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Last Detail
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Rating:
pros: Good character development, script, performances, comedy
cons: Cynical, tragic ending
A Cynical Movie
The Last Detail is part of the 1970's landscape of American film, where all ther rules, norms and co... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Some cute parts; Randy Quaid has a likeable and realistic character.
cons: Not enough drama or comedy; drags through dialogue and some scenes.
An hour and 45 minutes I can't get back.
Boring, boring, boring. That sums up my opinion of this movie. I've never heard of this movie before... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Randy Quaid, Otis Young most of the time
cons: pacing, story, visuals, Jack Nicholson trying too hard to be a Life Force
A drag of a road movie
It seems to me that a number of the hallowed new American cinema of the 1970s have aged badly, perha... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Jack Nicholson
cons: The few witty lines can't carry the movie.
Character Comedy
I had great expectations for this movie after I saw "Being There". However I'm ambivalent about thi... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Tremendous military romp!
cons: None
The Last Detail and Lots of Laughs!
The Last Detail is a fabulous film from 1973. Jack Nicholson and Otis Young are assigned by t... See Full Review
Rating:
pros: Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, kooky plotting
cons: Dragging pace, too many vignettes and not enough story
Shaggy-Dog Story Falls a Little Short
Somehow I had much higher expectations for The Last Detail. After all, it was directed by Hal Ashby... See Full Review
Product Details
| Key Information | |
| Genre | Dramas |
| Directors | Hal Ashby |
| Actors | Otis Young |
| Stars | Jack Nicholson |
| UPC | 043396600348 |
| Running Time | 1hr 45min |
| Available Formats | VHS |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre | Recommended |
| Release Date | 1974 |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
| DVD Editions | |
| DVD Editions | <Edition><item name="format">DVD</item><item name="runtime">1hr 43min</item><item name="company">Sony Pictures Home Entertainment</item><item name="date">December 14, 1999</item><item name="rating">R (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">043396003491</item></Edition> |
| VHS Editions | |
| VHS Editions | <Edition><item name="format">VHS</item><item name="runtime">1hr 45min</item><item name="company">Sony Pictures Home Entertainment</item><item name="date">March 06, 1997</item><item name="rating">R (MPAA)</item><item name="upc">043396600348</item><item name="sound">Sound Features: HiFi</item></Edition> |
| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Robert Towne |
| Professional Reviews | |
| Professional Reviews | (01/01/2001, p.124, Dan Rider): "...It's the crew-cutted Nicholson who really stands out, giving one of the least mannered performances of his career....This is defining '70s cinema..." |
