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Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers (WGA):

Robert B. Parker (book) and
Raymond Chandler (book) ...
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Release Date:

25 July 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama more

Tagline:

Sex. Murder. Marlowe. This town has everything.

Plot:

An aging Phillip Marlowe gets mixed up with blackmail & murder among elite social set in 1963. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

CAAN IS NOT PHILLIP MARLOWE more (4 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Caan ... Philip Marlowe

Dina Meyer ... Laura Parker-Marlowe

David Keith ... Larry Victor / Charles Nichols

Tom Bower ... Lt. Arnie Burns
Julia Campbell ... Miriam 'Muffy' Blackstone-Nichols

Brian Cox ... Clayton Blackstone

Nia Peeples ... Angel
Sam Vlahos ... Eddie Garcia

Michael Laskin ... Manny Lipshultz
David Byrd ... Seymour
Joe Don Baker ... P.J. Parker
Royce D. Applegate ... Ivan, the Motel Manager
Billy Beck ... Old Man in Jail

Gary Bullock ... L.A. Captain

Michael Cooke ... Captain
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Additional Details

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: While Marlowe is talking to Muffy in his apartment, the newspaper article on the coffee table keeps changing position without being touched - alternatively jumping on and off the envelope and the table. more

Movie Connections:

References From Russia with Love (1963) more


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11 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
CAAN IS NOT PHILLIP MARLOWE, 15 March 2002
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Author: flimbuff (flimbuff@aol.com) from HARRISBURG, PA

He is a good actor though and definitely tries. Marlowe fans such as myself have to remember that Chandler never finished this novel because of failing health and Robert Parker, of SPENSER fame, tries to. Sadly he doesn't have Chandler's descriptive ability nor does he really grasp the character. Tom Stoppard, a very good playwright, should stick to that medium. Worth collecting for the history of Chandler/Marlowe.

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