# Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

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**Runtime**: 89 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
**Directed by**: Carl Reiner
**Written by**: Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, George Gipe
**Starring**: Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland

> *Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

L.A., always. A dame's insistent perfume. Cheese meant for kings.

Juliet needs her father back, no matter how many thugs turned up dead in the alley. She hires a detective who's seen it all, but not like this.

Reiner's loving spoof gets the job done.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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