The Late Show (1977)

Directed by

Robert Benton

Genre

comedy thriller, comedy film, mystery film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging detective takes on two cases: the murder of his partner and a missing cat for a eccentric new client. He works through these in the seedy underbelly of 1970s Los Angeles.

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What happens

The Late Show is a 1977 American neo-noir comedy-mystery film, written and directed by Robert Benton and produced by Robert Altman. It stars Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, and Joanna Cassidy. A drama with a few comic moments, the story follows an aging detective trying to solve the case of his partner's murder while dealing with a flamboyant new client. Benton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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