Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

"Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off..."

1982 1h 29m ★ 6.7 (430 votes) Released

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'.

Director

Carl Reiner

Screenplay

George Gipe

Screenplay

Steve Martin

Screenplay

Carl Reiner

Rating
6.7
Runtime
89 min
Budget
$9.0M
Revenue
$18.2M
Profit/Loss
+9.2M

Production

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
Aspen Film Society

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