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The Last Detail

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The Last Detail

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Drama starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young and Randy Quaid. While awaiting orders at a naval base in Virginia, two petty officers are assigned the task of accompanying a young sailor convicted of theft to a jail in New Hampshire. At first they are dismayed by their bumbling charge, but as the journey progresses their attitude towards him begins to change.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

Prior to their collaboration on the Oscar-winning Chinatown, star Jack Nicholson and writer Robert Towne worked with director Hal Ashby (Shampoo) on this salty sailor's tale. The Oscar-nominated drama has genuine combustible power as it follows the fortunes of two tough naval petty officers (Nicholson and Otis Young) and the pathetic young criminal (Randy Quaid) that they have to escort to jail. Towne's script consists almost entirely of profanities and justifiably so, considering the characters aren't exactly choirboys. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant, this thoroughly engrossing movie contains one of Nicholson's most memorable roles, which is saying something considering the consistent brilliance of his performances in the early 1970s.

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Cast

rolenameBilly "Bad Ass" BudduskyJack Nicholson"Mule" MulhallOtis YoungLarry MeadowsRandy QuaidChief master-at-armsClifton JamesMarine duty officerMichael MoriartyYoung whoreCarol KaneDonnaLuana AndersKathleenKathleen MillerNancyNancy AllenHenryGerry SalsbergBartenderDon McGovernMadamePat HamiltonTaxi DriverMichael ChapmanSweekJim HenshawNichiren Shoshu MemberDerek McGrathNichiren Shoshu MemberGilda RadnerNichiren Shoshu MemberJim HornNichiren Shoshu MemberJohn Castellano

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rolenameDirectorHal Ashby

Details

Theatrical distributor

Columbia-Warner Dists

Released on

1974-05-24

Languages

English

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing, sex scenes and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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