Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

Name: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1982-05-21
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck

Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...

Comedy
Mystery
Crime

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

Rating: 6.6 / 10 (472 votes)
Release date: May 21, 1982
Runtime: 1h 29m
Language: English
Director: Carl Reiner
Status: Released

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