Comedy, Mystery, Crime, with a runtime around 89 minutes.

Top billed names include Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

father murder, nostalgia, parody, femme fatale, los angeles, california, black and white, private detective, list, private eye, 1940s, old footage, nazi underworld

Official trailer

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Plot

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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Main 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)