Post by kijii on May 20, 2020 3:01:18 GMT
The Late Show (1977) / Robert Benton
Robert Benton wrote--receiving an Oscar nomination for his Original screenplay--and directed this modern color film filled with comedy and fun. Art Carney plays an over-the-hill private investigator whose old friend literally dies at his doorway. This sets him off to get the guy who killed him. When he teams up with Lily Tomlin, whose lifestyle and personality are almost opposite to his, this leads us into the twisted path of solving the murder case and making the murder pay for knocking off his old friend. Carney did do some entertaining stuff and this is yet another example of his style. The combination of Carney and Tomlin make for an entertaining movie. One also recognizes other actors for the 70s TV shows such as Bill Macy, who played Bea Arthur's husband, Walter. on that TV show, Maude.
Margo Sperling (Lily Tomlin) : I'm gonna' go down to the police station and get a private detective's license. If we teamed up, we'd be great together.
Ira (Art Carney) : That's just what this town has been waiting for. A broken-down old private eye with a bum leg and a hearing aid, and a fruitcake like you.
Robert Benton wrote--receiving an Oscar nomination for his Original screenplay--and directed this modern color film filled with comedy and fun. Art Carney plays an over-the-hill private investigator whose old friend literally dies at his doorway. This sets him off to get the guy who killed him. When he teams up with Lily Tomlin, whose lifestyle and personality are almost opposite to his, this leads us into the twisted path of solving the murder case and making the murder pay for knocking off his old friend. Carney did do some entertaining stuff and this is yet another example of his style. The combination of Carney and Tomlin make for an entertaining movie. One also recognizes other actors for the 70s TV shows such as Bill Macy, who played Bea Arthur's husband, Walter. on that TV show, Maude.
Margo Sperling (Lily Tomlin) : I'm gonna' go down to the police station and get a private detective's license. If we teamed up, we'd be great together.
Ira (Art Carney) : That's just what this town has been waiting for. A broken-down old private eye with a bum leg and a hearing aid, and a fruitcake like you.