The Last Detail (1973)
- Directed by
- Hal Ashby
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, buddy film, road movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 418 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two career sailors are ordered to escort a young, emotionally withdrawn fellow sailor from a Virginia naval base to a military prison in New Hampshire. Along the road trip, they try to give him a last taste of freedom before his long sentence begins.
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What happens
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, from a screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the 1970 novel by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, and Carol Kane. It follows two career sailors assigned to escort a young emotionally withdrawn junior sailor from their Virginia base to Portsmouth Naval Prison in New Hampshire. The Last Detail was theatrically released in the United States by Columbia Pictures on December 12, 1973. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Nicholson, Young, and Quaid, as well as Towne's screenplay. It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, three Academy Awards, and four British Academy Film Awards (winning two). The film is one of two 1973 film adaptations of Ponicsan's novels based on his experiences in the U.S. Navy; the other being Cinderella Liberty, starring James Caan and Marsha Mason. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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