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The Last Detail

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Original title

The Last Detail

Year

1973

Running time

105 min.

Country

United States

Director

Hal Ashby

Screenwriter

Robert Towne. Novel: Darryl Ponicsan

Cast

Music

Johnny Mandel

Cinematography

Michael Chapman

Producer

Columbia Pictures, Acrobat Productions. Distributor: Columbia Pictures

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama

Movie Groups

Darryl Ponicsan Adaptations

Synopsis

After being convicted of petty thievery, a young sailor finds himself in the care of two escorts assigned to take him to military prison. But the journey turns out to be more leisurely than expected, with several side trips and extracurricular activities thrown in for good measure. As they travel, the three exchange confidences and become friends. By the time they have reached their destination, everyone has been changed permanently by the experience.

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Awards: 1973: Oscar: 3 Nom. for Best Actor (Nicholson), Supp. Actor (Quaid), Adapted Screenplay

1973: Golden Globes: 2 Nom. for Best Actor Drama (Nicholson) and Supp. Actor (Quaid)

1973: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nom. for Best Adapted Drama Screenplay

1974: BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) and Screenplay. 4 Nominations

1974: Cannes: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)

1974: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)

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Critics' reviews

"A salty, bawdy, hilarious and very touching story (...) Jack Nicholson is outstanding at the head of a superb cast."

Variety Staff: Variety
"There’s a deep sense of melancholy and finality that runs through The Last Detail even when it’s at its funniest, not just because of Meadows’ fate, but because of Buddusky and Mulhall’s collective guilt"

Vikram Murthi: IndieWire
"As these three rowdies carouse, bond and then break apart, Towne and Ashby give us an indelible portrait of the moral chaos and bitterness of the Vietnam years, true to the last detail"

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"'The Last Detail' is one superbly funny, uproariously intelligent performance, plus two others that are very, very good"

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"The film is distinguished by the fine performances of Nicholson and Quaid, and by remarkably well-orchestrated profane dialogue. It's often very funny. It's programmed to wrench your heart"

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"'The Last Detail' is so perfectly tailored to the star that it could’ve been mapped out from a Pythagorean theorem."

Chuck Bowen: Slant
"'The Last Detail' is a gritty look at the military life and the people who are attracted to it"

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