Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

it is probably martins funniest movie besides the jerk. this is just soooo *****in funny. anyone who doesnt like this movie is an idiot... Full review

I never get tired of seeing this movie. Every time I watch it again I see something elso to laugh at.... Full review

This was a modern-day version of a 1940s narrative gangster film, also known as film noir, but with a different twist. Steve Martin, Rachel Ward and a few others actors are seen talking to many classic stars of the past... Full review

Its the sort of idea that inevitably gets tried out as soon as it becomes technically possible. Inter-cutting classic film noir with contemporary work to produce a comedy film. Usually such ideas come a serious cropper - as was proved... Full review

Carl Reiner, the multi-talented director of this film, is the only one that could have pulled it off. Working with George Gipe, and Steve Martin in the screen play that serves as the basis of the movie, Mr. Reiner has... Full review

This movie is beautifully assembled of classic Film Noir excerpts and new production (well, new to the 1980s). The movie is classic Steve Martin absurdity deftly blended with classic characters from the 40s. Humphrey Bogart and his reluctance to wear a... Full review

Firstly, this is a Steve Martin film..which can mean almost anything these days. The man is amazing, and may even one day have people realize it. This film is one of his sillier pieces, but is saved by a single element--clips... Full review

What a movie, Steve Martin at his best. Yes, it's pretty silly, but then this IS a spoof of the Grade B detective film of the black & white film noire genre. Who'd have ever thought that I would get to... Full review

I remember reading reviews in The New York Times and elsewhere in 1983 fawning over Woody Allen's brilliant and wholly original idea of inserting himself into old film footage in "Zelig." They'd not noted, of course, that everyone from Ernie... Full review

DMDWP is a black and white film noir comedy that uses footage from real film noirs from the 40s and 50s and inter cuts them with the plot to make it appears that Steve Martin is really talking to/acting with... Full review

And the gimmick itself was utilized perfectly; instead of creating some sort of F/X to make the stars in the clips mouth dialogue written for the story, the actual dialogue from the original scenes was employed to advance the plot of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. ... Full Review

The vintage footage is seamlessly integrated into the action, and the end result is both very funny and very true to the conventions of the detective movie. Great detail: Miklos Rozsa's film noir score. ... Full Review

Thus it feels like the team put too much effort into the effects and not enough into the story and characters (once again proving that special FX alone do not a great movie make). A clever spoof of, and homage to, the hard-boiled detective flicks of the 40s, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is too dependent upon its single good idea. ... Full Review

A Review of The1982 Movie "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" In Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid , Rigby Reardon (Steve Martin) is a private detective whose partner has recently been killed on duty (Maltese Falcon, anyone?). ... Full Article

Today's adventure: Minnesota artist thinks I'm awesome.This week, I talk with my friend Brent Schoonover , the artist for Horrorwood.DAVID HOPKINS: To make this official, for the record, you acknowledge our friendship and all that it implies? ... Full Article

Do the time warp again with the original midnight movie. The pajama party in the old dark castle pays tribute to matinee monster movies and science-fiction double features with a rock-and-roll beat and a jolt of free love, courtesy of... ... Full Article