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'.
Title:Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Year:1982
Country:United States of America
Studio:Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
Cast:Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland
Crew:David V. Picker (Producer), Bud Molin (Editor), George Gipe (Screenplay), Carl Reiner (Director), Michael Chapman (Director of Photography), William E. McEuen (Producer)
Keyword:father murder, nostalgia, parody, femme fatale, los angeles, california, black and white, private detective, list, private eye, 1940s, old footage, nazi underworld, old hollywood, man disguised as woman, gumshoe, repurposed footage, inner monologue, noir spoof
Release: May 21, 1982
Runtime: 89 minutes
IMDb: 6.634 / 10 by 406 users
Popularity: 1.0172
Budget: $9000000
Revenue: $18196170
Language: English
