The Long Goodbye, 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, and Warren Berlinger. SYNOPSIS: Robert Altman brought his maverick filmmaking sensibilities to a staid property in his adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye, using Elliott Gould to turn hardboiled detective […]
Movie Review – The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Long Goodbye, 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt and Sterling Hayden. SYNOPSIS: Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is asked by his old pal Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) for a ride to Mexico. He obliges, and when he returns to Los Angeles is questioned by police about the death of Terry’s wife… The cat. […]