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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Rachel Ward. It is both a parody of, and homage to, film noir and the pulp detective movies of the 1940s and 1950s. 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... full article at wikipedia

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Initial release date
  • May 21, 1982
Tagline
  • Laugh... or I'll blow your lips off!
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  • 89.0min
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Netflix ID
  • 426410
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006