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Private detective Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is asked by his old buddy Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) for a ride to Mexico. He obliges, and when he gets back to Los Angeles is questioned by police about the death of Terry's wife. Marlowe remains a suspect until it's reported that Terry has committed suicide in Mexico. Marlowe doesn't buy it but takes a new case from a beautiful blond, Eileen Wade (Nina van Pallandt), who coincidentally has a past with Terry.

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An ice-cold noir that retains Robert Altman's idiosyncratic sensibilities, The Long Goodbye ranks among the smartest and most satisfying Marlowe mysteries.

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The Long Goodbye | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Richard Brody New Yorker Altman holds genre clichés and conventions up to the light of modern life—and uses them as a prism to reveal its hidden tones. Dec 19, 2022 Full Review The Long Goodbye | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Kevin Maher Times (UK) Some of the improvisational scenes don't entirely work, but it's an ambitious and artful reinvention. Rated: 4/5 Nov 26, 2021 Full Review The Long Goodbye | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Philip French Guardian A masterpiece of sorts, it digs beneath the surface of the supposedly liberated spirit of the times to expose the ethos that took America into the Vietnam war and produced Watergate. Jul 17, 2020 Full Review The Long Goodbye | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It all comes down to the wisecracking Gould – messy and unkept, with a cigarette loosely dangling from the corner of his mouth. He’s the special sauce that makes the whole thing work and a perfect fit for the kind of movie Altman is shooting for. Rated: 4/5 Apr 16, 2024 Full Review The Long Goodbye | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Robert Altman and Elliott Gould might not be the ideal director/actor for Phillip Marlowe but they really make The Long Goodbye their own with their satirical contribution to the genre. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 7, 2023 Full Review The Long Goodbye | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Sean Burns Crooked Marquee A logical (if less romantic) extension of Chandler’s vision of Marlowe as the last hurrah for chivalry in a fallen, postwar world. Aug 4, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Roger T Very disappointing. So far from the book is my main regret. Elliott Gould is a chain smoking slob which gets old very quickly. Long boring non stories like his cat or the hippie girls he lives next to just add padding and an excuse to show some topless women. Wouldn’t recommend it Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Dave C What a load of tosh! Clunky, poorly written, very lazily acted, and nowhere near the 'noir' wannabe it seems to be aiming for. A crisp, intelligent detective movie this is not. Some merit to be gleaned from the artistic value of the film, I suppose Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review wesley t This film is far from the book, the whole cat scene is a new addition, Marlowe is now a slob dimwit instead of the crisp intelligence character we know. Dr v is missing bright boy and found all to quickly. Homophobic language added in that was not required or in the book. As a takeaway on 70s America it scores well. Just a far cry from what Raymond Chandler created. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review nick s Nice pacing and naturalistic acting makes this detective film a pleasant watch frame by frame. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review ed m A decent private eye movie. Elliot Gould is surprisingly good. Plus, Jack Riley. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Teresa K Ughhh, what a travesty. I had just finished reading the Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler. A classic noir and Chandler's masterpiece. The film was chopped up like a badly made tossed salad with loads of pieces scrapped and too many parts of the plot changed. Gould, to me, was not Philip Marlowe. I know this is a 70s film and there are loads of critics who are gaga over it. Gave it a 2 because some of the cinematography is excellent. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert Altman Director Elliott Gould Philip Marlowe Nina van Pallandt Eileen Wade Sterling Hayden Roger Wade Mark Rydell Marty Augustine Henry Gibson Dr. Verringer
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Synopsis Private detective Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is asked by his old buddy Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) for a ride to Mexico. He obliges, and when he gets back to Los Angeles is questioned by police about the death of Terry's wife. Marlowe remains a suspect until it's reported that Terry has committed suicide in Mexico. Marlowe doesn't buy it but takes a new case from a beautiful blond, Eileen Wade (Nina van Pallandt), who coincidentally has a past with Terry.

Director
Robert Altman

Producer
Jerry Bick

Screenwriter
Raymond Chandler, Leigh Brackett

Distributor
United Artists

Production Co
United Artists

Rating
R

Genre
Crime, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 1973, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008

Runtime
1h 52m

Sound Mix
Mono

Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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