
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...
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'.
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Movie Details
- Original Title: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
- Release Date: 1982-05-21
- Runtime: 89 minutes
- Rating: 6.637/10 (404 votes)
- Budget: $9,000,000
- Revenue: $18,196,170
- Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 1.1419
- Languages: English
Cast & Crew

Steve Martin
as Rigby Reardon

Rachel Ward
as Juliet Forrest

Alan Ladd
as (in "This Gun For Hire") (archive footage)

Carl Reiner
as Juliet's Butler / Field Marshal Wilfried von Kluck

Barbara Stanwyck
as (in "Sorry - Wrong Number") (archive footage)

Ray Milland
as (in "The Lost Weekend") (archive footage)

Ava Gardner
as (in "The Killers" / "The Bribe") (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart
as (in "The Big Sleep" / "In a Lonely Place" / "Dark Passage") (archive footage)

Cary Grant
as (in "Suspicion") (archive footage)
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What is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?▼
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a Comedy, Mystery, Crime movie directed by . It was released on 1982-05-21.
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The main cast includes Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd, Carl Reiner, Barbara Stanwyck, .
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Laugh, or I’ll blow your lips off...
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid has an IMDb rating of 6.637/10 based on 404 votes.
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The movie had a production budget of $9,000,000 and earned $18,196,170 at the box office.
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The soundtrack was composed by Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society. You can listen to it on music streaming platforms.
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The total runtime of Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is 89 minutes.
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