The Long Goodbye (1973) Part 2

Raymond Chandler's cynically idealistic hero, Philip Marlowe, has been played by everyone from Humphrey Bogart to James Garner--but no one gives him the kind of weirdly affect-less spin that Elliott Gould does in this terrific Robert Altman reimagining of Chandler's penultimate novel. Altman recasts Marlowe as an early '70s L.A. habitué, who gets involved in a couple of cases at once.

The most interesting involves a suicidal writer (Sterling Hayden in a larger-than-life performance) whom Marlowe is supposed to keep away from malevolent New-Ageish guru Henry Gibson. A variety of wonderfully odd characters pop up, played by everyone from model Nina Van Pallandt to director Mark Rydell to ex-baseballer Jim Bouton. And yes, that is Arnold Schwarzenegger (in only his second movie) popping up as (what else?) a muscleman. Listen for the title song: It shows up in the strangest places.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• elliott
• gould
• robert
• altman
• neo
• noir

[angryniggah]

what did u want....an explosion?

[starlight76able]

thank you for posting this been a long time. Many people may not relize that Eliot Gould was famous before meeing Barbra Streisand. Adore Eliot Gould and this is great post more.

[LeLimeLine]

@CTHULHUSURVIVOR Philistine.

[ssesf]

How's your cat?

How's your girl?

Small world!

I like this quiet humor typical of Marlowe.

[AbsoluteMonarchist]

@crogerday - Don't forget that brilliant and versatile thespian Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[ZoltarTheFeared]

Best opening ever.

[crogerday]

Altman, Brackett, Gould ... what more could you ask for? Great film.

[VasilisBotoulas]

EL PORTO DEL GATO! :-D 00:32

[ArubaG]

Thank you very much for uploading this movie.

[74powers]

I love listening to ok'd time radio phillip marlow and the books where he is a tough no non sense hard boiled pi not this shit played by some fucking pansey Jew come on wasn't there any one else free to act that week