The Long goodbye [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; United Artists ; Elliott Kastner and Lion's Gate Films, Inc. present ; screenplay by Leigh Brackett ; produced by Jerry Bick ; directed by Robert Altman.
From the Raymond Chandler novel "The Long Goodbye" [1954]. Elliott Gould (Philip Marlowe), Nina Van Pallandt (Eileen Wade), Sterling Hayden (Roger Wade), Mark Rydell (Marty Augustine), Henry Gibson (Dr. Verringer). Originally released as a motion picture in 1973. Special features: Rip Van Marlowe (25 min.) [making of featurette]; Vilmos Zsigmond: Flashes The Long Goodbye (15 min.); American Cinematographer, reprint of 1973 article [by Edward Lipnick, text feature]; Radio spots 1-5, (4 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Contents:
Marlowe/main title -- "I need a ride." -- Cutie pie/dead! -- Case closed -- "Find my husband." -- "This place stinks." -- A smart guy/money! -- Harry/the Wades -- A drinkin' party -- South of the border -- Dr. V/"Get out!" -- "Roger!" -- The naked truth -- Hit and run -- As simple as that -- End credits.
Summary:
For The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman successfully transports Philip Marlowe, incarnated by Elliott Gould, to the over-privileged, full-color 70s. Marlowe is lonely and shabby, yet does not seem an anachronism in the contemporary world. Unlike Bogart's Marlowe, this is a not especially tough Marlowe. He's a bright, conscientiously solemn nut, a guy who hopes for the best but expects the worst. This particular Philip Marlowe, despite evidence to the contrary, persists in believing that not all relationships need be opportunistic or squalid.
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